| German Basketball Federation | |
| Abbrev: | DBB |
| Logosize: | 120px |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Jurisdiction: | Germany |
| Aff: | FIBA |
| Region: | FIBA Europe |
| President: | Ingo Weiss |
| Url: | https://www.basketball-bund.de/ |
| Countryflag: | 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.
See main article: German basketball league system. The DBB also organizes several competitions:
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.
| 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 |
The German Basketball Federation games will stream on Bleacher Report Live in the United States.