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Olivier Foucart returns to Göttingen with his team © Hubert Jelinek/gsd
After a good seven days in Belek (Turkey), the 22-member entourage of Bundesliga basketball team BG Göttingen is flying back to Germany on (today) Monday.
Göttingen/Belek – The desired test match against the Giants Antwerp, who were also eliminated from qualifying for the group phase in the Champions League, did not take place. “Instead there was still a lot of training.
“Not bad either,” said BG managing director Frank Meinertshagen from the tourist stronghold of Belek. From now on, the BG is now preparing for the first Bundesliga league game next Saturday (6.30 p.m.) against Hakro Merlins Crailsheim, who won their first game of the season 85:81 against the Rostock Seawolves.
After Tbilisi (Georgia), Varese (Italy) is now the BG’s second group opponent in the FIBA Europe Cup. Number three is still open.
Cheered on by Germany’s basketball star Dennis Schröder, the Braunschweig Lions celebrated a successful start to the new season. The Braunschweig team surprisingly won the Lower Saxony duel with EWE Baskets Oldenburg 91:86 (46:51). Schröder is the owner of the club and saw a strong performance from his team. The Lions’ best thrower was TJ Crockett with 24 points.
Schröder was loudly celebrated by the 6,205 spectators in the hall. When the hall announcer welcomed the NBA star towards the end of the first quarter, everyone in the Volkswagen Hall stood up. Chants of “MVP” echoed through the arena. Schröder was named the tournament’s most valuable player (MVP) during Germany’s World Cup triumph in Asia.
“I have the trophy at my house. I celebrated my 30th birthday with her,” said Schröder during the half-time break in an interview on the streaming service Dyn, which has been broadcasting the Basketball Bundesliga games since this season. On his 30th birthday, Schröder entered the Golden Book in his hometown. “That was something very special.”
Schröder watched his team’s season opener with his family. The 30-year-old repeatedly jumped up when the hosts made successful moves and cheered them on with a cardboard clapboard in his hand. (dpa/haz-gsd)
2023-10-03 02:45:00
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