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BG Göttingen
Nickname	Die Veilchen (The Violets)
Leagues	Basketball Bundesliga
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
History	BG Göttingen (1974–present)
Arena	Sparkassen-Arena
Capacity	3,447
Location	Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany
Team colors	Purple, White
General manager	Frank Meinertshagen
Head coach	Olivier Foucart
Website	www.bggoettingen.de
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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.

History

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.

Honours

Domestic competitions

• 2. Basketball Bundesliga / ProA:
  • Winners: 2006–07, 2013–14

European competitions

• EuroChallenge:
  • Winners: 2009–10

Team

Current roster

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BG Göttingen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. PF 0 Boeheim, Jimmy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1998-05-04)4 May 1998 PG 1 Ensminger, Zachary 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 C 2 Wiggins, Demajeo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – (1997-08-10)10 August 1997 PG 3 Hammond, Deion 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 SG 4 Jarred, Godfrey 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 PG 5 Ververs, Marijn 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-09-17)17 September 1998 PG 11 Churchill, Noah 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 F 17 Mönninghoff, Mathis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1992-03-17)17 March 1992 SF 33 Mushidi, Kostja 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 PF Welp, Collin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-12-15)15 December 1998	Head coach Olivier Foucart Assistant coach(es) Kenneth Desloovere Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 01, 2024

Notable players

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• Max Besselink
• Kyle Bailey
• James L. Dickey III
• Jeb Ivey
• Trenton Meacham
• Taylor Rochestie
• Nicholas Livas
• Will Rayman

Season by season

References

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

External links

• Official website

• Basketball teams established in 1974
• 1974 establishments in West Germany
• Basketball clubs in Lower Saxony
• Göttingen
• Basketball Bundesliga teams