▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁club ▁team ▁in ▁basketball . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁moving ▁the ▁club ▁from ▁the ▁S öm mer ing h alle ▁to ▁the ▁Max - Sch mel ing - H alle , ▁Al ba ▁Berlin ▁finally ▁beat ▁series ▁champion ▁Bayer ▁Le verk us en ▁and ▁won ▁its ▁long - await ed ▁first ▁German ▁Championship . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁winning ▁the ▁K ora ć ▁Cup ▁and ▁other ▁success es ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁level , ▁in ▁his ▁seven - year ▁career ▁as ▁head ▁coach , ▁Pe š ić ▁won ▁four ▁German ▁champion ships ▁and ▁one ▁German ▁Cup . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 8 : ▁Professional ization ▁and ▁national ▁success ▁ ▁Under ▁head ▁coach ▁Em ir ▁Mut ap č ić ▁the ▁team ▁recorded ▁three ▁German ▁champion ships ▁and ▁two ▁German ▁Cup ▁vict ories , ▁but ▁particularly ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁level ▁no ▁significant ▁progress ▁could ▁be ▁made . ▁As ▁a ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁without ▁titles , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁largely ▁re built ▁for ▁each ▁new ▁season . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Berlin ▁eventually ▁was ▁k icked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁play offs ▁semi - final ▁series . ▁Organ ization ally , ▁the ▁club ▁created ▁the ▁new ▁position ▁of ▁team ▁manager , ▁which ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Hen ning ▁H arn isch . ▁Further , ▁the ▁professional ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁GmbH