Düsseldorf Baskets

Not to be confused with ART Giants Düsseldorf.
Düsseldorf Baskets
Founded2008
Dissolved2014
HistorySee Names
ArenaTurkish Airlines Arena
3,670 seats
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Team colorsTurquoise, White
   

Düsseldorf Baskets was a professional basketball club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

The team was formed in 2008, when the Bayer company decided to dramatically decrease its sponsorship for its Bayer Giants Leverkusen. As a result, the Bayer Giants went down to Germany's Regional 1 (4th division) to restructure. The license for the Basketball Bundesliga was transferred to Düsseldorf, who chose to keep the name Giants.[1] The tourism investment of Ozaltin Group, Gloria Hotels & Resorts became the main sponsor of Germany Beko Basketball League’s entrenched team Duesseldorf Giants.[2] 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 After the 2012/2013 season the license of the team for playing in the second tier league in 2013/2014 was revoked by the ProA.[3] Due to that the team did not take part in any competition in the 2013/2014 season.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.[4]

Names

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

Results

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason
2008–09 1 BBL 12 –
2009–10 1 BBL 17 Relegated[5]
2010–11 1 BBL 18 Relegated
2011–12 2 Pro A 6 Semifinalist
2012–13 2 Pro A 3 Runner-up

Logos

References

  1. ^ Burkert, Andreas (17 May 2010). "Rekordmeister zieht um". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Turkish Hotel to Sponsor for German Basketball Team". Anadolu Agency. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  3. ^ "Die Junge Liga - Düsseldorf akzeptiert den Lizenzentzug". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  4. ^ "Aus für die Düsseldorf Baskets - Didin meldet Insolvenz an". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ Club received a wild-card to avoid relegation.


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