Düsseldorf Baskets was a professional

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club based in

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History

The team was formed in 2008, when the

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company decided to dramatically decrease its sponsorship for its

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. As a result, the Bayer Giants went down to Germany's Regional 1 (4th division) to restructure. The license for the

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was transferred to

, who chose to keep the name ''Giants''. The tourism investment of Ozaltin Group, Gloria Hotels & Resorts became the main sponsor of Germany Beko Basketball League’s entrenched team Duesseldorf Giants. The name of the team was changed to "Gloria Giants" for the 2010-11 season. They ended on the 17th place in the 2009–10 season and relegated from the Bundesliga, but Gloria Hotels & Resorts invested more money in the club to get an immediate return to the first tier with a wild-card. The following season the team relegated again. In 2012 the club name was changed to ''Düsseldorf Baskets''. After the 2012/2013 season the license of the team for playing in the second tier league in 2013/2014 was revoked by the

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. Due to that the team did not take part in any competition in the 2013/2014 season. In March 2014 the team filed for bankruptcy.

Names

*2008–2010: Düsseldorf Giants *2010–2012: Gloria Giants Düsseldorf *2012–2014: Düsseldorf Baskets

Results

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References

External links

Team profile at eurobasket.comOfficial website
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