LIONS show dominance: clear win against Münster with 98:65!

LIONS show dominance: clear win against Münster with 98:65!

On October 25, 2025, a thrilling duel in the BARMER 2nd Basketball Bundesliga ProA took place in Karlsruhe. The PS Karlsruhe LIONS were in top form again and clearly won against the Uni Baskets Münster with 98:65. After three defeats in a row, the team tried to catch up and earned the reward they deserved with this convincing performance. A total of 2,814 spectators were present at this home game and experienced a fireworks display of basketball art.

What was particularly remarkable was that all ten LIONS players used scored points, which underlines the team strength and cohesion. Maurice Pluskota and David Ejah were the game's best scorers, each scoring an impressive 25 points. Kilian Binapfl was also able to enter the statistics with 15 points. The next game is already around the corner: On November 1st, 2025, the LIONS will meet BBC Bayreuth, while the next home game is on November 7th, 2025 against Kirchheim. Here the LIONS hope to continue the successful series and inspire their fans again.

Promoting young talent in basketball

The BIS Baskets Speyer squad currently consists of a large number of young players; ten out of 15 are 21 years old or younger. This shows that the club attaches great importance to the development of young talent. Carl Mbassa, the head coach of the ProB team and second chairman of the club, is committed to integrating young players into the first team in order to offer them prospects.

A look at the funding structures

In order to set the course for a successful future, numerous measures were initiated to promote young talent in basketball. An infographic prepared by the Institute for Applied Training Science in Leipzig illustrates the various bases and funding structures throughout Germany. Adam Ligocki, sporting director of the German Basketball Federation, emphasizes that these fact sheets are a valuable source of information for athletes, coaches and clubs. They help to make the complex world of supporting young players more understandable and enable long-term performance development in basketball.

Overall, it can be said that both the LIONS and their junior departments are on a promising course. The successes of the first team are reflected in the strong youth work. Fans can be excited to see what the next games and the future will bring in the Karlsruhe basketball district!