BG Ludwigsburg, for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (English: Giants Ludwigsburg[1]), is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany.
Founded in 1960 as DJK Ludwigsburg, the club has been a regular in the BBL since the 1986–87 season, when the team promoted from the second division 2. Basketball Bundesliga. Between the period 1970–2012, the team was also known as SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg and BSG Basket, before changing its name at the end of the sponsorship agreement with EnBW.
The team was founded in 1960 as the basketball section of the multi-sports club DJK Ludwigsburg. In the 1979–80 season, the team promoted for the first time to the highest tier, the Basketball Bundesliga. From 1970 until 1987, the club was known as SpVgg 07, as it was part of the multi-sports club SpVgg Ludwigsburg. In 1987, the team separated from SpVgg and was renamed BSG Basket Ludwigsburg.
In 2008, Ludwigsburg reached the German Cup Final for the first time, but lost to Artland Dragons, 60–74.
In the 2016–17 season, Ludwigsburg participated in the inaugural Basketball Champions League (BCL) season, where they were eliminated by one point on aggregate in the quarter-finals by Banvit. The campaign marked Ludwigsburg's best European performance in history, as it was the first time the team reached the knock-out phase of a European competition. In the 2017–18 season, Ludwigsburg set a new European club record when it advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League, after defeating Oldenburg and Bayreuth in the 16th round and quarter-finals.[2] This was the first time ever the club qualified for the final stage of a European tournament. Ludwigsburg lost in the semi-final to Monaco, 65–87. In the third-place game, the team lost 74–85 to UCAM Murcia, finishing fourth.
On 19 July 2019, David McCray announced his retirement and his number 4 was retired by Riesen, the first retired number in club history.[3]
The 2019–20 season was altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a final tournament behind closed doors in Munich, Ludwigsburg reached its first German finals ever. In the finals, it lost to Alba Berlin on aggregate in two games.
Arenasedit
The MHP Arena is the home arena of the club since 2009
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
^"MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg". Retrieved 5 April 2018. RIESEN refers to the German word for Giants)
^"Sears leads MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg to Final Four with Leg 2 win in Bayreuth". Chamionsleague.basketball. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ ab"easyCredit – David McCray beendet seine Karriere". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^"MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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Official website(in German)
March 16, 2024
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BG Ludwigsburg for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg English Giants Ludwigsburg 1 is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg Germany The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga BBL the first tier of basketball in Germany MHP Riesen LudwigsburgLeaguesBasketball BundesligaChampions LeagueFounded1960 64 years ago 1960 HistoryDJK Ludwigsburg1960 1970SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg1970 1987BSG Basket Ludwigsburg1987 2012Riesen Ludwigsburg2012 presentArenaMHP ArenaCapacity5 325LocationLudwigsburg GermanyTeam colorsYellow Dark Grey Main sponsorMieschke Hofmann und PartnerPresidentAlexander ReilHead coachJosh KingRetired numbers1 4 Websitemhp riesen ludwigsburg deHomeAwayThird Huddle at a 2021 22 Champions League game Founded in 1960 as DJK Ludwigsburg the club has been a regular in the BBL since the 1986 87 season when the team promoted from the second division 2 Basketball Bundesliga Between the period 1970 2012 the team was also known as SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg and BSG Basket before changing its name at the end of the sponsorship agreement with EnBW Contents 1 History 2 Arenas 3 Naming 4 Logos 5 Honours 5 1 Domestic competitions 5 2 European competitions 6 Season by season 7 Players 7 1 Current roster 7 2 Retired numbers 7 3 Other notable players 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe team was founded in 1960 as the basketball section of the multi sports club DJK Ludwigsburg In the 1979 80 season the team promoted for the first time to the highest tier the Basketball Bundesliga From 1970 until 1987 the club was known as SpVgg 07 as it was part of the multi sports club SpVgg Ludwigsburg In 1987 the team separated from SpVgg and was renamed BSG Basket Ludwigsburg In 2008 Ludwigsburg reached the German Cup Final for the first time but lost to Artland Dragons 60 74 In the 2016 17 season Ludwigsburg participated in the inaugural Basketball Champions League BCL season where they were eliminated by one point on aggregate in the quarter finals by Banvit The campaign marked Ludwigsburg s best European performance in history as it was the first time the team reached the knock out phase of a European competition In the 2017 18 season Ludwigsburg set a new European club record when it advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League after defeating Oldenburg and Bayreuth in the 16th round and quarter finals 2 This was the first time ever the club qualified for the final stage of a European tournament Ludwigsburg lost in the semi final to Monaco 65 87 In the third place game the team lost 74 85 to UCAM Murcia finishing fourth On 19 July 2019 David McCray announced his retirement and his number 4 was retired by Riesen the first retired number in club history 3 The 2019 20 season was altered due to the COVID 19 pandemic In a final tournament behind closed doors in Munich Ludwigsburg reached its first