German Basketball Federation

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

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

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 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.

References
  1. http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a37581_FIBA-Europe_German-Basketball-Federation-Recognizes-FECC.htm
  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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