German Basketball Federation

German Basketball Federation
SportBasketball
JurisdictionGermany
AbbreviationDBB
Founded1 October 1949; 77 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. It is headquartered in Hagen, Germany.

Competitions

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 ChairmanTenure
Siegfried Reiner1949–1953
Gerhard Nacke-Erich1953–1964
Hans-Joachim Höfig1964–1973
Anton Kartak1973–1984
Manfred Ströher1984–1994
Roland Geggus1994–2006
Ingo Weiss2006–present

Broadcasting rights

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

See also

References

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  4. ↑ Schofield, Matthew (28 October 2007). "Mavs' Nowitzki popular in native Germany despite his sport". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 7 February 2019.