Tigers Tübingen
| Walter Tigers Tübingen | |||
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| Walter Tigers Tübingen logo | |||
| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | ||
| Founded | 1952 | ||
| History | SV 03 Tübingen (1952–2003) Walter Tigers Tübingen (2003–present) | ||
| Arena | Paul Horn-Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3,132 | ||
| Location | Tübingen, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Yellow and Black | ||
| Main sponsor | Walter | ||
| President | Robert Wintermantel | ||
| Head coach | Mathias Fischer | ||
| Website | Website | ||
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Tigers Tübingen, for sponsorships named Walter Tigers Tübingen, is a basketball team from Tübingen, a college town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany, playing in the Basketball Bundesliga, the country's top league.
Founded as SV 03 Tübingen, is affiliated with the multi-sports club SV 03 Tübingen, which was founded in 1903. In 1952, its basketball section was founded. In 2003, the name Walter Tigers Tübingen was chosen for the basketball team after the local Tübingen company Walter AG, a tool manufacturer, became the team's sponsor.
Walter Tigers play their home games at the Paul Horn-Arena, which has a capacity of 3,132 people.
Bundesliga results
In 1992/93, SV 03 were members of the Bundesliga for the first time, but didn't manage to escape relegation; a second one-season stint followed in 2001/02. The 2017/18 season is Tübingens 14th consecutive season in the top flight; they never succeeded in reaching the play-offs, mostly fighting relegation in the 18-team Bundesliga.
Team
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Head coaches
| Span | Coach |
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| 2004–2006 |  Pat Elzie
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| 2006–2007 | Aaron McCarthy
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| 2008–2009 |  Tolga Öngören
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| 2009–2015 |  Igor Perović
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| 2016–2017 | Tyron McCoy
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| 2017– |  Mathias Fischer
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. |
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| 2000–01 | 2 | 2. BBL | 1st |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th |
| 2002–03 | 2 | 2. BBL | 2nd |
| 2003–04 | 2 | 2. BBL | 1st |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10th |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10th |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Bundesliga | 16th |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Bundesliga | 18th |