UBC Güssing Knights explained

Güssing Knights
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Leagues:Landesliga
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History:UBC Güssing Knights
(2004–present)
Arena:Aktiv Park Güssing
Capacity:1,000
Colors:Black, White
Sponsor:Magnofit
Championships:2 Austrian Championships
1 Austrian Cup
Website:guessing-knights.at
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UBC Magnofit Güssing Knights is a professional basketball club based in Güssing, Austria. The team played in the Austrian ÖBL, but in April 2016 the team was disqualified from the league.

History

In the 2013–14 season, the Knights shocked Austria by taking the national title by beating top seeded ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–2 in the Finals. They turned around a 0–2 deficit to the Bulls. Before the season the Knight were predicted to end on the 7th place by surveys around the league.[1] The following season, the Knights would make their debut in Europe. The team entered the 2014–15 EuroChallenge regular season.

After another national title in 2015, things were looking bright for Knights. However, in the 2015–16 season the team had financial problems. This eventually resulted in the licence of the club being taken by the ÖBL, and the team was disqualified from the ÖBL season in April 2016.[2]

Sponsorship names

Honours

2013–14, 2014–15

2015

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueAustrian CupEuropean competitions
2007–081ÖBL9thSemifinalist
2008–091ÖBL9th
2009–101ÖBL9th
2010–111ÖBL11th
2011–121ÖBL6thSemifinalist
2012–131ÖBL7th
2013–141ÖBL1st
2014–151ÖBL1stbgcolor=gold Winner

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Die Sensation ist perfekt: Die Knights sind Meister . Oebl.at . 2014-05-31 . 2014-06-01 . de .
  2. http://www.bvz.at/nachrichten/lokales/aktuell/guessing/top-Lizenzentzug-Aus-fuer-Guessing-Knights;art5631,727349 Lizenzentzug: Aus für Güssing Knights!