Trainer change in Bamberg: Roijakkers goes

After last two significant defeats in Oldenburg (71:87) and against Bonn (80: 100), the change on the coaching position had already been suggested, on Monday Broke Bamberg then announced officially: Hijackers must play the Bundesliga club after a total of 65 games (34 victories, 31 defeats) leave. The Dutchman had come to Upper Franconia before the season 2020/21, before he had trained for eight years long league competitor BG Göttingen.

Despite a promising Bundesliga parlance in this season (four victories in four games) Hijackers was already under pressure at an early stage: First his team had missed the firmly planned entry into the Champions League by a 79: 83 home defeat against Juventus Ten. In the Cup Ob start Final, the former series masters also referred a clear defeat at Bayern Munich (77:98) and had to say goodbye to the second competition. In the BBL followed a downward trend, which cost the 41-year-old the job.

No progress under Hijackers

He started in Bamberg immediately before my appointment to the managing director, and we went together by a time very challenging by the Corona pandemic, Managing Director Philipp Paderewski Hijackers expresses his thanks in the club message. However, in the last few weeks, we could not detect any progress that convinced us to leave the downward spiral with four defeats from the last five games.

I want to see a team that fights that never gives up the unselfish tempo basketball plays.

Bamberg's new coach Open Ariel

New coach in Bamberg: Open Ariel. Imago images / CTK photo

With Ariel, an Israeli Head Coach is now responsible for the first time. The 49-year-old worked, among other things, as co-coach at MacCaig Tel Aviv and at the Czech Totem Number. There he was appointed head coach in 2017, celebrated four championship titles and three cup visions. In 2020, he was awarded as a coach of the year in the Champions League. In this competition he had led his team in 2019/20 and 2020/21 into the quarterfinals.

I always wanted to coach in the BBL. If you have the chance to do that for Broke, a club with this history, is a great opportunity, says Ariel, who leads the first training on Tuesday and his game approach Describes: I want to see a team that fights that never gives up, the unselfish tempo basketball plays.

He is sure: We have the right players for that. I looked at video all lots, it became clear: everyone supports everyone who is true team chemistry. Now we have to go back in the right direction.

The next game for the Hamburger stands next Saturday. Then the former Euro league starter Media Bayreuth in the Broke Arena receives the Upper Franconia Derby — for the first time with Ariel on the bench.