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Cup opener in Hamburg: Veolia Towers against strong Bamberg Baskets!
On September 24th, 2025, the BMA365 Bamberg Baskets will compete in the BBL Cup against Veolia Towers Hamburg. The focus is on strong performance!
Cup opener in Hamburg: Veolia Towers against strong Bamberg Baskets!
On Wednesday, September 24th at 8 p.m., the Veolia Towers Hamburg are ready to prove themselves in the first game of the BBL Cup against the BMA365 Bamberg Baskets. The anticipation in the team is great, and head coach Benka Barloschky has used the last seven weeks intensively to optimally prepare his players for this start. As the Hamburg Towers report, the focus is clearly on a strong performance in this important competition.
The Bamberg Baskets, under the leadership of head coach Anton Gavel, also compete with a lot of self-confidence. Your team has received strong reinforcements with EJ Onu and the development player Williams. Bamberg is counting on Watson, who has established himself as an excellent thrower. The Bamberg Baskets are optimistic about taking a step towards success right at the start of the cup. The momentum they have gained can take them to the round of 16, where another away game against SYNTAINICS MBC is on the agenda.
Preparations and player opinions
Players like Benedikt Turudić and Justin Edler-Davis have commented on the mood in the team. Turudić is looking forward to the home game and emphasizes that the pressure of a do-or-die game will not affect the team's attitude. This shows the strong team chemistry that currently prevails. The only downer is a few injuries, although Niklas is currently not in the squad.
Edler-Davis emphasizes the special importance of the first game. He knows that a good performance can be crucial here and links that to last season's success, when the team won the cup in Romania. “We want to do it again,” he says full of motivation. The week the team spent together in Estonia further strengthened their chemistry.
Cup match day and draws
The BBL Cup game is an exciting opportunity for both teams, and there are other encounters in the first round that will make all basketball fans in Germany sit up and take notice. Overall, other games such as GIESSEN 46ers against RASTA Vechta and Phoenix Hagen against ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES will take place in this round. A look at the draw for the round of 16 shows that the lucky fairy wasn't exactly lenient for the winner from Hamburg and Bamberg. Tough opponents are waiting there with ALBA BERLIN and FC Bayern Munich.
The cup dates are definitely exciting. The first games will take place on the 23rd/24th. September 2025, followed by exciting round of 16 on September 18th/19th. October 2025. The further rounds promise top-class basketball, which will also challenge the best German talents.
For fans who are still interested in player transfers and the agencies behind them, there is easyCredit BBL an interesting overview of the licensed player agents who enable teams to sign the best talent. Apparently the teams are even able to involve the BBL arbitration courts in disputes in order to find fair solutions.
Whether Veolia Towers Hamburg can maintain their place as favorites in their first round of the cup will be seen in a few hours. The excitement in the city is palpable and the basketball community is looking forward to what may come!