MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | ||||
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Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga FIBA Europe Cup | |||
Founded | 1960 | |||
History | DJK Ludwigsburg 1960–1970 SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg 1970–1987 BSG Basket Ludwigsburg 1987–2012 Riesen Ludwigsburg 2012–present | |||
Arena | MHP Arena | |||
Capacity | 5,325 | |||
Location | Ludwigsburg, Germany | |||
Team colors | Yellow, Dark Grey | |||
Main sponsor | Mieschke Hofmann und Partner | |||
President | Alexander Reil | |||
Head coach | vacant | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (4) | |||
Website | mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de | |||
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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.
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.
RIESEN refers to the German word for Giants)