Bayer Giants Leverkusen

Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen logo
LeaguesProB
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
HistoryTuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1961–1983
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1983–2000
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2000–present
ArenaOstermann-Arena
Capacity3,500
LocationLeverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Championships14 German Championships
10 German Cup
1 ProB
Websitewww.bayer-basketball.de

Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. It currently plays in ProB, the third division of German basketball.

Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball with a record-14 championships and 10 Cups.[1] In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club went down to Germany's ProB (third division) to restructure. The license for the Basketball Bundesliga was transferred to the newly formed Giants Düsseldorf.

The team is currently coached by two of its legends: Hansi Gnad and Michael Koch as his assistant.[2]

  1. ^ "Leverkusen, Bayer04: Bayer-Giants".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Koch returns, 20 October 2023