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Jena, 30.04.2026. Science City Jena finds itself in 16th place in the table during the final stretch of the 2025/2026 Basketball-Bundesliga season. The current sporting record reflects a challenging season for the Thuringian team.
Science City Jena parts ways with head coach Björn Harmsen, while Mayor Dr. Thomas Nitzsche introduces a new bicycle squad and urban development projects for the Saalepromenade.
Jena, April 15, 2026 – Major development in Jena basketball: Science City Jena has parted ways with head coach Björn Harmsen during the ongoing relegation battle. This marks the third time the club has relieved the coach of his duties prematurely.
Jena, 14.04.2026. On this Tuesday evening, the Bundesliga basketball players of Science City Jena host the team from Braunschweig. For the guests from Niedersachsen, everything is at stake: a defeat could seal their relegation to the second division.
On April 14, 2026, the basketball team Science City Jena will host a charity game against Basketball Löwen Braunschweig to support regional aid projects, including AndersGleich e.V. and the Ronald McDonald Haus Jena.
Science City Jena and US professional Naz Bohannon have mutually agreed to terminate their contract effective immediately. The 27-year-old leaves the club just before the decisive final stretch of the Basketball Bundesliga season.
In the highly anticipated Central German basketball derby, Science City Jena came up short on Saturday. The guests from the Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club (MBC) from Weißenfels won the match and took the points home.
Science City Jena faces Syntainics MBC in a crucial Mitteldeutschland derby. Both teams are fighting for survival in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Science City Jena faces Syntainics MBC from Weißenfels in a crucial BBL relegation duel. The match will be broadcast live on MDR.
Jena, March 18, 2026 – The U16 team of Science City Jena has reached the Round of 16 in the Youth Basketball Bundesliga (JBBL). The team, coached by Tino Stumpf, prevailed in the decisive third game against the charisma bulls from Osnabrück.