Crailsheim Merlins
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 05/01 16:00 | 34 |
[6] Ratiopharm Ulm
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9] 
|
L | 100-90 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/29 18:30 | 33 |
[8] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Fraport Skyliners
[18] 
|
L | 70-81 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/26 17:00 | 20 |
[9] Crailsheim Merlins
v
BG Göttingen
[8] 
|
W | 86-80 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/23 18:30 | 32 |
[4] Ludwigsburg
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9]
|
L | 77-75 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/20 18:30 | 12 |
[9] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Alba Berlin
[3] 
|
L | 70-78 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/16 18:30 | 31 |
[9] Crailsheim Merlins
v
BBC Bayreuth
[13] 
|
W | 90-85 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/12 18:30 | 30 |
[15] Braunschweig
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9]
|
W | 84-87 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/09 16:00 | 29 |
[10] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Heidelberg
[11] |
W | 87-72 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/06 18:30 | 24 |
[10] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Syntainics MBC
[16] 
|
L | 90-93 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 04/01 18:30 | 28 |
[8] Hamburg Towers
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9]
|
L | 113-63 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 03/29 17:00 | 17 |
[10] Brose Bamberg
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9]
|
L | 91-81 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 03/27 13:00 | 27 |
[2] Bayern München
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9]
|
L | 93-64 | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | 03/16 18:30 | 3 |
[1] ZZ Leiden
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[2]
|
L | 85-77 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 03/12 19:30 | 25 |
[18] S. Oliver Würzburg
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[8]
|
L | 91-74 | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | 03/09 18:00 | 3 |
[2] Crailsheim Merlins
v
ZZ Leiden
[1]
|
W | 71-68 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 03/05 19:30 | 23 |
[4] Telekom Bonn
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[7]
|
L | 101-96 | |
| Tyskland - Tyska cupen | 02/20 14:00 | 1 |
Crailsheim Merlins
v
Alba Berlin
|
L | 76-86 | |
| Tyskland - Tyska cupen | 02/19 15:00 | 2 |
Braunschweig
v
Crailsheim Merlins
|
W | 71-85 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 02/15 19:30 | 22 |
[8] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Giessen 46ers
[17] 
|
W | 87-81 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 02/13 17:00 | 21 |
[6] Alba Berlin
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[7]
|
L | 106-74 | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | 02/11 19:30 | 4 |
[3] Reggio Emilia
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[1]
|
L | 79-70 | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | 02/08 18:00 | 6 |
[2] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Kyiv Basket
[3] 
|
W | 82-62 | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | 02/02 19:00 | 5 |
[4] Antwerp Giants
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[3]
|
W | 69-79 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 01/22 19:30 | 18 |
[8] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Oldenburg
[18] 
|
W | 97-86 | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | 01/12 17:00 | 3 |
[2] Kyiv Basket
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[3]
|
L | 73-71 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 01/07 19:30 | 16 |
[14] Heidelberg
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[4]
|
L | 100-91 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 01/02 17:00 | 15 |
[5] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Telekom Bonn
[1]
|
W | 81-76 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 12/30 19:30 | 14 |
[6] Chemnitz 99
v
Crailsheim Merlins
[9]
|
W | 82-92 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 12/26 19:30 | 13 |
[8] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Bayern München
[1]
|
W | 77-68 | |
| Tyskland - Bundesliga | 12/23 19:30 | 19 |
[9] Crailsheim Merlins
v
Brose Bamberg
[11]
|
W | 93-79 |
Wikipedia - Crailsheim Merlins
The Crailsheim Merlins, for sponsorships reasons named Hakro Merlins Crailsheim, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest professional league in Germany. The club is a part of the multi-sports club TSV Crailsheim. Home games are played in the Arena Hohenlohe, which has a capacity of 3,000 people.
History
The club was founded on 31 January 1986 by a group of students. Until 1994, the team was only active at the lower local leagues and had problems in finding a hall to play at. A year later, the club found a new home in the barracks of departed American armed forces. In 2001, the Merlins managed to promote to the German second division, now the ProA, for the first time. A new home arena was found again, in the form of a renovated market hall.
In the 2013–14 season Merlins promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga, by reaching the ProA Finals. The club managed to avoid relegation in its first season in the league, because Artland Dragons was relegated the club received a wild card. However, in the following 2015–16 season the team was relegated once again after finishing last. In the 2020–21 season, coach Tuomas Iisalo guided the Merlins to their first Bundesliga playoff appearance in club history. Iisalo left Crailsheim at the conclusion of the 2020–21 campaign, Sebastian Gleim was named the new head coach.[]
In the 2021–22 season, Crailsheim made its European debut as it was placed in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup. On 13 October 2021, the Merlins recorded an away win over Bakken Bears in their debut. The same season, the Merlins also reached the final of the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal, its first final appearance in the national cup. The Merlins eventually lost to 86–78 to ALBA Berlin.
Merlins har haft en framgångsrik historia i Bundesliga och har vunnit tyska mästerskapet två gånger, 2017 och 2019. De har också deltagit i EuroCup flera gånger och nådde kvartsfinalen under säsongen 2018-19.
Merlins har ett antal kända spelare i sitt lag, bland annat den amerikanska centern Lamont Jones, den tyske forwarden Johannes Voigtmann och den kanadensiska guarden Ryan Boatright.
Laget spelar sina hemmamatcher i Arena Hohenlohe, som har en kapacitet på 3 000 åskådare.
Merlins är ett av Tysklands mest populära basketlag och har en stor fanskara. Klubben är känd för sin offensiva spelstil och sitt entusiastiska supporters.