In 1994, a new basketball program was found in the "Turn- und Sportverein (TuS) Jena".

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.

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.