After 36 years, the basketball players at MLP Academics Heidelberg are returning to first class. The traditional club from Baden-Württemberg has made it out of the 2nd league in terms of sport.
Second table Kirchheim in corona quarantine
The leader of the playoff group 2 “benefits” from the fact that the toughest competitor, the Kirchheim Knights, have been quarantined by the local health department and a possible decision-making game for group victory can therefore no longer take place.
As second in the main round, coach Branislav Ignjatovic and the team had previously proven their quality and won three of four games in the playoffs – before corona cases with the opponent ensured that two games had to be canceled at short notice. Next weekend, the Heidelberg team will face the Giants Leverkusen in the finals for the second division title.
Bundesliga license is still pending
It is still unclear whether the Heidelberg team will receive the license for the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL); Due to the recently completed multi-purpose hall in Heidelberg, which can hold up to 5,000 spectators, those responsible around manager Matthias Lautenschläger are confident that they will meet the requirements. The predecessor club USC Heidelberg won nine championships and twice the national cup between 1957 and 1978.
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