German Basketball Federation

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German Basketball Federation
German Basketball Federation logo.jpg
Sport Basketball
Jurisdiction Germany
AbbreviationDBB
Founded1 October 1949;75 years ago (1949-10-01)
Affiliation FIBA
Regional affiliation FIBA Europe
Headquarters Hagen
PresidentIngo Weiss
Official website
www.basketball-bund.de
Flag of Germany.svg

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.

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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

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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.
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