Düsseldorf Baskets

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

Düsseldorf Baskets
Founded2008
Dissolved2014
HistorySee Names
ArenaTurkish Airlines Arena
3,670 seats
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Team colorsTurquoise, White
   

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 After the 2012/2013 season the license of the team for playing in the second tier league in 2013/2014 was revoked by the league.[3] Due to that the team did not take part in any competition in the 2013/2014 season.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
  • Gloria Giants Düsseldorf

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/duesseldorf/aus-fuer-die-duesseldorf-baskets-didin-meldet-insolvenz-an-id9138971.html
  5. Club received a wild-card to avoid relegation.


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