Study & Basketball

Welcome to Göttingen - Your gateway to professional basketball and success!

Do you play professional basketball and study? Then come to Göttingen, study at the University of Göttingen & train with the Basketball Bundesliga club BG.

You can choose from the range of courses offered at the University of Göttingen. Courses take place in the mornings. Training takes place several days a week for 2 hours in the period from 6 to 9 pm. Games take place on the weekends. You can use the BG Göttingen training area around the clock. The programme is open to students of our partner universities.

More information about the Study & Basketball Programme

29,167
students

13
faculties

3
Basketball Bundesliga teams

How can I study & train?

Depending on your performance level, you will have different training times. Your choice of course and your individual timetable will be based on this. Schedules are therefore flexible and individually adapted to you. If you have any questions, Xiaoting He will support you. Here you can find a sample schedule for orientation:

Sample schedule (political science)

What is BG Göttingen?

Göttingen is the only city in Germany to have three Basketball Bundesliga teams: BG Göttingen in the easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (men), flippo Baskets BG 74 in the 1st Women's Basketball Bundesliga and ASC Göttingen von 1846 e.V. in the 2nd Women's Basketball Bundesliga.

The city's flagship is the men's professional basketball team of BG Göttingen. The "Violets" have repeatedly been a top-ranked team since 2007 with only a brief interruption, and inspire several thousand fans weekend after weekend. If you want to pick up the ball yourself, the numerous clubs offer different levels of performance – from children to adults, from district league to regional league. There are unlimited basketball opportunities in Göttingen.

In which team do I train & game opportunities?

As a participant in the Study & Basketball Programme, you will train in the U19, BG Göttingen 2 (Landesliga), ASC Göttingen (Regionalliga) or even in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) at BG Göttingen, depending on your performance level and age.

Almost every weekend there are games that you can participate in depending on your skill level and age. As a rule, these games usually take place on Saturdays & Sundays.

Where do I train?

Basketball training takes place at the BG Göttingen training centre, the "Sartorius Basketball LAB" (SBL). The players are improved in team training or in individual units with the latest materials and techniques.

In addition to a fitness room, several physical therapy rooms, and a lounge to relax in, the SBL also has a video room that teams use for pre- & post-game day debriefing.

How do I apply?

Contact the International Office of your home university and check whether your home university cooperates with the University of Göttingen.
If your home university has a partnership with the University of Göttingen, contact Xiaoting He and explain that you would like to participate in the "Study & Basketball Programme".
Xiaoting He will explain the application steps for the programme and put you in contact with the BG Göttingen coach. To be accepted by BG Göttingen to the training programme, you need to submit a training video and a recommendation from your coach.

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