February 10, 2012
Team Profile 2010-11: Deutsche Bank Skyliners
Deutsche Bank SlylinersDeutsche Bank Skyliners are eager to bounce back from a run of quiet seasons starting by claiming a berth in the 2010-11 Eurocup through the Qualifying Rounds. Born from the ashes of the Tatami Rhondorf Basketball club in 1999, the club's growth improved thanks also to the arrival of a major sponsor, Opel. The Skyliners won the German Cup in 2000 and took part in the opening two Euroleague season in 2000-01 and 2001-02. In 2002, the Skyliners were the German League regular season champion, but Alba knocked the team off in the playoff semifinals. The Skyliners started to compete in the newborn ULEB Cup and won their first-ever German League crown in 2004 by downing GHP Bamberg 3-2 in the finals, securing a ticket to the Euroleague for the third time. The next season, the team finished the Euroleague regular season with a 4-10 record despite its many injuries and later managed to return to the German League finals, but Bamberg got its revenge and celebrated the title. The Skyliners missed the German League playoffs in the next two seasons, but bounced back in the 2007-08 campaign as the team returned to the German League semifinals. The club was back to the playoffs in 2008-09 too, but did even better last season. Despite a seventh-place regular season finish, the Skyliners heated up when it mattered most and knocked off Goettingen and Bremenhaven to reach the finals. The deciding series came down to the wire – the Skyliners played all possible 15 playoffs games in 2009-10 – but Brose Baskets stood in their way to a second German League crown. With renewed ambitions and a modern organization, the Skyliners are hoping to reach back to their best years and put together and impressive run in the Eurocup.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
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