Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German

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club based in

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. Currently, the team plays in the

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. Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division

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in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league

for the first time in 2020. The Niners won the

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in 2024.

History

The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs ''BG Chemnitz'' and ''Lok Chemnitz''. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the

Chemnitz University of Technology Chemnitz University of Technology () is a public university in Chemnitz, Germany. With around 8,300 students, it is the third largest university in Saxony. It was founded in 1836 as ''Königliche Gewerbschule'' (Royal Mercantile College) and ...

, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team ( Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname ''Niners'' evolved through the foundation year 1999. On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach. In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name. In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to the

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. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the

for the first time in club history. The Niners entered the qualifying rounds of the

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, making their debut in European competition. In their second European season, the Niners won the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup championship, their first trophy in club history. They became the second German team to win the competition.

Season by season

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Arenas

The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to the Chemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people.

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Honours

*Champions: 2023–24

References

External links

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Profile on Pro A web site
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