TV Langen is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club from Langen

Langen, Hesse

Langen is a town of roughly 36,000 in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany, between Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main...

, Hesse

Hesse

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The club men's senior team is currently playing in the German second division.
The team has played in the Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

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 in the seasons of 1981/82, 1985-1988, 1984/85, 1988/89, 1990/91.
TV Langen, which is nicknamed Die Giraffen (The Giraffes) is a cooperation team of the Frankfurt Skyliners and especially known for developing young basketball talents.

2009-10 Roster

1		Brandon Chappel	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
2		Nico Barth	Guard
5		Kai Barth	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
9		Marco Völler	Power Forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
11		Tobias Grauel	Small Forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
15		Niklas Butz	Forward
22		Roland Wiertel	Power Forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
32		Jeremy Sampson	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
33		Alonzo Hird	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
42		Auryn Macmillan	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
44		Brice Brooks	Power Forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

Roster updated 02-05-2010

Notable players

• Dominik Bahiense De Mello 2 seasons: '05-'07
• Robin Benzing
  Robin Benzing
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    until -'09
• Johannes Herber
  Johannes Herber
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   3 seasons: '99-'02
• Alex King
  Alex King
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   1 season: '05-'06
• Denis Wucherer
  Denis Wucherer
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   1 season: '91-'92

• Daniel Boticki  1 season: '07-'08

• Malick Badiane
  Malick Badiane
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  2 seasons: '01-'03