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club based in

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, that plays in the

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. Their home arena is

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, with a capacity of 4,003 people.

History

The biggest achievements in club history are five German Championships (1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978). Besides that, the 46ers have won the

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three times (1969, 1973, 1979). The most recent achievements were an appearance in the BBL semi-finals in 2005, when the team lost the series 1–3, to the eventual champion GHP Bamberg, and the third place in the BBL Cup in 2006. In the 2012–13 season, the 46ers relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time. In the 2014–15 season, they were crowned the

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champions and promoted back to the highest tier. They are known in the USA, for having been the team for which

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Honours

* German Championship :Winners: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978 *

:Winners: 1969, 1973, 1979

Season by season

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Team

Current roster

Individual awards

Notable players

:To appear in this section a player must have either: * 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 or one NBA game at any time. * Achieved significant notability outside of basketball. * Henning Harnisch (3 seasons: 1985–88) *

Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik (born 3 January 1984) is a German professional basketball player for Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Schaffartzik is also a member of the Germany national basketball team. Professional career In 2011 Scha ...

(2 seasons: 2004–05, 2007–08) *

Anton Gavel Anton Gavel (born October 24, 1984) is a Slovak-German professional basketball coach and former player. He is a 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) tall combo guard who primarily played at the shooting guard position. He is head coach for ratiopharm Ulm of t ...

(2 seasons: 2004–2006) *

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(1 season: 1994–1995) * Louis Campbell (2 seasons: 2004–2006) *

Chuck Eidson Charles Patrick Eidson Jr. (born October 10, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall and he played mainly at the small forward position. He could also play at both the point guard and shootin ...

(2 seasons: 2004–2006) *

(1 season: 1980–1981) *

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(1 season: 2021) * Nick Hornsby (born 1995)

Top scorers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giessen 46ers 1966 establishments in West Germany Basketball clubs in Hesse Basketball teams established in 1966 Sport in Giessen