| ratiopharm Ulm | |||
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| Nickname | Die Spatzen (The Sparrows) | ||
| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Arena | Ratiopharm Arena | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 (BBL)/5,100 (EuroCup)[1] | ||
| Location | Ulm, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Black, White, and Orange | ||
| Main sponsor | Ratiopharm | ||
| Head coach | Ty Harrelson | ||
| Ownership | Basketball Ulm/Alb-Donau GmbH | ||
| Affiliation(s) | OrangeAcademy | ||
| Championships | 1 (2023) | ||
| Website | ratiopharmulm | ||
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Ratiopharm Ulm, officially stylized as ratiopharm ulm, is a professional basketball club based in Ulm, Germany.[2][3] The club has two teams, one professional team, which plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the major German professional league and one youth team, which plays in the NBBL (Nachwuchs Basketball-Bundesliga). The home arena of the team is the Ratiopharm Arena, an indoor sporting arena with a capacity of approximately 6,000 spectators.[4]
The mascot of the team is a rabbit named Spass ("fun"), who somewhat resembles Bugs Bunny. The main sponsor of the team is the pharmaceutical company Ratiopharm. The team colors are orange, white, and black.
Ulm has played in the BBL for 18 straight seasons since promoting in 2006, and won the national championship in 2023.
- ^ ratiopharmulm.com (in German)
- ^ "ratiopharm ulm". ratiopharm ulm. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Ratiopharm Ulm basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- ^ Basketball Bundesliga homepage (in German).