FC Bayern Munich Basketball, commonly called Bayern Munich, is the professional basketball club of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The basketball section was founded in 1946 by a former football player. It had early success in the 1950s and 1960s, winning German championships in 1954 and 1955 and the German Cup in 1968, and it was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga in 1966, before fading from the top level for decades. The club revived after 2008 under then president Uli Hoeneß, and its men's team now competes in the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague while its women's team plays in the 2. DBBL. It has won six German championships and five German Cups. It plays domestic home games at BMW Park, opened in 1972, and international games at the SAP Garden, which opened in 2024.
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In July 2011 he returned to Germany by signing with Bayern Munich a two-year contract
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followed by a four-year stint at Bayern Munich
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Before transferring to Bayern Munich, he played for the Brose Baskets of the 1st Division.
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In 2010 he signed with Bayern Munich and became the captain of the team.
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