The club has gained fame through its basketball department, in which NBA players Dirk Nowitzki and Maxi Kleber got their starts.

Due to the geographic location of its home office, the DJK soon founded a local club in Würzburg.

In 1997, featuring Dirk Nowitzki in the line-up, DJK Würzburg claimed the 2nd Division South title, qualifying for the Basketball Bundesliga.

DJK Würzburg has produced numerous players who have gone on to have success in the BBL, with the senior men's German national basketball team and, for Nowitzki, the NBA.

In 2007, American businessman Jochen Bähr acquired a license in the Regional league for a new team in Würzburg with the aim to reach the Pro A in few seasons.

In its first season back in the first division, in 2011–12, the team reached the German League semi-finals, after beating Alba Berlin by 3–1 in the quarterfinal series of the playoffs.

In quarterfinals the team was eliminated by future league champion Brose Baskets, losing every game with at least a 35-point margin.

They will start in the regular season in group A with the three other teams Nanterre 92 from French, Hapoel Holon from Israel and Igokea from Bosnia and Herzegovina.