As our sports correspondent reports the whole U SCHNELLU team signed a contract with Berlins basketball club ALBA BERLIN for the next season. Here´s the first info:

Name: Fliehgenmann Age: 25 Height: 183 cm Position: Guard Hobbies: Druuna & Nutella Career: 1982-88 TSV Cappel; 1989 Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, Wash.)

Greatest success: Wedding-Weights-Open 1996: 3rd place deadlifts; 2nd place bench Motto: "Wedding Niggaz are da kraziezt"

Name: Ike Age: 24 Height: 183 cm Position: Guard Hobbies: Church, politics & horseracing bets Career: 1989 Buchholz High School (Gainesville, Fla.)

Geatest success: Will soon have a tattoo Motto: "Shit that I see I throw away."

Name: Sevanno Age: 24 Height: 196 cm Position: Forward Hobbies: Riding Career: 1989 Buchholz High School (Gainesville, Fla.)

Geatest success: 1981-91 runner up Hessen-championship; 1994 Adidas-streetball-3-point-champion; knows someone who knows Henning Harnisch Motto: "Yeah, FUCKER!"

Name: Masta Handz Age: 27 Height: 216 cm Position: Center Hobbies: Fly fishing Career: 1986-90 Rugby Union Marburg

Greatest success: Fibular torn ligament in upper ankle joint Motto: "Once Alba, forever Alba!"