Phantoms Braunschweig
| Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | |||
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| Leagues | Bundesliga | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| History | Names | ||
| Arena | Volkswagen Halle (2000–present) | ||
| Capacity | 6,600 | ||
| Location | Braunschweig, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Yellow, White |
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| Head coach | Frank Menz | ||
| Website | www |
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Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (English: Basketball Lions Braunschweig) is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Volkswagen Halle.
The team was formed as a new company in 2000, taking over the Bundesliga license of SG Braunschweig. After multiple name changes during the team's early years, the Braunschweig-based fashion label New Yorker became the club's naming sponsor in 2006. In 2014 New Yorker announced to end its sponsorship after the 2013–14 Basketball Bundesliga season. On 1 July 2014, the team was renamed into Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.
The Löwen's home games take place at the 6,600 seat Volkswagen Halle, which opened in 2000. The team's predecessor SG Braunschweig had previously hosted its games at the 1,500 seat Sporthalle Alte Waage.
From 2000 to 2015, SG Braunschweig, playing in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga respectively ProB, served as the club's farm team. In 2015, SG Braunschweig entered into a cooperation with MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel. Starting with the 2015–16 ProB season, both clubs will field a joined team which will play in Wolfenbüttel and serve as farm team to Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.
^1 – Braunschweig was spared relegation due to the expansion of the Basketball Bundesliga from 16 to 18 teams for the 2006–07 season.
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