SG Braunschweig is a

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club based in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

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History

The team was formed in 1978 as a cooperation between the basketball sections of the clubs FT Braunschweig and MTV Braunschweig. 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

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for the Bundesliga side. From 2007 on, the team competed under the name ''Spot Up Medien Baskets Braunschweig'' for sponsorship reasons. In 2014, the name was changed into ''DRUFF! Baskets Braunschweig''. From 2007 to 2015, SG Braunschweig played in the

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league, the German third division. After the 2014–15, the club sold its ProB license to the Artland Dragons. 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 Wolfenbüttel (; nds, Wulfenbüddel) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District. It is best known as the location of the internationally renowned Herzog August Library and for having the largest ...

, while SG Braunschweig will continue to operate its own youth teams. On September 13, 2015, SG Braunschweig announced that they withdrew from the 5th tier 2. Regionalliga Nord-West.

Season by season

Notable former players

Stephen Arigbabu Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. Arigbabu played at the center position. Professional career During his professional career, Arigba ...

* Peter Fehse * Dennis Schröder (3 seasons: 2010–13) *

Daniel Theis Daniel Theis (born April 4, 1992) is a German professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After seven seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga where he was a four-time All Star and three-time ch ...

* Robin Smeulders (2 seasons: 2004–06) *

Kenny Atkinson Kenneth Neil Atkinson (born June 2, 1967) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach o ...

(1 season: 1998–99) *

Scooter Barry Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV (born August 13, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player. His nickname "Scooter" was given shortly after being born in San Francisco, California. The son of NBA Hall of Fame member Rick Bar ...

* Steven Key *

Zackary Wright Zachary "Zach" Wright (born February 5, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Pro A team JL Bourg. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career ...

* Štefan Svitek *

Igors Miglinieks Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional club playing career Miglinieks was a member of the World Basket ...

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.justnow-sg.de/ Braunschweig, SG Braunschweig, SG Basketball Löwen Braunschweig Sport in Braunschweig Braunschweig, SG Organisations based in Braunschweig