German Basketball Federation

German Basketball Federation
SportBasketball
JurisdictionGermany
AbbreviationDBB
Founded1 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-01)
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Europe
HeadquartersHagen
PresidentIngo Weiss
Official website
www.basketball-bund.de
Germany

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:

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

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.