German Basketball Federation

German Basketball Federation

Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	Germany
Abbreviation	DBB
Founded	1 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-01)
Affiliation	FIBA
Regional affiliation	FIBA Europe
Headquarters	Hagen
President	Ingo Weiss
Official website
www.basketball-bund.de

The German Basketball Federation (German: Deutscher Basketball Bund, abbreviated as DBB), is the governing body for basketball in Germany.^[1][2][3][4] It is headquartered in Hagen, Germany.

Competitions

Main article: German basketball league system

The DBB also organizes several competitions:

• Men's competitions:
  • Basketball Bundesliga
  • ProA
  • ProB
  • BBL-Pokal
  • BBL Champions Cup (inactive)
• Men's Under-18 competitions:
  • DBB Albert Schweitzer Tournament
• Women's competitions:
  • Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga
  • Deutscher Pokalsieger
  • German Supercup

History

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 founded on 1 October 1949, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Siegfried Reiner was the German Basketball Federation's first chairman.

Presidents

President / 1st Chairman	Tenure
Siegfried Reiner	1949–1953
Gerhard Nacke-Erich	1953–1964
Hans-Joachim Höfig	1964–1973
Anton Kartak	1973–1984
Manfred Ströher	1984–1994
Roland Geggus	1994–2006
Ingo Weiss	2006–present

Broadcasting rights

The German Basketball Federation games will stream on Bleacher Report Live in the United States.

See also

• Germany men's national basketball team
• Germany men's national under-20 basketball team
• Germany men's national under-19 basketball team
• Germany men's national under-17 basketball team
• Germany men's national 3x3 team
• Germany women's national basketball team
• Germany women's national under-20 basketball team
• Germany women's national under-19 basketball team
• Germany women's national under-17 basketball team
• Germany women's national 3x3 team

References

1. "SD | News | FIBA Europe | German Basketball Federation Recognizes FECC". Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
2. Wise, Aaron N.; Meyer, Bruce S. (23 May 1997). International Sports Law and Business. Kluwer Law International B.V. ISBN 9789041109781. Retrieved 7 February 2019 – via Google Books.
3. "NBA star's fan base extends to his native Germany". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
4. Schofield, Matthew (28 October 2007). "Mavs' Nowitzki popular in native Germany despite his sport". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Germany FIBA profile