Young Tigers Tübingen triumph in the JBBL final against Crailsheim!
The Young Tigers Tübingen won the JBBL qualification in 2025 and are looking for a new challenge in the next tournament.

Young Tigers Tübingen triumph in the JBBL final against Crailsheim!
In the exciting world of youth basketball, the Young Tigers Tübingen are really stepping up their game in the JBBL qualification. Last weekend they secured victory in the tournament, putting on an impressive performance that surprised even the established teams. As tigers-tuebingen.de reports, the team, under the leadership of the coaching trio Manu Pasios, Milos Nadjfeji and Hans Georg Kienzle, was able to improve from game to game and mastered the final against the reigning U16 runner-up HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim with 61:58.
However, the path to victory was not entirely easy. The opener against USC Freiburg ended with a narrow defeat (42:44), followed by a convincing 57:44 win against the SU Neckarsulm Lions and an impressive 74:63 victory over Karlsruhe. Particularly noteworthy is the performance of Milan Lazarevic, who shone with 26 points against Karlsruhe. In a heated final, Tübingen lost their strength against Crailsheim, but Niklas Rösch and his teammates were able to set the decisive final point.
Preparing for the next challenge
The next steps have already been decided: On June 28th and 29th, 2025, the Young Tigers will take part in the qualification tournament in Crailsheim. Here the team will compete against DBV Charlottenburg/Tigers Berlin and DJK Sportbund Munich. Only two of the three teams qualify for the final day the following Sunday. The tension is rising, and Tübingen has decided to take this momentum with it, as can be read in the analysis on nbbl-basketball.de.
In the current qualifying round of the NBBL, however, things were anything but smooth for the Young Tigers. With four defeats from four games, the team and its fans suffered a setback, which resulted in them being eliminated from the NBBL qualification. Opponents included well-known clubs such as Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg Talents and MTV Stuttgart 1843, all of which were too strong.
Insights into the group constellations
A look at the league structures shows that the upcoming challenges in both the NBBL and JBBL will be no less intense for teams across the nation. In the JBBL a total of 34 clubs applied for 6 places, while in the NBBL 27 clubs are fighting for 4 places. These high numbers of participants give an idea of how competitive the next rounds will be. The new constellations for the JBBL and NBBL are comprehensively examined on eurobasket.com, among other things, the relegated teams such as the Young Tigers Tübingen from the 2024/25 season are divided into the new groups.
The fact that all relegated teams have registered for the upcoming qualification highlights the intensity of the upcoming games. Players and coaches know that every point counts if they are to be able to compete for the title next year. Now it's time for the Young Tigers to gather strength and invest the experience from the rounds played in the next challenges. The fans can definitely expect an exciting tournament.