Rostock Seawolves in the Fiba Europe Cup: Big challenges are imminent!

Rostock Seawolves in the Fiba Europe Cup: Big challenges are imminent!

Rostock, Deutschland - The Rostock Seawolves actually made it! In the coming season 2025/2026, they will play for the second time in the group phase of the FIBA Europe Cup. After their debut in 2023, where they were successful in qualifying in Cyprus, but the second group phase narrowly missed, the anticipation and expectation is great. The draw took place on July 23 in Munich and brought exciting opponents to the Baltic Sea city.

The Seawolves meet well -known teams in the group phase: FC Porto from Portugal, the Giants Antwerp from Belgium and Tartu ülikool from Estonia. After the first planning, her expected opening game will lead you to a home game against the Estonian team. In order to get on, the Rostockers have a clear goal: they have to be group winners, because as a second place, the way to the round of 16 could only lead over the best second -placed in the ten groups. This challenge will be exciting, because the Seawolves have experienced this last season 2023/2024 in the group phase of the Europe Cup.

experienced team of coaches and ambitious players

With a strong team of coaches consisting of head coach przemyslaw frasunkiewicz and assistant coach Piotr Blechacz, the Seaawolves are well positioned. Both coaches have already won the Fiba Europe Cup 2022/2023 with Verwil Wlocławek. Players like Deandre Lansdowne and Dominic Lockhart also have valuable experience after winning the title in the 2022/2023 season with the Niners Chemnitz. New obligations such as Andy van Vliet and Łukasz Kolenda should bring additional quality and international experience into the team, which could help players to realize their sporting ambitions.

The Rostock Seawolves have been a member of the Easycredit Basketball Bundesliga since 2022 and pursue the goal of establishing themselves on an international parquet. Participation in the FIBA Europe Cup is seen as a milestone for the association and the perception of basketball in the region. The team not only wants to gain experience, but also set sporting accents to give the basketball scene in Rostock even more visibility.

The group phase at a glance

Here is a brief overview of the opponents of the Rostock Seaawolves in the group phase:

The six game days will take place between mid -October and December 2025. First discussions between the trainer and the players are already planned to prepare the team for the upcoming tasks. The anticipation for the coming year is huge and the fans are excited to see how the team will deal with this international competition. ndr and Seaawolves report on the games and the intensive anticipation. It is only to be hoped that the Seawolves will inspire their fans with a strong performance and provide some exciting basketball moments!