Bærum Basket

Bærum Basket
Leagues	BLNO
Founded	1963 (as Bærum BBK)
Arena	Rykkinn Hall[1]
Location	Bærum, Norway
Team colors	Light Blue and Dark Blue
President	Knut Ola Staver
Team manager	Johan Dolven
Head coach	Pal Berg
Championships	4 Norwegian BLNO 1 Norwegian Cup
Website	barumbasket.no
Uniforms
Home Away

Bærum Basket, also known as Bærum Basket Bekkestua, is a professional basketball team based in Bærum, Norway, currently participating in the BLNO, Norway's premier basketball league. It is owned by Knut Ola Staver. The club was founded in the year of 1963 as Bærum Basketball Club, commonly referred to as simply Bærum BBK. It is historically known to be one of the most successful teams in the BLNO, tied with Asker Aliens B.C. for the most league championships. Bærum Basket has won 4 BLNO league championships and 1 Norwegian Cup dating back to the creation of the BLNO league.

Some of the most prominent players that have been with Bærum Basket in the recent years include: Stian Mjos, Keith Thompson, and Donald Oatis. These players have all been playing under the coaching of Pal Berg.

History

Establishment

In the spring of 1963, Jan Petter Hansen— a physical education teacher at Valler Upper Secondary School— initiated the first official basketball club in the entire country of Norway, with the help of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports (NIF). Known as the Bærum Basketball Club, or the Bærum BBK, the club first consisted of eleven players.

Rise of Bærum BBK (1964–1978)

Bærum BBK earned its first prize in the spring of 1964, the "Fair Play Trophy", an inspiration that would start a whole new era in the entire club's history. Interest in the sport rapidly increased in the Eikeli area of Bærum, giving the team more and more space for young talent on their roster due to the high recruitment rate.

This was also the period of time in which the club was seeing an increase in the amount of Americans on the court, helping them win their first ever tournament, in this case the 1966 Coca Cola Cup. The Coca Cola Cup was an opening tournament that took place in the fall.

Bærum BBK's first league championship came in mid-1968, a period that is widely considered to be the club's first and greatest triumph. Toppling their chief rivals, OSI, with a score of 59-58, Aftenposten, Norway's largest newspaper, described the game as "the best basketball played in Norway." ^[2]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Bærum Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Elgmork, Magnus 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – 19 October 1995 G 5 Leguia, Joe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – 12 May 1987 F/C 5 Borke, Lars 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – 31 August 1994 PG 6 Frey, Harald 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 18 – 27 May 1997 PF 7 Harto, Lars 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – 4 March 1993 PG 8 Nymo, Anders 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – 20 August 1996 SF 9 Staver, Sigurd 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – 6 July 1994 F/C 10 Steed, Austin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 27 – 20 June 1988 PG 11 Mjos, Stian 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – 27 February 1989 F 12 Andreassen, Bjornar 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – 3 April 1989 F 13 Roesch, Lukas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – 23 July 1990 PF 14 Dolven, Johannes 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – 11 May 1996 SG 15 Skara, Nils-Paul 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – 26 March 1987 SG 33 Berg, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – 14 September 1986 G 33 Henriksen, Jorgen 19 – 24 April 1996	Head coach Pal Berg Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: March 9, 2014

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Austin Steed
PF	Lars Harto	Johannes Dolven
SF	Lukas Roesch	Sigurd Staver
SG	Nils-Paul Skara	Joe Leguia	Daniel Berg	Bjornar Andreassen
PG	Stian Mjos	Harald Frey	Anders Nymo	Magnus Elgmork

References

1. "Hallen". barumbasket.no. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
2. "Historikk". barumbasket.no. Retrieved March 9, 2014.