SG Braunschweig is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany.
History
The team was formed in 1978 as a cooperation between the basketball sections of the clubs FT Braunschweig and MTV Braunschweig.Der Verein (in German) , accessed: 9 November 2012. The first name of the club was SG FT/MTV Braunschweig.
In 1990–91 they won the 2. Basketball Bundesliga and earned promotion to the Bundesliga. In 2000–01 the club passed its Basketball Bundesliga license to the newly founded team Metabox Braunschweig (now known as Basketball Löwen Braunschweig), and since then functions as a farm team for the Bundesliga side. From 2007 on, the team competed under the name Spot Up Medien Baskets Braunschweig for sponsorship reasons.Mit neuem Namen in die neue Klasse (in German), accessed: 9 November 2012. In 2014, the name was changed into DRUFF! Baskets Braunschweig.
From 2007 to 2015, SG Braunschweig played in the ProB league, the German third division. After the 2014–15, the club sold its ProB license to the Artland Dragons.Artland Dragons : Neuaufbau in der ProB (in German), accessed: 22 May 2015. Instead, the club entered into a cooperation with MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel.Kooperation mit Basketball Löwen und SG Braunschweig, accessed: 22 May 2015. Both clubs will field a joined ProB team from 2015 on, which will play in Wolfenbüttel, while SG Braunschweig will continue to operate its own youth teams.
On 13 September 2015, SG Braunschweig announced that they withdrew from the 5th tier 2. Regionalliga Nord-West.
Season by season SeasonTierLeaguePos.PostseasonGerman CupEuropean competitions1987–882 2. Bundesliga North6Promoted – –1988–891 Bundesliga North12Relegated – –1989–902 2. Bundesliga North5 – – –1990–912 2. Bundesliga North1Promoted Runner-up –1991–921 Bundesliga North6 – – Played European Cup1992–931 Bundesliga North4Quarter-finalist – –1993–941 Bundesliga North5Relegated – –1994–952 2. Bundesliga North5Promoted – –1995–961 Bundesliga13 – – –1996–971 Bundesliga8Quarter-finalist – –1997–981 Bundesliga8Quarter-finalist – –1998–991 Bundesliga9Qualification round – –1999–20001 Bundesliga8Qualification round – Played Korać Cup2000–014 1. Regionalliga North – – –2001–024 1. Regionalliga NorthPromoted – –2002–032 2. Bundesliga North15 – – –2003–042 2. Bundesliga North13 – – –2004–052 2. Bundesliga North6 – – –2005–062 2. Bundesliga North9 – – –2006–072 2. Bundesliga North10Relegated – –2007–083 ProB8 – – –2008–093 ProB6 – – –2009–103 ProB11 – – –2010–113 ProB North7Round of 16 – –2011–123 ProB North4Quarter-finalist – –2012–133 ProB North6Round of 16 – –2013–143 ProB North6Round of 16 – –2014–153 ProB North8Round of 16 – –2015–165 Oberliga East1Semifinalist – –2016–176 Oberliga East3Champion – –2016–176 Oberliga East1Semifinalist – –2017–185 2. Regionalliga North-West6 – –2018–195 2. Regionalliga North-West6Promoted – –2021–224 1. Regionalliga North10 – –2022–234 1. Regionalliga North4Semifinalist – –2023–244 1. Regionalliga North10 – –2024–254 1. Regionalliga North4Semifinalist – –2025–264 1. Regionalliga North3Semifnalist Promoted – –2026–273 ProB North – –
Notable former players
Stephen Arigbabu Peter Fehse Dennis Schröder (3 seasons: 2010–13) Daniel Theis Robin Smeulders (2 seasons: 2004–06) Kenny Atkinson (1 season: 1998–99) Scooter Barry Steven Key Štefan Svitek Zackary Wright Igors Miglinieks
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