
BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB (2025-2026)
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BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB 2025-26
BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB Final: ETB Miners Essen - Orange Academy Ulm 94-53 ETB Miners Essen (Lars Wendt): Lane Quashawn 28, Friederici Marc 18, Paulo Mychael 13, Uzoma Ben 12, Sperber Niclas 12, Jung Gabriel 5, Kalinic Leon 4, Gaebler Reik 2, Zimmermann Jordan 0, Rentz Simon 0, Ophelders Lukas 0 Standings 2025-26
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![]() Oldenburg ![]() ETB Miners claim ProB title (Photo: ProB)
Arrived: Marc Friederici (SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt), Gabriel Jung (BSV Wulfen), Mychael Paulo (BG Hagen), Quashawn Lane (Irish Guide Dogs Ballincollig)
Average Height: 194.5 cm (6'4.6'')
Average Age: 24.6
ETB Miners erase 36-point deficit in one of the greatest comebacks in German basketball history to claim ProB title-May 18, 2026
Down 36 points on aggregate. Written off by everyone outside the Sportpark Am Hallo. And then chaos. ETB Miners Essen produced one of the most extraordinary comebacks in German basketball history on Saturday, obliterating OrangeAcademy Ulm 94-53 in the second leg of the ProB Final to overturn a 36-point first-leg deficit and claim the 2025-26 ProB Meisterschaft by a cumulative margin of five points. Read those numbers again. Game 1 in Ulm: OrangeAcademy 107, ETB Miners 71. A 36-point annihilation. Series over, everyone assumed. Game 2 in Essen: ETB Miners 94, OrangeAcademy 53. A 41-point destruction the other way. Aggregate: Essen 165, Ulm 160. Champions. ProB Player of the Year Quashawn Lane (188-G-1999, college: New Haven) was the heartbeat of the comeback, delivering the three plays that sealed the title in a breathless final sequence. After neither team could score for nearly four and a half minutes in the closing stretch the aggregate locked at level Lane converted a layup to break the deadlock. Zoran Milicic (197-PG-2006) then drained a three-pointer to equalize the overall series. With 22 seconds remaining, Ulm fouled Lane, who sank both free throws to put Essen ahead by two on aggregate. On the ensuing possession, Lane stole the ball and scored on a fast-break layup to seal the championship and send the Sportpark Am Hallo into pandemonium. The hosts were sensational from the opening tip. Knowing they needed to outscore Ulm by 37 across 40 minutes, Essen attacked with relentless defensive intensity and offensive precision that was unrecognizable from the first leg. They won every quarter 27-13, 26-19, 23-12, 18-9 never allowing the young Ulm side to settle into any rhythm. The OrangeAcademy, so devastating with 107 points in Game 1, managed just 53 less than half their first-leg output. The Miners, who topped the ProB Nord in the regular season and swept through the playoffs unbeaten until the first-leg hammering, saved their defining performance for the moment of maximum adversity. Their semifinal victory over BBC Coburg had already secured sporting promotion rights to the ProA, but the Meisterschaft was the prize they came for. OrangeAcademy the Ulm youth academy side who topped ProB Sud and eliminated Bernau en route to the final came agonizingly close to the title despite the second-leg collapse. A handful of additional points in Essen would have been enough. Both finalists earn sporting promotion to the ProA for 2026-27. Eurobasket.com All-German ProB Awards 2026-May 27, 2026
![]() Quashawn Lane, 26-year old American guard from the champion team ETB Miners Essen, earned the Player of the Year at the BARMER 2.
Basketball Bundesliga ProB.
He graduated from the New Haven three years ago.
Lane received multiple other awards, picked up the Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, and earned a spot in the First Team and Imports Team.
With Lane's excellent performance, the champion team ETB Miners Essen achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 22 to 4 in the regular season.
His best performance made his team reach the finals but they unfortunately lost against Orange Academy Ulm 1 to 1.
Lane averaged over 16 points and almost 6 assists per game in the league.
He has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 3 games on the year.
Lane's 28 points against Orange Academy Ulm were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Meissa Faye, 18-year old French small forward from the Ratiopharm Ulm, was named the Bosman Player of the Year of BARMER 2.
Basketball Bundesliga ProB.
He collected multiple other honors, was voted to the First Team and Imports Team.
Faye's best performance made his team reach the finals but they unfortunately lost against the ETB Miners 1 to 1.
He registered over 17 points and almost 5 rebounds per game that season in the league.
Faye's 31 points against Coburg were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
He played in the final of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals in Berlin in 2024.
Darius Dawson, American small forward from the Coburg, was voted the Forward of the Year at the BARMER 2.
Basketball Bundesliga ProB.
He Is the Austin Peay alumni from 2025.
Dawson received multiple other awards, was selected to the First Team and Imports Team.
He was the Player of the Week honoree twice during the 25 26 campaign.
Dawson had over 16 points and 7 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
He has totalled 10 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 6 games on the year.
Dawson's 30 points against VR Bank Wuerzburg Baskets Akademie were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Endurance Aiyamenkhue, 18-year old Dutch center from the Ratiopharm Ulm, was selected as the Center of the Year of BARMER 2.
Basketball Bundesliga ProB.
He collected multiple other honors, was chosen to the First Team and Imports Team.
Aiyamenkhue's best performance made his team reach the finals but they unfortunately were defeated by the ETB Miners 1 to 1.
He was previously named to Group South Honorable Mention last year selection.
Aiyamenkhue's exceptional play earned him the third spot in rebounds per game, boasting an impressive average of almost 10.
He also averaged over 11 points per game in the league.
Aiyamenkhue logged double-doubles in 11 games at the event.
His 23 points against the Leitershofen were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Aiyamenkhue's team won the German NBBL Group B South Regular Season in 2025.
Jon'il Fugett, 26-year old American point guard from the Oldenburg EWE Baskets, was named to the First Team at the BARMER 2.
Basketball Bundesliga ProB.
He Is ex UCCS from 2023.
Fugett also earned a spot in the Imports Team.
He orchestrated his way to the fifth spot in assists per game, showcasing a dazzling average of 6.
Fugett led the ProB in points per game with over 23.
He has totalled 18 games of 20 or more points on the year and registered 30 or more points in 4 games.
Fugett notched double-doubles in 2 games at the event.
His 48 points against TSV Neustadt temps Shooters were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 7 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools.
Among many awards Fugett's team won the German Regionalliga (North Group) Regular Season in 2025.
He was selected to the All-LSC Second Team back in 2021 during his college time.
Fugett was also selected to the RMAC All-Tournament Team back in 2022.
Player of the Year: Finals MVP: Defensive Player of the Year: Domestic Player of the Year: Import Player of the Year: Bosman Player of the Year: Guard of the Year: Forward of the Year: Center of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention All-Domestic Players Team All-Imports Team All-Bosmans Team *The awards were created by Eurobasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
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