Science City Jena

Although never a big sport in the former East Germany, basketball was played in Jena since the 1960s. In 1994, a new basketball program was found in the "Turn- und Sportverein (TuS) Jena". Starting in the lower divisions the club gained promotion to the second division (2. Liga Süd) in 2001. Once established in professional sports the club started to become a basketball only organization with the founding of the Baskets Jena GmbH which now holds the license.

The biggest success so far has been the promotion to the 1st division (BBL) in 2007. The stay in the top league lasted only one year with the club finishing last after an eventful year. With the promotion, the team switched to the bigger "JenArena" which allowed attendances up to 3.000 in a temporary construction. Financial difficulties in maintaining the "JenArena" led to a return to the gym "Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle".

In the 2015–16 season, Jena won the ProA championship by beating SC Rasta Vechta in the Finals and was promoted back to the Bundesliga.{{Cite news | url = http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a82632_ProA_ProA-Meister-2015-16-Science-City-Jena.htm | title = ProA Meister 2015/16: Science City Jena | work = Schoenen-dunk.de | date = 8 May 2016 }}

In 2021, the team changed its name from Science City Jena to Medipolis SC Jena.{{cite news | url=https://baskets-jena.de/newsarchiv/tickets/tx_news/neuer-name-neues-logo-aus-science-city-jena-wird-medipolis-sc-jena/?tx_news_pi1[controller]=News&tx_news_pi1[action]=detail&cHash=61dce56bdaf7b9bc0c89b08e4f0c17b8 | title=Neuer Name, neues Logo: Aus Science City Jena wird Medipolis SC Jena | language=de | publisher=Medipolis SC Jena | date=27 July 2021 | accessdate=18 February 2022 }}

For the 2024–25, the team changed it's name back to Science City Jena.{{cite news | url=https://www.baskets-jena.de/news/tickets/back-to-the-roots-science-city-jena-ist-zurueck | title=Back to the Roots – Science City Jena ist zurück | language=de | publisher=Medipolis SC Jena | date=30 Jun 2024 | accessdate=17 September 2024 }}

• ProA

:Champions: 2015–16

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{{player3 | num = 1 | nat = USA| first = Raymar | last = Morgan | pos = C | m = 2.03 | kgs = 105 |year=1988|month=08|date=08}}

{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = GER| first = Raphael | last = Falkental | pos = G | m = 1.91 | kgs = 79 |year=2005|month=06|date=17}}

{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = GER| first = Chris | last = Carter | pos = G | m = 1.93 | kgs = 94 |year=1992|month=05|date=07|dab=basketball}}

{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = GER| first = Robin | last = Christen | pos = F | m = 2.02 | kgs = 105|year=1991|month=04|date=19}}

{{player3 | num = 22 | nat = USA| first = Tyler | last = Nelson | pos = SG | m = 1.91 | kgs = 84 |year=1995|month=08|date=09|dab=basketball}}

{{player3 | num = 25 | nat = GER| first = Lorenz | last = Bank | pos = F | m = 1.98 | kgs = 95 |year=2001|month=04|date=06}}

{{player3 | num = 35 | nat = GER| first = Stephan | last = Haukohl | pos = PF | m = 2.03 | kgs = 101|year=1993|month=06|date=27}}

{{player3 | num = 36 | nat = GER| first = Kristofer | last = Krause | pos = G | m = 1,90 | kgs = 83 |year=2000|month=03|date=06}}

{{player3 | num = 41 | nat = USA| first = Alex | last = Herrera | pos = C | m = 2.06 | kgs = 112|year=1992|month=08|date=15|dab=basketball}}

{{player3 | num = | nat = USA| first = Nazihar | last = Bohannon | pos = PF | m = 1.98 | kgs = 103|year=1999|month=01|date=22}}

{{player3 | num = | nat = USA| first = Keith | last = Braxton | pos = SG | m = 1.96 | kgs = 95 |year=1997|month=05|date=16}}

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| head_coach = * {{flagicon|GER}} Björn Harmsen

| asst_coach = * {{flagicon|USA}} Kendall Chones

• {{flagicon|GER}} David Fränzle

| roster_url = https://baskets-jena.de/saison/kader/

| accessdate = July 7, 2025

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• {{Flagicon|GER}} Johannes Voigtmann
• {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Davis
• {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Jenkins
• {{flagicon|USA}} Immanuel McElroy
• {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Weaver
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Ike Iroegbu

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