USC Heidelberg, for sponsorship reasons named MLP Academics Heidelberg, is a professional

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club from

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

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. The club's men's senior team currently plays in the German first division

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since its promotion in 2021. The team has won thirteen German championships in its history, the last being in 1977.

History

The team was dominant in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as in the West German Basketball League, winning a total of 9 German championships (1957–1962, 1966, 1973, 1977). In the 2020–21 season, Heidelberg won its first-ever ProA championship and gained promotion to the first level

(BBL).

Logos and names

USC Heidelberg logo.png, The original USC Heidelberg logo *TB Heidelberg (1947–1953) *USC Heidelberg (1953–present) *MLP Academics Heidelberg (2012–present)

Arenas

During the majority of the club's existence, Heidelberg played at the Olympiastützpunkt Rhein-Neckar, where it was based from 1972. In 2021, the club entered the newly built SNP Dome, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. On 25 March 2021, the inaugural game in the arena was played against the Eisbären Bremerhaven.

Players

Current roster

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 at any time.

Trophies

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(9): :Champions (9): 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1976–77 * German Cup :Champions (2): 1977, 1978 * ProA :Champions (1): 2020–21

Season by season

References

External links

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