Skyliners Frankfurt

In 1999, Gunnar Woebke, then manager and former player of TV Tatami Rhöndorf moved his team from Bad Honnef to its current location. The declared goal was to place the team in a big arena in a large city to become a top team in the Basketball Bundesliga and in Europe in the near future. In Bad Honnef, this did not seem possible. After going through several options – including the idea to send the team to Cologne – Sylvia Schenk, the director of Frankfurt's sports department officially announced Frankfurt as the team's new location. Franz-Ludwig Solzbacher, a businessman from Bad Honnef helped organize the Skyliners' first steps but remained patron of the TV Rhöndorf and bought a second division license from EnBW Ludwigsburg to keep Rhöndorf from being relegated.

File:2015-03-01 Fraport Skyliners vs Mitteldeutscher BC 19 by Michael Frey.jpg, playing for the Skyliners in 2015]]

In its first season as a German elite team it managed to win the German Cup competition. In 2004, they won their first and only Bundesliga title, beating Baskets Bamberg in the finals by 3–2 victories. The following year, the Skyliners had a repeated appearance in the finals, but this time the Baskets Bamberg took the title by 3–2 victories. As in the year before, both teams were almost equally strong.

In 2004 and 2010, the Skyliners finished as runner-up in the German Cup competition, falling against the same opponent with identical victory splits again.

Throughout the years, the Skyliners have been known for their numerous appearances at European competitions such as the Euroleague, Saporta Cup and the Eurocup Basketball.

In 2015, the team reached the EuroChallenge Final Four, but the Germans lost both games to finish in fourth place. In the 2015–16 season, Fraport had once again an impressive European campaign, this time in the newly established FIBA Europe Cup. In the Final, Skyliners beat Pallacanestro Varese 66–62 to win its first European cup in history.{{Cite web| url = http://www.fibaeurope.com/fibaeuropecup/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2016.roundID_11866.coid_VaNp0V,YG8sM85pLyTGrX1.articleMode_on.html | title= Frankfurt Topple Varese For Maiden European Title | work = FIBA Europe| date = 1 May 2016 }}

After preventing a relegation to the second tier ProA in the 2021/22 Basketball Bundesliga season by receiving a wildcard, the team again finished 17th in the 2022/23 season and relegated. {{Cite web| url = https://basketball.de/bbl/niners-chemnitz-letztes-playoff-ticket-fraport-skyliners-abstieg/ | title= Chemnitz zieht in die Playoffs ein, Frankfurt steigt ab | work = basketball.de| date = 7 May 2023 }} Denis Wucherer was announced as new head coach for the following 2023/24 season.{{Cite web| url = https://basketball.de/bbl/denis-wucherer-uebernimmt-trainerposten-fraport-skyliners-abstieg-proa/ | title= CDenis Wucherer übernimmt Trainerposten in Frankfurt | work = basketball.de| date = 20 June 2023 }}

The Skyliners play their home games at the 5,002 seat Fraport Arena (until summer 2011, it was called Ballsporthalle Frankfurt).

File:Ballsporthalle1.jpg, home venue of the club since 1999]]

Total titles: 3

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup

:Runners-up: 2016

• FIBA Europe Cup
• Champions: 2015–16
• FIBA EuroChallenge
• Fourth place: 2014–15

• Basketball Bundesliga{{Cite web|url=http://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/easycredit-bbl/historie/meister-und-pokalsieger/|title=Meister und Pokalsieger|publisher=Easycredit-bbl.de|access-date=6 April 2018}}
• Champions: 2003–04
• Runners-up: 2004–05, 2009–10
• BBL-Pokal
• Winners: 2000
• Runners-up: 2004, 2010

{{Basketball roster nationality note}}

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{{player3 |num = 1 |nat = GER| first = Bruno | last = Albrecht |pos = G |m =1.89| date=28| month=10| year=2001}}

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{{player3 |num = 3 |nat = GER| first = Garai | last = Zeeb |pos = PG|m =1.87| date=06| month=04| year=1997}}

{{player3 |num = 6 |nat = USA| first = Booker | last = Coplin |pos = G |m =1.91| date=19| month=11| year=1997}}

{{player3 |num = 7 |nat = AUT| first = Timo | last = Lanmüller |pos = SG|m =1.93| date=17| month=03| year=2001}}

{{player3 |num = 10|nat = GER| first = Christoph | last = Philipps |pos = SF|m =2.03| date=15| month=09| year=1998}}

{{player3 |num = 12|nat = USA| first = Marcus | last = Domask |pos = G |m =1.98| date=09| month=06| year=2000}}

{{player3 |num = 21|nat = GER| first = Lorenz | last = Brenneke |pos = PF|m =2.04| date=02| month=01| year=2000}}

{{player3 |num = 25|nat = GER| first = Jacob | last = Knauf |pos = C |m =2.10| date=12| month=03| year=1997}}

{{player3 |num = 33|nat = GER| first = Patrick | last = Heckmann |pos = F |m =1.98| date=27| month=02| year=1992}}

