Basketball Löwen Braunschweig

Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Leagues Basketball Bundesliga
Founded 2000 (2000)
Arena Volkswagen Halle
Capacity 3,603[1]
Location Braunschweig, Germany
Team colors Blue, yellow, white
              
Main sponsor Volkswagen
Head coach Frank Menz
Website basketball-braunschweig.de
Uniforms

Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (English: Basketball Lions Braunschweig) is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top tier of German basketball. The club's home arena is Volkswagen Halle.[2] Founded in 2001 as Metabox Braunschweig, the club was established as the separated professional team of SG Braunschweig.

History

The team was formed as a new company in 2000, taking over the Bundesliga license of SG Braunschweig. After multiple name changes during the team's early years, the Braunschweig-based fashion label New Yorker became the club's naming sponsor in 2006. In 2014 New Yorker announced to end its sponsorship after the 2013–14 Basketball Bundesliga season.[3] On 1 July 2014, the team was renamed into Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.[4]

Sponsorship names

Logo of the team as New Yorker Phantoms

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

  • Metabox Braunschweig (2000–2001)
  • StadtSport Braunschweig (2001–2002)
  • TXU Energie Braunschweig (2002–2003)
  • BS Energy Braunschweig (2003–2006)
  • New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (2006–2014)
  • Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (2014–present)

Arena

Volkswagen Halle

The Löwen's home games take place at the 3,603 seat Volkswagen Halle, which opened in 2000. The team's predecessor SG Braunschweig had previously hosted its games at the 1,500 seat Sporthalle Alte Waage.

Farm team

From 2000 to 2015, SG Braunschweig, playing in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga respectively ProB, served as the club's farm team. In 2015, SG Braunschweig entered into a cooperation with MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel. Starting with the 2015–16 ProB season, both clubs will field a joined team which will play in Wolfenbüttel and serve as farm team to Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.[5]

Team

Current roster

Basketball Löwen Braunschweig roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SG 5 Germany Gertz, Lucas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SF 6 Germany Johnson, Dominique 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 7 United States Visser, Kyle 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
PG 8 Germany Bogdanov, Martin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG 9 Lithuania Janavičius, Žygimantas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 12 United States Joyce, Dru 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 15 United States Allen, Derrick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 17 Germany Pluskota, Maurice 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
F 21 United States Abromaitis, Tim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 22 Germany Adler, Cornelius 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 23 United States McElroy, Immanuel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 24 United States Lockett, Trent 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 31 Germany Simon, Nicolai 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
  • Germany Frank Menz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Injured
Updated: 18 May 2016

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Notable coaches

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
2000–01 1 Bundesliga 6th
2001–02 1 Bundesliga 10th 3 Korać CupPR
2002–03 1 Bundesliga 3rd
2003–04 1 Bundesliga 11th 2 ULEB CupRS
2004–05 1 Bundesliga 12th 3 FIBA Europe LeagueGS
2005–06 1 Bundesliga 16th1
2006–07 1 Bundesliga 14th
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 9th
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 13th
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 4th
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 5th Runner-up
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 7th Fourth place
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 13th
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 15th
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 9th
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 10th
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 16th
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 12th

^1 Braunschweig was spared relegation due to the expansion of the Basketball Bundesliga from 16 to 18 teams for the 2006–07 season.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Beko BBL - Klub-Informationen - New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (in German). Accessed 22 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Teamname der Basketballer soll eine Million Euro kosten (in German). Accessed 15 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Die Phantoms heißen jetzt Löwen (in German). Accessed 1 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Kooperation mit Basketball Löwen und SG Braunschweig (in German), accessed: 22 May 2015.
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