| JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers | |
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| Color3: | black |
| Nickname: | MTV Gießen |
| Leagues: | ProA |
| History: | MTV 1846 Gießen 1937–1993 Gießen Flippers 1993–2000 Avitos Gießen 2000–2003 Gießen 46ers 2003–2019 JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers 2019–present |
| Arena: | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost |
| Capacity: | 4,003 |
| Location: | Gießen, Germany |
| Colors: | Red, White, Black |
| President: | Michael Koch |
| Coach: | Branislav Ignjatovic |
| Championships: | 5 German Championships 3 German Cups 1 German 2nd League |
| Website: | Team site |
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The JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers (formerly GIESSEN 46ers) is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people.
The biggest achievements in club history are five German Championships (1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978). Besides that, the 46ers have won the German Cup three times (1969, 1973, 1979). The most recent achievements were an appearance in the BBL semi-finals in 2005, when the team lost the series 1–3, to the eventual champion GHP Bamberg, and the third place in the BBL Cup in 2006.
In the 2012–13 season, the 46ers relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time. In the 2014–15 season, they were crowned the ProA champions and promoted back to the highest tier.[1]
They are known in the USA, for having been the team for which professional wrestler Kevin Nash (also known as Diesel) finished his professional basketball career, due to a knee injury.[2]
Winners (5): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978
Winners (3): 1969, 1973, 1979
Runners-up (2): 1980, 1987
| Season | Tier | Division | German Cup | European Competitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17th | ||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th | ||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th | ||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17th | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 18th | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | ||||
| 2014–15 | 2 | ProA | 1st | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9th | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9th | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Bundesliga | 11th | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Bundesliga | 13th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Bundesliga | 13th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17th | Group stage | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Bundesliga | 18th | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2 | ProA | 4th | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | ProA | Round of 16 | ||||
To appear in this section a player must have either:
Anton Gavel (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
Lance Blanks (1 season: 1994–1995) Louis Campbell (2 seasons: 2004–2006) Chuck Eidson (2 seasons: 2004–2006) Kevin Nash (1 season: 1980–1981) Diante Garrett (1 season: 2021) Rawle Alkins Nick Hornsby (born 1995)