Wednesday, 17. April 2024 | SAP Garden: Interview with Bayern's Managing Director Pesic about the SAP Garden
Bayern's managing director Pesic: "SAP Garden will be our ballroom"// NEWSIn addition to EHC Red Bull München, FC Bayern's basketball team will also be moving into the SAP Garden as an additional venue. Marko Pesic (FCBB Managing Director) spoke in an interview about the opportunities and challenges of the partial relocation.Marko, you said years ago that the basis for a venue like the SAP Garden is to establish a basketball culture in Munich. Has that been successful?
"That's an ongoing process. But I believe that basketball - especially this season - has found its place in the city. Our achievements are being recognized, people are responding to us. And there is also a great closeness to the club. We have worked hard for this. The identity that has developed is in tune with the pulse of the city. And the SAP Garden will do Munich good as a sports venue: Because of its diverse use and also because the new hall will attract players who would not have been expected to come to Munich. The feedback we are already getting from our team about the SAP Garden is immense."
Your vision a few years ago was to make Munich a "basketball hub" in Europe. How far along this path are you?
"The initial idea was to establish basketball in Munich and to bring as many events as possible here thanks to the city's geographical location. The SAP Garden will make us even more attractive, for example for the Final Four of the EuroLeague or European and World Championships. I am sure that we will turn Munich into a hub for European basketball in the coming years."
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How strongly is the SAP Garden anchored in the considerations for the coming season?
"The challenge for next season is that - although everything looks good operationally - the SAP Garden is of course still a black box for us due to the lack of experience. It's all new to us. However, we still have BMW Park as our living room. The SAP Garden will be our ballroom."
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