TSV 1861 Giants Nördlingen is a basketball club based in Nördlingen, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProB, the German third highest league.

Giants Nördlingen
Giants Nördlingen logo
LeaguesProB
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
HistoryTSV Nördlingen
(1953–2007)
VPV Giants Nördlingen
(2007–2008)
Giants TSV 1861 Nördlingen
(2008–present)
ArenaHermann-Kessler Halle
Capacity3,000
LocationNördlingen, Germany
Team colorsBlue, White
   
Championships1 German Second Division
Websitenoerdlinger-basketball.de

History

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The club was founded as TSV Nördlingen in 1953. In the 1972/73 season TSV 1861 Nördlingen competed for first time in the southern group of the Basketball Bundesliga. After finishing bottom of the table (5/23 record) the club was relegated.
In the 2007/08 season, under the coach Andreas Wagner, Nördlingen managed to win the championship to the Bundesliga ProA and earned promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga.

In the spring of 2008, the club was renamed to Giants Nördlingen Basketball AG.

Results

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Season Tier League Pos. Postseason
2007–08 2 2. BBL 1 Promoted
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 16 Relegated
2009–10 2 2. BBL 16
2010–11 4 1. Regionalliga 1 Promoted
2011–12 3 Pro B 2
2012–13 3 Pro B 4

Honours

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2007–08

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.
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