The German Basketball Federation (german: Deutscher Basketball Bund, abbreviated as DBB), is the governing body for
basketball in Germany
Basketball is a popular sport in Germany, and is played on both the amateur and professional levels. Basketball has a long history in Germany, with its popularity having developed slowly. Today, basketball is one of the most popular sports in Ger ...
. It is headquartered in
Hagen
Hagen () is the 41st-largest city in Germany. The municipality is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the south eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme (me ...
,
Germany
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.
Competitions
The DBB also organizes several competitions:
* Men's competitions:
** Basketball Bundesliga
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ProA
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ProB
The ProB is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB is part of the '' 2. Basketball Bundesliga'', which con ...
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BBL-Pokal
Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the title has been awarded to the winner of a tournament competition between top clubs of each Basketball Bunde ...
Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga
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The predecessor of the German Basketball Federation, called the "Society for the Promotion of Basketball", was founded in 1947. The German Basketball Federation itself was then was founded on 1 October 1949, in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
, Germany. Siegfried Reiner was the German Basketball Federation's first chairman.
Presidents
Broadcasting rights
The German Basketball Federation games will stream on Bleacher Report Live in the United States.
See also
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Germany men's national basketball team
The Germany men's national basketball team (german: Deutsche Basketballnationalmannschaft or ''Die Mannschaft'') represents Germany in international basketball competition. The team is directed by the German Basketball Federation (''Deutscher B ...
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Germany men's national under-20 basketball team
The Germany men's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Germany, administered by the German Basketball Federation.Germany men's national under-19 basketball team
The Germany men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the basketball side that represents Germany in international under-18 and under-19 competitions. It is administered by the German Basketball Federation (''Deutscher Basketball Bu ...
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Germany men's national under-17 basketball team
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Germany women's national basketball team
The Germany women's national basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Germany in international competitions. It is governed by the German Basketball Federation (DBB).
Competition record
Roster
The roster for the EuroBaske ...
Germany women's national under-17 basketball team
The Germany women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team, is controlled by the German Basketball Federation (german: Deutscher Basketball Bund e.V.), abbreviated as DBB,Germany women's national 3x3 team
The Germany women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Germany, governed by Deutscher Basketball Bund (DBB).Official website
Basketball
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