Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen (English: Basketball Association Göttingen) is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team had played in Germany's second division nearly every season since its foundation up to the 2006–07 season, in which Göttingen played in the Basketball Bundesliga.

BG Göttingen
BG Göttingen logo
NicknameDie Veilchen (The Violets)
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
HistoryBG Göttingen
(1974–present)
ArenaSparkassen-Arena
Capacity3,447
LocationGöttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany
Team colorsPurple, White
   
General managerFrank Meinertshagen
Head coachOlivier Foucart
Websitewww.bggoettingen.de

History edit

When the club BG 74 Göttingen promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga in 2007, the professional team was separated from the club. In its first Bundesliga season, Göttingen managed to avoid relegation. In the following years the club would have some excellent performances, with consecutive playoff appearances. In the 2009–10 season, Göttingen made its debut in Europe by playing in the EuroChallenge. The team immediately made its mark as it won the competition after having a 13–3 record overall. In the Final Four, which was hosted by Göttingen, the club beat Russian side Krasnye Krylia 83–75 in the Final. In the following two seasons the club played in Europe as well. However, in the 2011–12 season Göttingen were relegated from the German second division ProA. In 2014, the team returned to the Bundesliga, when it took the ProA title by beating the Crailsheim Merlins in the Finals.[1]

Honours edit

Domestic competitions edit

European competitions edit

Team edit

Current roster edit

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

BG Göttingen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
PG 1   Ensminger, Zachary 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2001-04-30)30 April 2001
G 2   Gibson, Umoja 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1998-07-04)4 July 1998
G 3   Rich, Osaro Jürgen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1998-07-22)22 July 1998
PG 5   DeJulius, David 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (1999-08-09)9 August 1999
SF 7   Boakye, Nick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
G 8   Hemschemeier, Peter 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 20 – (2003-09-27)27 September 2003
F 11   Anticevich, Grant 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1998-04-14)14 April 1998
F 13   Hume, Bodie 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-09-21)21 September 1999
F 15   Wüllner, Max 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (2001-06-15)15 June 2001
G 16   Schultz, Lennart 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2002-03-03)3 March 2002
F 17   Mönninghoff, Mathis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1992-03-17)17 March 1992
F 18   Kamp, Harper 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 35 – (1988-09-03)3 September 1988
SG 21   Žugić, Fedor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2003-09-18)18 September 2003
C 25   Šiliņš, Kārlis 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 26 – (1997-07-22)22 July 1997
Head coach
  •   Olivier Foucart
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Kenneth Desloovere

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: January 13, 2024

Notable players edit

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
 
Deishuan Booker with the ball for Göttingen

Season by season edit

Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
2000–01 2 2. BBL 6th
2001–02 2 2. BBL 8th
2002–03 2 2. BBL 11th
2003–04 2 2. BBL 7th
2004–05 2 2. BBL 5th
2005–06 2 2. BBL 7th
2006–07 2 2. BBL 1st
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 14th
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 5th
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 7th Fourth position 3 EuroChallenge
C
13–3
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 7th 2 Eurocup
QF
8–1–5
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 18th 3 EuroChallenge
RS
0–6
2012–13 2 ProA 5th
2013–14 2 ProA 1st
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 10th Quarter-finalist
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 16th
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 11th
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 14th
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 14th Round of 16
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 8th Quarterfinals
2020–21 1 Bundesliga 12th Semifinals
2021–22 1 Bundesliga 10th Round of 16
2022–23 1 Bundesliga 6th Quarterfinals 4 Europe Cup
Q
1–1
2023–24 1 Bundesliga Round of 16 3 Champions League Q
0–1
4 Europe Cup 2R 8–4

References edit

  1. ^ "BG Göttingen Zweitligameister im Basketball". sport.de. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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