RheinStars Köln

RheinStars Köln
LeaguesProA
Founded1999 (1999)
HistoryCologne 99ers
(1999–2001)
RheinEnergie Köln
(2001–2007)
Köln 99ers
(2007–2013)
RheinStars Köln
(2013–present)
ArenaMotorworld Cologne
Capacity1.700
LocationCologne, Germany
Team colorsRed, White, Blue
     
Head coachStephan Baeck
Team captainRupert Hennen
Championships1 German Championship
3 German Cups
1 BBL Champions Cup
Websiterheinstars-koeln.de
sg-koeln99ers.de

RheinStars Köln is a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany. The team currently plays in the ProA, the second tier basketball league in Germany. The club has won one Basketball Bundesliga championship and three German Cup titles in its history.

History

The team was founded 1999, as Cologne 99ers. In the Euroleague 2006-07 season, their home arena was an arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, named Philips Halle.

RheinEnergie power company supported the team until the summer of 2007, thus the team changed to its original name, Köln 99ers. On January 21, 2008, the club announced that they were insolvent.[1]

In 2013, the club was re-launched and started in the 2.Regionliga (5th division) with the new name of RheinStars Köln.[2] Since 2015, the team plays in the ProA, Germany's second division of professional basketball. In 2018-19 season, the team was relegated to the Regionalliga from ProB (Germany's 3rd division of professional basketball) after finishing the season 5-17.

Honours

Players

Current roster

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

RheinStars Köln roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 2 Trefzger, Ferdinand 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 16 – (2009-09-21)21 September 2009
PF 4 Watson, Zac 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 25 – (2000-02-04)4 February 2000
PG 5 Hennen, Rupert (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
PG 6 Günther, Jasper 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1999-03-31)31 March 1999
SG 7 Lehmann, Konstantin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 17 – (2008-06-01)1 June 2008
SG 8 Rieck, Fynn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 16 – (2009-12-18)18 December 2009
PG 9 Begue, Maxi 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (2001-02-26)26 February 2001
SG 10 Hujic, Haris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1997-04-30)30 April 1997
SG 11 Davis, Tim 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2001-09-19)19 September 2001
PF 13 Paige, Adam 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (2000-02-03)3 February 2000
C 15 Rohwer, Björn 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1995-08-22)22 August 1995
C 17 Beyer, Friedrich 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 18 – (2007-02-05)5 February 2007
SF 22 Onyejiaka, Justin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2004-06-06)6 June 2004
SG 23 Miller, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 28 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997
C 34 Elisias, Hall 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 27 – (1998-01-20)20 January 1998
Head coach
  • Stephan Baeck
Assistant coach(es)
  • Oliver Elling
  • Zoran Kukić

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: October 28, 2025

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason European competitions
2013–14
5
2.Regionliga
1
Promoted
2014–15
4
1.Regionliga
1
Promoted
2015–16
2
ProA
13
2016–17
2
ProA
8
Quarterfinalist
2017–18
2
ProA
4
Relegated
2018–19
3
ProB
22
Relegated
2019–20
4
1.Regionliga, West Zone
1
Promoted
2020–21
3
ProB, North Zone
9
2021–22
3
ProB, North Zone
11
2022–23
3
ProB, North Zone
6
2023–24
3
ProB, North Zone
1
2024–25
3
ProB, North Zone
2
Promoted
2025–26
2
ProA

Head coaches

Notes