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Wikipedia - BG Göttingen
Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen (English: Basketball Association Göttingen) is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. 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 Basketball Bundesliga.
History
When the club BG 74 Göttingen promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga 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 EuroChallenge. 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 ProA. In 2014, the team returned to the Bundesliga, when it took the ProA title by beating the Crailsheim Merlins in the Finals.
Klubbens hemmaarena är Sparkassen Arena, som har en kapacitet på 3 447 åskådare. BG Göttingen har vunnit två tyska cuptitlar, 2010 och 2013. Laget har också nått finalen i den tyska cupen två gånger, 2019 och 2021.
Några anmärkningsvärda spelare som har spelat för BG Göttingen inkluderar:
* John Tofi
* Stephen Arigbabu
* Philipp Schwethelm
* Dominik Bahiense de Mello
* Michael Stockton
BG Göttingen har varit en konsekvent konkurrent i BBL under de senaste åren. Laget har nått slutspelet i fyra av de senaste fem säsongerna. BG Göttingen är också ett av de mest aktiva lagen i europeiska tävlingar och har tävlat i både FIBA Europe Cup och Basketball Champions League.