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

2023/24 Svendborg Rabbits roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 United States Isaiah Small
G 1 Denmark Tyrese Dada 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – (2005-03-11)11 March 2005
PG 2 Denmark Valdemar Frilund
G 3 United States Jemarl Baker Jr 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 4 Denmark Kalle Dyrhauge 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (2005-03-23)23 March 2005
F 5 Denmark Parker Bjorklund
F 8 Denmark Gabriel Vogel 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 19 – (2005-05-18)18 May 2005
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 11 United States Malik Miller
G 12 Denmark Magnus Sorensen
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
PG 18 Denmark Balsa Veljic
PF/C 23 Denmark Olamide Pedersen
G 49 Denmark William Jelle
Head coach
  • Denmark Mads Andersen
Assistant coach(es)
  • Germany Tom Walther

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 11 November 2024

Notable players

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To appear in this section a player must have 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.

References

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