ABC Graz ABC Graz ABC Graz ("Athletik und Basketball Club Graz") is a professional basketball club from the city of Graz, Austria. The club is part of the multisport club ATSE Graz (" Arbeiter- Turn- und Sportverein Eggenberg" / "Workers' gymnastic and sporting club Eggenberg"). The club under the name "Progress Graz" (for sponsorship reasons), demoted in 1975 in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. After two seasons Progress came out in European competitions and participated in FIBA Korać Cup (1977–78 & 1978–79) without achieve special performance. Τhe 1981-82 season with new name and sponsor (Merkur) the team ranked third in the domestic league
Graz city, with three Austrian championships and five runner-up seasons. The Grazer AK also won an Austrian championship, but went into administration in 2007 and was excluded from the professional league system. In ice hockey, the ATSE Graz was the Austrian Hockey League champion in 1975 and 1978. The EC Graz was runner-up in 1991-92, 1992–93 and 1993-94. The Graz 99ers plays in first division since 2000. UBSC Raiffeisen Graz plays in the Austrian Basketball League. The Graz Giants play in the Austrian Football League (American Football). The city were bid the 2002 Winter Olympics in 1995, but lost election to