TV Langen, nicknamed ''Die Giraffen'' (the Giraffes), is a German
basketball
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 h ...
club based in
Langen,
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
.
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
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Robin Benzing until -'09
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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 car ...
3 seasons: '99-'02
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Alex King 1 season: '05-'06
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Denis Wucherer 1 season: '91-'92
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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. ...
2 seasons: '01-'03
External links
Official website
References
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Basketball teams established in 1949
Basketball clubs in Hesse
1949 establishments in West Germany
Basketball teams in Germany