Svendborg Rabbits

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Svendborg Rabbits
Svendborg Rabbits logo
NicknameKaninerne (Rabbits)
LeaguesBasketligaen
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
HistorySvendborg Basketball Club
1958–2006
Svendborg Rabbits
2006–present
ArenaRise Sparekasse Arena / Svendborg Idrætscenter
Capacity1,922[1]
LocationSvendborg, Denmark
Team colors   
PresidentPoul Lindholm Christiansen
Team managerTroels Fjellø Mortensen
Head coachMads Andersen
Championships1 Danish Championship
4 Danish Cups
Websitewww.rabbits.dk

Svendborg Rabbits is a Danish professional basketball team, from Svendborg. The club currently plays in the Basketligaen, the top division of basketball in Denmark. The home ground of the club is the Svendborg Idrætscenter, nicknamed the Kaninhulen (English: The Rabbit Hole).

The team won gold in the best Danish basketball league in the 2009–10 season, silver in the 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons. They won gold in the Danish Cup tournament in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2022. They competed in the 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge and have entered into the European North Basketball League in the 2023-24 season.

Players

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Current roster

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2023/24 Svendborg Rabbits roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 Denmark Tyrese Dada 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – (2005-03-11)11 March 2005
G 3 United States Jaedon Willis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1999-04-24)24 April 1999
F 4 Denmark Kalle Dyrhauge 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (2005-03-23)23 March 2005
G 5 United States Greg Elliott 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (1999-01-28)28 January 1999
F 8 Denmark Gabriel Vogel 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 19 – (2005-05-18)18 May 2005
F 9 Denmark Martin Christiansen 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 24 – (2000-09-20)20 September 2000
G 10 Denmark Andreas Mortensen 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 23 – (2001-09-07)7 September 2001
C 11 Denmark Jacob Jensen (C) 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 132 kg (291 lb) 30 – (1994-02-15)15 February 1994
G 13 Denmark Anton Harbo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 24 – (2000-03-10)10 March 2000
G 17 Denmark Sofus Hultén 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2003-08-31)31 August 2003
F 24 United States Ty Flowers 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1998-01-17)17 January 1998
C 41 Finland Ilmari Toikkanen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 27 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996
F 44 United States Hameir Rasaun Samuel Wright 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 25 – (1999-07-31)31 July 1999
Head coach
  • Denmark Mads Andersen
Assistant coach(es)
  • Slovenia Jan Hricko
  • Denmark Mikkel Schmidt-Nielsen (Medical)
Team manager
  • Denmark Troels Fjellø Mortensen

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 15. october 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Idrætshallen". Svendborg Idrætscenter. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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