Riesen Ludwigsburg

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Leagues	Basketball Bundesliga Champions League
Founded	1960 (1960)
History	DJK Ludiwgsburg 1960–1970 SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg 1970–1987 BSG Basket Ludwigsburg 1987–2012 Riesen Ludwigsburg 2012–present
Arena	MHP Arena
Capacity	5,325
Location	Ludwigsburg, Germany
Team colors	Yellow, Dark Grey
Main sponsor	Mieschke Hofmann und Partner
President	Alexander Reil
Head coach	John Patrick
Website	mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de
Uniforms
Home Away Third

Riesen Ludwigsburg (English: Giants Ludwigsburg^[1]), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany. As well, the club plays in the European Basketball Champions League competition.

Founded in 1960 as DJK Ludwigsburg, the club has been a regular in the BBL since the 1986–87 season, when the team promoted from the second division 2. Basketball Bundesliga. Between the period 1970–2012, the team was also known as SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg and BSG Basket, before changing its name due to the end of the sponsorship agreement with EnBW.

History

When the team was founded in 1960, it was founded as the basketball section of multi-sports club DJK Ludwigsburg. In the 1979–80 season, the team promoted for the first time to the highest tier, the Basketball Bundesliga. From 1970 until 1987, the club was known as SpVgg 07, as it was part of the multi-sports club SpVgg Ludwigsburg. In 1987, the team separated from SpVgg and was renamed BSG Basket Ludwigsburg.

In 2008, Ludwigsburg reached the German Cup Final for the first time, but lost to Artland Dragons, 60–74.

In the 2016–17 season, Ludwigsburg participated in the inaugural Basketball Champions League (BCL) season, where it was eliminated by one point on aggregate in the quarter-finals by Banvit. The campaign marked Ludwigsburg's best European performance in history, as it was the first time the team reached the knock-out phase of a European competition. In the 2017–18 season, Ludwigsburg set a new European club record when it advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League, after defeating Oldenburg and Bayreuth in the round of 16 and quarter-finals.^[2] This was the first time ever the club qualified for the final stage of a European tournament. Ludwigsburg lost in the semi-final to Monaco, 65–87. In the third place game, the team lost 74–85 to UCAM Murcia as it finished in the fourth place.

Arenas

The MHP Arena is the home arena of the club since 2009

Ludwigsburg's home arena, since 2009, is Arena Ludwigsburg, later renamed the MHP Arena, after they moved from Rundsporthalle Ludwigsburg.

Naming

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the team has known various names in its history:^[3]

Logos

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  Logo of Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (2012–2014)

Honours

Season by season

Players

Current roster

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

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 7000400000000000000♠4 McCray, David 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 F 7000500000000000000♠5 Sears, Justin 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1994-01-03)3 January 1994 PG 7000600000000000000♠6 Herzog, Lukas 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb) 17 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 PG 7000700000000000000♠7 Geske, Niklas 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb) 24 – (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 SF 7001140000000000000♠14 Emanga, Quirin 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001960000000000000♠96 kg (212 lb) 18 – (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 PF 7001190000000000000♠19 Waleskowski, Adam 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 35 – (1982-11-19)19 November 1982 SG 7001240000000000000♠24 Trice, Roderick 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) 34 – (1984-01-14)14 January 1984 PF 7001320000000000000♠32 Thiemann, Johannes 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002102000000000000♠102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (1994-02-09)9 February 1994 SF 7001350000000000000♠35 Lavrinovičius, Danielius 7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb) 19 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 SF –– Martin, Kelan 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 PG –– Crawford, Jordon 7000168000000000000♠1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 7001680000000000000♠68 kg (150 lb) 28 – (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 SG 7000200000000000000♠2 Best, Aaron 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1992-09-01)1 September 1992	Head coach John Patrick Assistant coach(es) Martin Schiller Hiroyuki Maeda Athletic trainer(s) Benjamin Pantoudis Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 19 September 2018

References

External links

• Official Website (in German)