{{player3 |num = 35|nat = GER| first = Jacob | last = Knauf |pos = C |m =2.10| date=12| month=03| year=1997}}

{{player3 |num = 37|nat = LTU| first = Einaras | last = Tubutis |pos = PF|m =2.07| date=04| month=11| year=1998}}

{{player3 |num = 44|nat = USA| first = Kamaka | last = Hepa |pos = F |m =2.08| date=27| month=01| year=2000}}

{{player3 |num = 55|nat = CAN| first = David | last = Muenkat |pos = F |m =2.01| date=02| month=07| year=2000}}

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| head_coach =

• {{player||GER|Denis Wucherer}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||GER|Klaus Perwas}}
• {{player||GER|Sepehr Tarrah}}

| roster_url = https://www.frankfurt-skyliners.de/teams/easycredit-bbl

| accessdate = March 5, 2025}}

{{see also|:Category:Skyliners Frankfurt players}}

:To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either:

– Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.

– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

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• {{flagicon|GER}} Danilo Barthel 5 seasons: '11–'16
• {{flagicon|GER}} Isaac Bonga 2 seasons: '16–'18
• {{flagicon|GER}} Robert Garrett 3 seasons: '02–'05
• {{flagicon|GER}} Stefano Garris 3 seasons: '05–'08
• {{flagicon|GER}} Alex King 6 seasons: '03–'08
• {{flagicon|GER}} Konstantin Klein 4 seasons: '12–'16
• {{flagicon|GER}} Leon Kratzer 2 seasons: '18–'20
• {{flagicon|GER}} Robert Maras 5 seasons: '00–'05
• {{flagicon|GER}} Kai Nürnberger 4 seasons: '99–'03
• {{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Roller 10 seasons: '99–'06, '07–'11
• {{flagicon|GER}} Len Schoormann 3 seasons: '19–'22
• {{flagicon|GER}} Akeem Vargas 2 seasons: '18–'20
• {{flagicon|GER}} Johannes Voigtmann 4 seasons: '12–'16
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Aaron Doornekamp 2 seasons: '14–'16
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Philip Scrubb 2 seasons: '16–'18
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Mario Kasun 2 seasons: '02–'04
• {{flagicon|FIN}} Shawn Huff 2 seasons: '17–'19
• {{flagicon|GEO}} Tyrone Ellis 2 seasons: '03–'05
• {{flagicon|NED}} Matt Haarms 2 seasons: '21–'23
• {{flagicon|SEN}} Malick Badiane 3 seasons: '03–'06
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Rudy Mbemba 3 seasons: '05–'08
• {{flagicon|USA}} Kavossy Franklin 2 seasons: '04–'06
• {{flagicon|USA}} Tyron McCoy 2 seasons: '00–'02
• {{flagicon|USA}} Antonio Meeking 2 seasons: '05–'06, '07–'08
• {{flagicon|USA}} Quantez Robertson 14 seasons: '09–23
• {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Williams 2 seasons: '03–'05

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• {{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Koch – 1999–2001
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Gordon Herbert – 2001–2004
• {{flagicon|TUR}} Murat Didin – 2004–2005
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Sunara – 2005–2006
• {{flagicon|TCH}} Kamil Novak – 2006
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Charles Barton – 2006–2007
• {{flagicon|GRE}} Mike Kalavros – 2007
• {{flagicon|TUR}} Murat Didin – 2007–2010
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Gordon Herbert – 2010–2011
• {{flagicon|ISR}} Muli Katzurin − 2011–2013
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Gordon Herbert – 2013–2019
• {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Gleim – 2019–2021
• {{flagicon|SPA}} Diego Ocampo – 2021–2022
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Dalmonte – 2022
• {{flagicon|NED}} Geert Hammink – 2022–2023
• {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Perwas – 2023
• {{flagicon|GER}} Denis Wucherer – 2023–present

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{{Main|Skyliners Juniors}}

The second team of Skyliners plays in the ProB, the German third division. To develop its young players further, the Skyliners have merged some of their youth departments with Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball.[http://www.nbbl-basketball.de/teams/nbbl/suedwest/#rcd1:/teams/team-kader.php%3Fteam_id=1017&saisonx=2015 Teams der NBBL Südwest – Eintracht Frankfurt / FRAPORT SKYLINERS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912115859/http://www.nbbl-basketball.de/teams/nbbl/suedwest/ |date=12 September 2016 }}, nbbl-basketball.de. Retrieved 29 March 2016. {{in lang|de}}

{{reflist}}

{{commons category}}

• {{Official website}} {{in lang|en|de}}
• [http://germanhoops.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/teamcheck-deutsche-bank-skyliners/ Teamcheck Deutsche Bank Skyliners]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-699JtCERWE Video of the FIBA Europe Cup Final] at youtube.com

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{{Skyliners Frankfurt current roster}}

{{Fraport Skyliners 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup champions}}

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