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 99ers Sturm Graz changed, they tried to rescue the EC Graz. When this plan failed, the EHC Graz was established in 1998, just to become bankrupt the same year. In 1999 Jochen Pildner-Steinburg founded the Graz 99ers as the successor club of the EC Graz to offer Hockey League back in the Styrian capital. The team premiered in the second division, the Austrian National League, finishing after 28 rounds played, in first place in the table. In the semifinals, the team continued after opening game defeat to persevere to a 3: 1 series win against the EHC Lustenau to met EK