German Basketball Federation

German Basketball Federation
Official website

Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	Germany
Abbreviation	Deutscher Basketball Bund (DBB)
Founded	October 1, 1949 (1949)
Affiliation	FIBA
Regional affiliation	FIBA Europe
Chief Exec	Ingo Weiss
www.basketball-bund.de

The German Basketball Federation (German: Deutscher Basketball Bund, abbreviated as DBB), is a governing body for basketball in Germany. It is headquartered in Hagen, Germany.

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

German Basketball Federation 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

External links

Official German Basketball Federation Site (German)

Basketball in Germany

German Basketball Federation Basketball Bundesliga GmbH German League System List of German basketball venues

National Teams	Senior Men's Senior Women's Men's Under-20 and 21 Men's Under-18 and 19 Men's Under-16 and 17 Women's Under-18 and 19 Women's Under-16 and 17 Men's 3x3 Women's 3x3

Defunct National Teams	East Germany Men's East Germany Women's

League Competitions	Basketball Bundesliga ProA ProB Women's Basketball Bundesliga

Defunct League Competitions	2. Basketball Bundesliga Women's GDR championship

Cup Competitions	German Cup German Super Cup

Other	List of German League Champions BBL All-Star Game Basketball Bundesliga Awards Albert Schweitzer Tournament

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

FIBA Africa	ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR BDI CMR CPV CAF CHA COM CGO COD CIV DJI EGY GEQ ERI ETH GAB GAM GHA GUI GBA KEN LES LBR LBA MAD MAW MLI MTN MRI MAR MOZ NAM NIG NGR RWA RSA STP SENl SEY SLE SOM SSD SUD SWZ TAN TGA TUN UGA ZAM ZIM

FIBA Americas	ANT ARG AUR BAH BAR BER BIZ BOL BRA BVI CAN CAY CHI COL CRC CUB DMA DOM ECU ESA GRN GUA GUY HAI HON JAM MEX MSR AHO NCA PAN PAR PER PUR MSR SKN VIN SUR TCA TRI URU USA ISV VEN

FIBA Asia	AFG BRN BAN BHU BRN CAM CHN PRK HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KGZ KOR KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI SYR TJK THA TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM

FIBA Europe	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BLR BEL BIH BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ENG EST ESP FIN FRA GEO GER GIB GBR GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX MKD MLT MDA MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROM RUS SMR SCO SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR WAL

FIBA Oceania	ASA AUS COK FIJ FSM GUM KIR MHL NRU NCL NZL NMI PLW PNG SAM SOL TAH TGA TUV VAN Wallis & Futuna

Pinnacle Events Olympics World Cup

National basketball teams of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain England Scotland Wales Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

National basketball associations of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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