MTV Wolfenbüttel (basketball)

MTV Wolfenbüttel was a basketball club based in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. The basketball club established in 1956 within the multi-sports club MTV Wolfenbüttel (Männerturnverein Wolfenbüttel / in English: Men's gymnastics club Wolfenbüttel). In 2002, the clubs license was passed to Wolfenbüttel Dukes, and, in July 2008 to today's club as Herzöge Wolfenbüttel. In 2012 Herzöge Wolfenbüttel merged with MTV Wolfenbüttel again.

MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel
LeaguesProB
Founded1956 (1956)
HistoryMTV Wolfenbüttel
1956–2002
Wolfenbüttel Dukes
2002–08
Herzöge Wolfenbüttel
2008–12
MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel
2012–present
ArenaLindenhalle
LocationWolfenbüttel, Germany
Head coachDemetrius Ward
Championships2 German Cups
Websiteherzoege-wolfenbuettel.de

In 2015, MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel entered into a cooperation with SG Braunschweig. Starting with the 2015–16 ProB season, both clubs will field a joined team which will play in Wolfenbüttel and serve as a farm team to Basketball Bundesliga club Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.[1]

Honours

German Cup

  • Winners (2): 1971–72, 1981–82

Notable players
  • Marco Grimaldi
  • Michael Fleischmann
  • Evan Harris
  • Peter Van Rij
  • Lamar Morina
  • Will Brand
  • Al (Hans) DeWitt
  • Bob Bartholomew
  • Mike Jackel

Notable coaches
  • Mihai Albu
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References
  1. Kooperation mit Basketball Löwen und SG Braunschweig Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German), accessed: 22 May 2015.


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