Anton Gavel - FC Bayern Basketball
Head Coach
Head Coach
Personal
- Date signed
- 29/06/2026
- Contract ends
- 30/06/2029
- Date of birth
- 24/10/1984
- Place of birth
- Košice, Czechoslovakia
- Nationality
- Slovak/German
- Star sign
- Scorpio
Short Biography
Anton Gavel, born on October 24, 1984, in Košice, is one of the defining figures in German basketball. As a player, the former guard won five German championships and four cup titles, including the domestic double with FC Bayern Basketball in 2018. After retiring, he moved into coaching and led ratiopharm ulm to a surprise German championship in 2023. Most recently, he was named BBL Coach of the Year before returning to Munich as head coach.
Previous Coaching Position
2019-2022: Orange Acaedmy
2022-2024: Ratiopharm Ulm
2024-2026: Bamberg Baskets
Playing Career
2000–2004: BG Karlsruhe
2004–2006: Gießen 46ers
2006–2008: Polaris World Murcia
2008–2009: Aris Thessaloniki
2009–2014: Brose Baskets
2014–2018: FC Bayern Basketball
As a coach
-
German Cup winner, 2026
- BBL Coach of the Year, 2026
- German champion, 2023
As a player
-
German champion: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
- German Cup winner: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018
- Best BBL Defender: 2012, 2013
- BBL Finals MVP: 2013
- Date signed
- 29/06/2026
- Contract ends
- 30/06/2029
- Date of birth
- 24/10/1984
- Place of birth
- Košice, Czechoslovakia
- Nationality
- Slovak/German
- Star sign
- Scorpio
Short Biography
Anton Gavel, born on October 24, 1984, in Košice, is one of the defining figures in German basketball. As a player, the former guard won five German championships and four cup titles, including the domestic double with FC Bayern Basketball in 2018. After retiring, he moved into coaching and led ratiopharm ulm to a surprise German championship in 2023. Most recently, he was named BBL Coach of the Year before returning to Munich as head coach.
Previous Coaching Position
2019-2022: Orange Acaedmy
2022-2024: Ratiopharm Ulm
2024-2026: Bamberg Baskets
Playing Career
2000–2004: BG Karlsruhe
2004–2006: Gießen 46ers
2006–2008: Polaris World Murcia
2008–2009: Aris Thessaloniki
2009–2014: Brose Baskets
2014–2018: FC Bayern Basketball
As a coach
-
German Cup winner, 2026
- BBL Coach of the Year, 2026
- German champion, 2023
As a player
-
German champion: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
- German Cup winner: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018
- Best BBL Defender: 2012, 2013
- BBL Finals MVP: 2013