Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen ( eng, Basketball Association Göttingen) is a German

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club based in

Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...

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. In 2010, the club won the

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against Krasnye Krylya Samara from

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. 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

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History

When the club BG 74 Göttingen promoted to the

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

. 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

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. In 2014, the team returned to the Bundesliga, when it took the ProA title by beating the

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in the Finals.

Honours

Domestic competitions

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: **Winners: 2006–07, 2013–14

European competitions

: **Winners: 2009–10

Team

Current roster

Notable players

* Kyle Bailey * James L. Dickey III * Jeb Ivey *

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* Nicholas Livas * Will Rayman

Season by season

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gottingen Basketball teams established in 1974 1974 establishments in Germany Basketball clubs in Lower Saxony Göttingen