Německo - Bundesliga | 12/23 19:30 | 19 | [9] Crailsheim Merlins v Brose Bamberg [11] | W | 93-79 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 12/18 17:00 | 11 | [4] BG Göttingen v Crailsheim Merlins [7] | L | 83-76 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 12/15 18:00 | 2 | [3] Crailsheim Merlins v Antwerp Giants [4] | W | 91-86 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 12/11 19:30 | 10 | [9] Crailsheim Merlins v Ludwigsburg [3] | W | 72-61 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 12/08 18:00 | 1 | [3] Crailsheim Merlins v Reggio Emilia [3] | L | 80-84 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 12/05 14:00 | 9 | [17] Fraport Skyliners v Crailsheim Merlins [6] | L | 80-73 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 11/20 19:30 | 8 | [11] Crailsheim Merlins v Hamburg Towers [2] | W | 90-73 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 11/17 17:30 | 6 | [1] Crailsheim Merlins v Peristeri [3] | W | 78-55 | |
Německý pohár | 11/14 19:30 | 3 | Crailsheim Merlins v S. Oliver Wurzburg | W | 82-79 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 11/10 16:00 | 5 | [4] Tsmoki Minsk v Crailsheim Merlins [1] | W | 72-95 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 11/06 17:00 | 7 | [14] Giessen 46ers v Crailsheim Merlins [11] | W | 70-104 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 11/03 19:00 | 4 | [2] Crailsheim Merlins v Bakken Bears [4] | L | 77-86 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 10/30 18:30 | 6 | [13] Crailsheim Merlins v Braunschweig [14] | W | 92-90 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 10/27 18:00 | 3 | [3] Peristeri v Crailsheim Merlins [2] | W | 66-76 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 10/23 16:00 | 5 | [12] BBC Bayreuth v Crailsheim Merlins [14] | W | 74-86 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 10/20 18:00 | 2 | [2] Crailsheim Merlins v Tsmoki Minsk [4] | L | 77-81 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 10/16 18:30 | 4 | [16] Crailsheim Merlins v Ratiopharm Ulm [15] | L | 71-93 | |
Evropský pohár FIBA | 10/13 16:30 | 1 | Bakken Bears v Crailsheim Merlins | W | 78-91 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 10/10 13:00 | 3 | [6] Syntainics MBC v Crailsheim Merlins [5] | L | 116-111 | |
Německý pohár | 10/02 18:30 | 4 | Crailsheim Merlins v Ludwigsburg | W | 65-63 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 09/28 18:30 | 2 | [11] Oldenburg v Crailsheim Merlins [1] | L | 82-79 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 09/25 16:00 | 1 | [2] Crailsheim Merlins v S. Oliver Wurzburg [2] | W | 111-84 | |
Přátelská utkání klubů | 09/02 17:00 | - | Brose Bamberg v Crailsheim Merlins | L | 80-75 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/25 18:33 | 3 | [5] Crailsheim Merlins v Bayern Mnichov [4] | L | 72-86 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/23 16:00 | 3 | [5] Crailsheim Merlins v Bayern Mnichov [4] | W | 96-82 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/21 17:00 | 3 | [4] Bayern Mnichov v Crailsheim Merlins [5] | L | 83-79 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/19 18:30 | 3 | [4] Bayern Mnichov v Crailsheim Merlins [5] | L | 86-66 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/09 13:00 | 34 | [8] Brose Bamberg v Crailsheim Merlins [5] | W | 70-77 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/05 17:00 | 33 | [4] Oldenburg v Crailsheim Merlins [5] | W | 73-90 | |
Německo - Bundesliga | 05/02 16:00 | 32 | [5] Crailsheim Merlins v Hamburg Towers [7] | W | 85-79 |
The Crailsheim Merlins, for sponsorships reasons named Hakro Merlins Crailsheim, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest professional league in Germany. The club is a part of the multi-sports club TSV Crailsheim. Home games are played in the Arena Hohenlohe, which has a capacity of 3,000 people.
The club was founded on 31 January 1986 by a group of students. Until 1994, the team was only active at the lower local leagues and had problems in finding a hall to play at. A year later, the club found a new home in the barracks of departed American armed forces. In 2001, the Merlins managed to promote to the German second division, now the ProA, for the first time. A new home arena was found again, in the form of a renovated market hall.
In the 2013–14 season Merlins promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga, by reaching the ProA Finals. The club managed to avoid relegation in its first season in the league, because Artland Dragons was relegated the club received a wild card. However, in the following 2015–16 season the team was relegated once again after finishing last. In the 2020–21 season, coach Tuomas Iisalo guided the Merlins to their first Bundesliga playoff appearance in club history. Iisalo left Crailsheim at the conclusion of the 2020–21 campaign, Sebastian Gleim was named the new head coach.[]
In the 2021–22 season, Crailsheim made its European debut as it was placed in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup. On 13 October 2021, the Merlins recorded an away win over Bakken Bears in their debut. The same season, the Merlins also reached the final of the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal, its first final appearance in the national cup. The Merlins eventually lost to 86–78 to ALBA Berlin.