Established in 1977, Saturn won its first Basketball Bundesliga title in 1981, crowning themselves German champions.

Saturn have won four German Championships and three national Cup all the titles in the glory days of 80s.

The club filed for insolvency in February 1990, and the last Bundesliga season of 1989/90 ended with a semi-final elimination against Bayreuth again.

The debts were amounted to around 700,000 German marks, and in June 1990 the club gave up its right to participate in the Bundesliga.

Also Saturn after a significant qualification against Monaco arrived until quarter final group stage in 1983–84 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup where they made excellent performances and eliminated with a 3 wins-3 defeats record by Simac Milano and Cibona.