Riesen Ludwigsburg

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Leagues	Basketball Bundesliga
Founded	1960 (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	Black, yellow
Main sponsor	Mieschke Hofmann und Partner
President	Alexander Reil
Head coach	Carles Duran
Retired numbers	1 (4)
Website	www.mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de
Home Away Third

BG Ludwigsburg, known as MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (English: Giants Ludwigsburg)^[1] for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club 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.

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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:^[4]

Logos

• 
  Logo of Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (2012–2014)

Honours

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 0 Drews, Oshane 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 25 – (2001-04-01)1 April 2001 PG 1 Kier, Justin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 PF 2 Joplin, David 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (2002-11-18)18 November 2002 PG 3 Tchouaffe, Yohann 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 17 – (2009-06-29)29 June 2009 G 5 Leggett, Ish 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (2001-06-15)15 June 2001 F 7 Hughes, Elijah 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1998-03-10)10 March 1998 PF 8 Youdom, Kénan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 16 – (2009-10-30)30 October 2009 G/F 10 Danziger, Lars 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2008-01-11)11 January 2008 SG 11 Perry, Darius 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 F 12 Cartier, Patrick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (2000-06-12)12 June 2000 F 13 Polas Bartolo, Yorman 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 41 – (1985-08-08)8 August 1985 C 15 Mack, Danny 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 21 – (2005-07-18)18 July 2005 G 17 Baumer, Julis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 19 – (2007-01-04)4 January 2007 C 18 Wohlfarth-Bottermann, Jonas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 36 – (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 PG 22 Riedel, Max 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – (2006-11-16)16 November 2006 F 24 Dongmo-Temoka, Maxwell 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 23 – (2003-06-27)27 June 2003 PG 25 Tomas Duarte, Lino 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 21 – (2004-11-02)2 November 2004 F 32 Kellman, Keeshawn 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (2000-08-19)19 August 2000 F/C 38 Modić, Lukas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 21 – (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 C 42 Rutherford, Tommy 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 29 – (1997-01-09)9 January 1997	Head coach Carles Duran Assistant coach(es) Jandro Zubillaga Jordi Saltó Kheeryoung Rhee Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 26, 2026

Retired numbers

Riesen Ludwigsburg retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ref.
4		David McCray	PG	2007–2012, 2015–2019	[3]

References

External links

• Official website (in German)