CSM Oradea (basketball)

CSM Oradea
CSM Oradea logo
Nickname	Red Lions
Leagues	Liga Națională EuroChallenge
Founded	2003
Arena	Arena Antonio Alexe
Arena Capacity	2,000
Location	Oradea , Romania
Team colors	Red, Blue
President	Florin Birta
Team manager	Serban Sere
Head coach	Cristian Achim
Website	www.csmoradea.ro
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CSM Oradea is a Romanian professional basketball club, based in Oradea, Romania. The club competes in the Liga Națională and the EuroChallenge.

History

CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but the team promote to the first division in 2005. The team best performance was in 2012 when they reached Romanian Cup semifinals and in 2013 when the team won the 3rd place.

In the 2012-2013 season the team finished on second place at the end of the regular season (23 wins and 7 losses) and qualify for the Play-Offs. In the first round the team won with 3-1 against U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca, and then the team lost 3-1 against future champions Asesoft Ploieşti. The team played for the 3rd place against Gaz Metan Mediaş and won with 2-1.

In 2013–14 the team made its first European appearance, as they would play in the third tier EuroChallenge. It also made the Cup Final for the first time, as well as the Liga Nationala Final.

Season by season

Season	Domestic competitions				Cup	European competitions
	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason		Tier	League	Result
2012–13	1	Liga Națională	2	Semifinalist		N/A
2013–14	1	Liga Națională	2	Runner–up	Runner–up	3	EuroChallenge	RS

Current roster

CSM Oradea roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. Νο. Nat. Name Ht. G 7 Markovic, Radovan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PF - Lučić, Uroš 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) SF 8 Pasca, Rares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F/C 22 Nuhanovic, Salih 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) G - Franklin, William 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SF - Barnette, Sean 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SG - Mandache, Andrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SG - Nicolescu, Bogdan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SF 10 Pop, Sergiu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Head coach Achim Cristian Assistant Coach Mitrovic Milan Fitness Coach Ranisavljev Igor Youth Coach Pop Calin Last update: 24-12-2014

External links

• CSM Oradea
• CSM Oradea on BaschetRomania.ro