German finals ever In the finals it lost to Alba Berlin on aggregate in two games Arenas edit nbsp The MHP Arena is the home arena of the club since 2009Ludwigsburg s home arena since 2009 is Arena Ludwigsburg later renamed the MHP Arena after they moved from Rundsporthalle Ludwigsburg Naming editPartly due to sponsorship reasons the team has known various names in its history 4 DJK Ludwigsburg 1960 1970 SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg 1970 1987 BG Ludwigsburg 1987 BSG Basket Ludwigsburg 1987 2012 EnBW Ludwigsburg 2012 Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg 2012 2014 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 2014 present Logos edit nbsp Logo of Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg 2012 2014 Honours editDomestic competitions edit Basketball Bundesliga Runners up 1 2019 20 BBL Pokal Runners up 2 1992 2008 2 Basketball Bundesliga Champions 3 1979 80 1985 86 2001 02European competitions edit Basketball Champions League Third place 1 2021 22 Fourth place 1 2017 18 Final Four 2 2018 2022Season by season editSeason Tier League Pos German Cup European competitions1985 86 2 2 BBL 1st1986 87 1 Bundesliga 10th1987 88 1 Bundesliga 8th1988 89 1 Bundesliga 6th1989 90 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 Korac Cup R11990 91 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 Korac Cup R21991 92 1 Bundesliga 1st 3 Korac Cup R31992 93 1 Bundesliga 3rd 3 Korac Cup R321993 94 1 Bundesliga 5th 3 Korac Cup R11994 95 1 Bundesliga 5th1995 96 1 Bundesliga 12th1996 97 1 Bundesliga 14th1997 98 2 2 BBL 5th1998 99 2 2 BBL 2nd1999 00 3 Regionalliga 1st2000 01 2 2 BBL 5th2001 02 2 2 BBL 1st2002 03 1 Bundesliga 12th2003 04 1 Bundesliga 13th2004 05 1 Bundesliga 8th Third position2005 06 1 Bundesliga 6th2006 07 1 Bundesliga 2nd Third position2007 08 1 Bundesliga 13th Runner up 2 ULEB Cup RS2008 09 1 Bundesliga 11th2009 10 1 Bundesliga 11th2010 11 1 Bundesliga 9th2011 12 1 Bundesliga 16th2012 13 1 Bundesliga 17th2013 14 1 Bundesliga 8th2014 15 1 Bundesliga 8th2015 16 1 Bundesliga 6th 2 Eurocup R322016 17 1 Bundesliga 8th Semi finalist 3 Champions League QF2017 18 1 Bundesliga 3rd Qualifying round 3 Champions League 4th2018 19 1 Bundesliga 10th Round of 16 3 Champions League RS2019 20 1 Bundesliga 2nd Round of 162020 21 1 Bundesliga 3rd Group stage2021 22 1 Bundesliga 4th Round of 16 3 Champions League 3rd2022 23 1 Bundesliga 4th Semi finalist 2 Champions League PI2023 24 1 Bundesliga Round of 16 3 Champions League TBDPlayers editCurrent roster edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgePG 0 nbsp Hammond Deion 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 91 kg 201 lb 24 1999 06 05 5 June 1999F C 1 nbsp Bahre Jonathan 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 95 kg 209 lb 27 1996 09 12 12 September 1996SG 2 nbsp Patrick Jacob 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 88 kg 194 lb 20 2003 11 21 21 November 2003PF 3 nbsp Graves Jayvon 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 91 kg 201 lb 25 1998 12 29 29 December 1998G F 5 nbsp Roberson Jeff 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 100 kg 220 lb 27 1996 08 20 20 August 1996PG 6 nbsp Patrick Johannes 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 74 kg 163 lb 22 2001 12 30 30 December 2001PG 7 nbsp Buie Desure 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in 74 kg 163 lb 27 1997 02 21 21 February 1997SF 8 nbsp Lewis Jaren 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 98 kg 216 lb 27 1996 11 25 25 November 1996G 11 nbsp Melson Silas 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 88 kg 194 lb 27 1996 08 22 22 August 1996G 12 nbsp Anigbata Lenny 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 80 kg 176 lb 19 2004 06 10 10 June 2004F 13 nbsp Polas Bartolo Yorman 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 88 kg 194 lb 38 1985 08 08 8 August 1985SF 21 nbsp Pleta Dominykas 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 92 kg 203 lb 19 2004 10 06 6 October 2004C 24 nbsp Hughes Michael 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 110 kg 243 lb 26 1998 02 01 1 February 1998C 27 nbsp Edigin Eddy 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 102 kg 225 lb 28 1995 10 17 17 October 1995PG nbsp Jordan Davonta 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 85 kg 187 lb 26 1997 05 12 12 May 1997 Head coach nbsp Josh KingAssistant coach es nbsp David McCrayLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated March 3 2024Retired numbers edit Riesen Ludwigsburg retired numbersNo Nat Player Position Tenure Ref 4 nbsp David McCray PG 2007 2012 2015 2019 3 Other notable players edit Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time nbsp Karim Jallow nbsp Konstantin Konga nbsp Jens Kujawa nbsp Goran Kalamiza nbsp Takumi Ishizaki nbsp Siim Sander Vene nbsp Andrius Giedraitis nbsp Donatas Zavackas nbsp Povilas Cukinas nbsp Matthew Bryan Amaning nbsp Rawle Alkins nbsp Jon Brockman nbsp Will Cherry nbsp Elijah Childs nbsp Mike King nbsp Walter Palmer nbsp Jerry Green nbsp Coby Karl nbsp D J Kennedy nbsp Marcos Knight nbsp Mark Montgomery nbsp Royce O Neale nbsp Mustafa Shakur nbsp Jaleen Smith nbsp Michael Stockton nbsp Isaiah WhiteheadReferences edit MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Retrieved 5 April 2018 RIESEN refers to the German word for Giants Sears leads MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg to Final Four with Leg 2 win in Bayreuth Chamionsleague basketball 4 April 2018 Retrieved 5 April 2018 a b easyCredit David McCray beendet seine Karriere easycredit bbl de Retrieved 19 July 2019 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg Eurobasket com Retrieved 5 April 2018 External links editOfficial website nbsp in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riesen Ludwigsburg amp oldid 1213297308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
