Riesen Ludwigsburg

History

The team was founded in 1960 as the basketball section of the multi-sports club DJK Ludwigsburg. In the 1979–80 season, the team promoted for the first time to the highest tier, the Basketball Bundesliga. From 1970 until 1987, the club was known as SpVgg 07, as it was part of the multi-sports club SpVgg Ludwigsburg. In 1987, the team separated from SpVgg and was renamed BSG Basket Ludwigsburg.

In 2008, Ludwigsburg reached the German Cup Final for the first time, but lost to Artland Dragons, 60–74.

In the 2016–17 season, Ludwigsburg participated in the inaugural Basketball Champions League (BCL) season, where they were eliminated by one point on aggregate in the quarter-finals by Banvit. The campaign marked Ludwigsburg's best European performance in history, as it was the first time the team reached the knock-out phase of a European competition. In the 2017–18 season, Ludwigsburg set a new European club record when it advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League, after defeating Oldenburg and Bayreuth in the 16th round and quarter-finals. This was the first time ever the club qualified for the final stage of a European tournament. Ludwigsburg lost in the semi-final to Monaco, 65–87. In the third-place game, the team lost 74–85 to UCAM Murcia, finishing fourth.

On 19 July 2019, David McCray announced his retirement and his number 4 was retired by Riesen, the first retired number in club history.

The 2019–20 season was altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a final tournament behind closed doors in Munich, Ludwigsburg reached its first German finals ever. In the finals, it lost to Alba Berlin on aggregate in two games.

Arenas

Ludwigsburg's home arena, since 2009, is Arena Ludwigsburg, later renamed the MHP Arena, after they moved from Rundsporthalle Ludwigsburg.

Naming

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the team has known various names in its history:

• DJK Ludwigsburg (1960–1970)
• SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg (1970–1987)
• BG Ludwigsburg (1987)
• BSG Basket Ludwigsburg (1987–2012)
• EnBW Ludwigsburg (2012)
• Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (2012–2014)
• MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2014–present)

Logos

Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg logo.png|Logo of Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (2012–2014)

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Basketball Bundesliga
  • Runners-up: 2019–20
• BBL-Pokal
  • Runners-up: 1992, 2008
• 2. Basketball Bundesliga
  • Champions: 1979-80, 1985-86, 2001-02

European competitions

• Basketball Champions League
  • Third place: 2021–22
  • Fourth place: 2017–18
  • Final Four: 2018, 2022

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

Other notable players

• Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.

• Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

• CRO Goran Kalamiza

• GER Ingo Freyer

• GER Karim Jallow

• GER Konstantin Konga

• GER Jens Kujawa

• ISR TRI USA Khadeen Carrington

• EST Siim-Sander Vene

• FIN Shawn Huff

• JPN Takumi Ishizaki

• LTU Andrius Giedraitis

• LTU Donatas Zavackas

• LTU Povilas Čukinas

• LTU Donatas Sabeckis

• NZ Sam Waardenburg

• UK Matthew Bryan-Amaning

• USA Rawle Alkins

• USA Jon Brockman

• USA Will Cherry

• USA Elijah Childs

• USA Mike King

• USA Walter Palmer

• USA Jerry Green

• USA Coby Karl

• USA D. J. Kennedy

• USA Marcos Knight

• USA Mark Montgomery

• USA Royce O'Neale

• USA Mustafa Shakur

• USA Jaleen Smith

• USA Michael Stockton

• USA Isaiah Whitehead

References

References

1. "MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg".
2. (4 April 2018). "Sears leads MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg to Final Four with Leg 2 win in Bayreuth". Chamionsleague.basketball.
3. "MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg". Eurobasket.com.
4. "easyCredit – David McCray beendet seine Karriere". easycredit-bbl.de.