▁a ▁second ▁division ▁team ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Basketball ▁Ul m ▁GmbH . ▁After ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁division ▁for ▁five ▁years , ▁the ▁team ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Basketball ▁Bundes liga ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁First ▁Bundes liga ▁seasons ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season , ▁led ▁by ▁Head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁coach ▁R ainer ▁B auer ▁the ▁team ▁head ed ▁into ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Basketball ▁Bundes liga ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁the ▁smallest ▁funds ▁and ▁the ▁smallest ▁ar ena ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁With ▁just ▁two ▁new ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁starting ▁five , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁many ▁exper ts ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁division ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁season . ▁But ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁well - re he ars ed ▁team , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁players ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁off - season , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁some ▁big ▁ups et ▁wins ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 – 1 8 ▁record . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁point ▁guard ▁Aust en ▁Row land ▁had ▁the ▁league ' s ▁best ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game ▁rate ▁and ▁power ▁forward ▁Jeff ▁Gib bs ▁became ▁the ▁best ▁re bound er ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁starting - five ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁All - Star ▁game . ▁ ▁Still