Surprising departure
Basketball players from coaching caught cold: “Out of nowhere”
07/15/2025 – 11:25 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Suddenly the success story ended: coach Jesús Ramírez leaves the basketball lion Braunschweig. Managing Director Nils Mittmann speaks about the surprising.
The Basketball Löwen Braunschweig suddenly stand there without their successful coach: Jesús Ramírez has surprisingly left the club and changes back to Spain for family reasons. The lions were caught cold from the farewell. “For us, Jesús’ wish came out of nowhere. He called me and informed me. A few time later, the first rumor also appeared on Spanish media. It is not ideal for us,” you can say that, “said Managing Director Nils Mittmann of the” Braunschweiger Zeitung “.
The 45-year-old had only led the Braunschweiger to third place in the Bundesliga main round last season and was then named “coach of the year” in the BBL. Now Ramírez takes over the team of Casademont Saragossa in his home country.
The lions reacted quickly: the new head coach will be the previous assistant coach Kostas Papazoglou. And the responsible persons bring basic understanding for the departure of Ramírez. “The majority of his reasons are familiar. Anyone who has a family can understand that. It is a bit painful, but our personal relationships survive the professional,” said Mittmann about the outgoing coach.