TV Langen
TV Langen, nicknamed ''Die Giraffen'' (the Giraffes), is a German basketball club based in Langen, Hesse. The club men's senior team currently plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth tier of German basketball. Langen has played in the first tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in the seasons of 1981/82, 1985-1988, 1984/85, 1988/89, 1990/91. The club is a cooperation team of the Frankfurt Skyliners, and is especially known for developing young basketball talents. The team's manager has been Jürgen Barth. Notable players ; * Robin Benzing until -'09 *Johannes Herber 3 seasons: '99-'02 * Alex King 1 season: '05-'06 * Denis Wucherer 1 season: '91-'92 ; *Malick Badiane Malick Badiane (born January 1, 1984) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. He played mainly as a center (basketball), center, but could also play at the Power forward (basketball), power forward position. He is 6 ft 11 in (2. ... 2 seasons: '01-'03 External linksOfficial website References {{ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Langen, Hesse
Langen is a town of roughly 39,000 in the Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. The town is between Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Langen is headquarters to Deutsche Flugsicherung (German air traffic control), and is also home to the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, a Federal institute for the evaluation and supervision of sera and vaccines in Germany. Geography Neighbouring communities Langen borders in the north and northeast on the town of Dreieich, in the south on the community of Egelsbach and in the west on the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf ( Groß-Gerau district). Constituent communities Langen is only subdivided internally. Its '' Stadtteile'' are: * Altstadt ("Old Town") in the east. This lies within the former eastern town wall, parts of which may still be seen. There is an ''Altstadtordnung'' ("Old Town Order") in force for the Old Town, meant to preserve the many timber-frame hou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of just over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse. As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name The German name '':wikt:Hessen#German, Hessen'', like the names of other German regions (''Schwaben'' "Swabia", ''Franken'' "Franconia", ''Bayern'' "Bavaria", ''Sachsen'' "Saxony"), derives from the dative plural form of the name of the inhabitants or German tribes, eponymous tribe, the Hes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage, and the teams positioned in the 17th and 18th places are relegated to a lower-tier league. The playoffs are played in a "Best of five" format. The winning team of the final round are crowned the German Champions of that season. In addition to the league competition, all BBL teams compete for the German Basketball Cup. Teams playing in the second league (ProA or ProB), or in a lower level Regionalliga, are also eligible to participate in the BBL-Cup. There are always 3 knock-out rounds that are played for the BBL-Cup. If more teams from the leagues below the BBL level apply for participation, then available ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frankfurt Skyliners
The Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany. Their home arena is Ballsporthalle. The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since 1999. Its greatest accomplishments were the German Basketball Cup, German Cup competition title in 2000, the German champions (basketball), German national championship in 2004 and the FIBA Europe Cup in 2016. Its most famous player has been Pascal Roller, who was selected as Basketball Bundesliga All-Star seven times and played 122 games for the German national basketball team. Roller played ten seasons for the Frankfurt Skyliners until his retirement in 2011. Besides Roller, numerous other players of the German national basketball team, German national team played multiple seasons for the Skyliners. A notable non-German basketball player is Mario Kasun, who played for the Skyliners when he was discovered and eventually drafted by the Nat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Langen BBall
Langen may refer to: Places ;Germany * Langen, Cuxhaven, in the district of Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony * Langen, Emsland, part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' Lengerich, in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony * , a village in the municipality of Fehrbellin, Brandenburg * Langen, Hesse, in the district of Offenbach, Hesse * Langen Brütz, a municipality in the district of Parchim, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Langen Jarchow, a municipality in the district of Parchim, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ;Austria * Langen am Arlberg, part of Klösterle, in Vorarlberg * Langen bei Bregenz Langen bei Bregenz is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second- ..., in Vorarlberg Other uses * Langen (surname) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robin Benzing
Robin Clemens Benzing (born 1 May 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is also a member of the Germany national basketball team. Standing at , he plays at the small forward position. Professional career Benzing played in Germany with TV Langen in the second-tier TV Langen until 2009. In 2008, he had signed a letter of intent with the University of Michigan, but eventually did not join the Wolverines due to NCAA initial eligibility requirements. From 2009 to 2011, Benzing played for Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga, followed by a four-year stint at Bayern Munich. On 30 June 2015 he signed a two-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. After two years playing in Spain, he returned to his home country in September 2017, signing a three-year contract with S.Oliver Würzburg. Benzing averaged 17.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the 2017-18 season. On 4 September he signed a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johannes Herber
Johannes Herber (born January 17, 1983) is a former German basketball player. He was born in Darmstadt. In 2006, he completed a U.S. college career at West Virginia University (WVU). In America, he was generally known as Joe Herber. College career After being developed by the Langen club in Germany, Herber received several professional offers in Europe, but turned them down in favor of a U.S. college career. The 6'6", 200 lb (1.98 m, 91 kg) all-around guard became the second recruit of new West Virginia coach John Beilein in 2002. Herber went on to start every game of his four-year WVU career, setting school records for most games started and minutes played. He also finished his college career as WVU's fifth-leading assist man. Herber, along with Kevin Pittsnogle and Mike Gansey, was a key player on the Mountaineers' NCAA regional finalists team in 2005 and highly ranked 2006 team. Herber also had an outstanding academic record at WVU, graduating with a 4.0 GPA in polit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alex King (basketball)
Alex King (born February 20, 1985) is a German former professional basketball player. He is the all-time leader of games played in the Basketball Bundesliga, with 638 appearances. Professional career On July 8, 2013, he signed a three-year contract with German team Alba Berlin. On August 19, 2016, he signed a contract with Bayern Munich for the 2016–17 season, including a team option for the 2017–18 season. On December 11, 2020, he has loaned to s.Oliver Würzburg of Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season ... (BBL) until the end of the season. In September of 2021, it was confirmed that King would be loaned to s.Oliver Würzburg for another season. At the end of 2021–22 season, King decided to retire from professional basketball. Referenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Denis Wucherer
Denis Wucherer (born 7 May 1973 in Mainz) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and played shooting guard. Professional career As player Wucherer has played professional basketball in Germany (TV Langen, Bayer Giants Leverkusen, DJK Würzburg and Frankfurt Skyliners), Italy (Sony Milano, Varese Roosters, Benetton Treviso (basketball), Benetton Treviso) and Belgium (Telindus BC Oostende). Most notable was his time for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen where he won 6 national titles and was known for triple doubles which he accomplished on several occasions. As coach Wucherer coached the Basketball Bundesliga team Gießen 46ers several years before he became head coach for the ProA team RheinStars Köln in 2017. He later joined s.Oliver Würzburg as head coach. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malick Badiane
Malick Badiane (born January 1, 1984) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. He played mainly as a center (basketball), center, but could also play at the Power forward (basketball), power forward position. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) in height. Club career Early years Badiane started his career playing for the US Rail Thies team in the Senegalese Division I Basketball League, Senegalese League in the 2000–01 season. He emerged on the American basketball scene after an impressive showing at the ABCD Camp in Teaneck, New Jersey, Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. There, he shined despite getting limited touches, emerging as one of the camp's top 30 players.Pro Basketball - Centers. retrieved on April 6, 2007 Europe Badiane, then eighteen years old, signed with ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basketball Teams Established In 1949
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |