▁a ▁club ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁funds ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁the ▁team ▁experienced ▁some ▁major ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁pre - season ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁because ▁starting ▁point ▁guard ▁Aust en ▁Row land ▁and ▁shooting ▁guard ▁Jonathan ▁Le vy ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁while ▁starting ▁small ▁forward ▁E me ka ▁E re ge ▁received ▁a ▁serious ▁injury ▁during ▁an ▁exhibition ▁game . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁ranked ▁tw elf th ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 6 ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁and ▁tal ented ▁team , ▁r ati oph arm ▁Ul m ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁ul m ▁was ▁ranked ▁on ▁position ▁five ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁play offs ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 1 3 ▁record . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁play off ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁early , ▁throughout ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁loss ▁against ▁Tele kom ▁B ask ets ▁Bonn . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁very ▁good ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 , ▁Ul m ▁lost ▁the ▁league ' s ▁best ▁re bound er ▁and ▁most ▁efficient ▁player ▁Jeff ▁Gib bs ▁to ▁E is b ären ▁Bre mer h aven . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁ended ▁on ▁rank ▁th ir teen ,