ProA explained

ProA
Country:Germany
Confed:FIBA Europe
First:2007–08
Teams:18
Promotion:Basketball Bundesliga
Relegation:ProB
Levels:2
Pyramid:German basketball league system
Formerly:2. Basketball Bundesliga
Champions:PS Karlsruhe Lions (1st title)
Season:2023–24
Most Champs:Mitteldeutscher BC (3 titles)

The ProA is the second-tier league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. Officially the ProA is part of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ProA and ProB. Before the 2007–08 season, the 2. Basketball Bundesliga was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the top two teams qualify for the Basketball Bundesliga, and the teams positioned 15th and 16th are relegated to the lower league, ProB.[1]

Current teams (2024–25)

TeamCity
ART Giants DüsseldorfDüsseldorf
Artland DragonsQuakenbrück
Dresden TitansDresden
Eisbären BremerhavenBremerhaven
Giessen 46ersGiessen
Science City JenaJena
Nürnberg Falcons BCNuremberg
Phoenix HagenHagen
PS Karlsruhe LIONSKarlsruhe
VET-CONCEPT Gladiators TrierTrier
Uni Baskets MünsterMünster
Bozic Estriche Knights KirchheimKirchheim unter Teck
VfL SparkassenStars BochumBochum
EPG GUARDIANS KoblenzKoblenz
Tigers TübingenTübingen
Rasta Vechta IIVechta
HAKRO Merlins CrailsheimCrailsheim
BBC BayreuthBayreuth

Champions

The champions of a given ProA season promote to the Basketball Bundesliga, along with the runner-up of the Finals.

Seasonwidth=170px Championwidth=170px Runner-up
Giants NördlingenCuxhaven BasCats
Mitteldeutscher BCPhoenix Hagen
BayreuthCuxhaven BasCats
Bayern MunichWürzburg Baskets
Mitteldeutscher BCVfL Kirchheim Knights
Rasta VechtaGiants Düsseldorf
GöttingenCrailsheim Merlins
Gießen 46erss.Oliver Würzburg
Science City JenaRasta Vechta
Mitteldeutscher BCOettinger Rockets
Rasta VechtaCrailsheim Merlins
Hamburg TowersNürnberg Falcons
Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
HeidelbergBayer Giants Leverkusen
Rostock SeawolvesTigers Tübingen
Rasta VechtaTigers Tübingen
PS Karlsruhe LIONSSkyliners Frankfurt

Performances by club

scope=colClubscope=colWinnersscope=colRunners-upscope=colYears wonscope=colYears runner-up
Mitteldeutscher BC302009, 2012, 2017
Rasta Vechta312013, 2018, 20232016
Giants Nördlingen102008
Bayern Munich102011
Göttingen102014
Gießen 46ers102015
Science City Jena102016
Hamburg Towers102019
Heidelberg102021
Rostock Seawolves102022
PS Karlsruhe LIONS102024
Bayer Giants Leverkusen012021
Tigers Tübingen012022

Awards

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Player of the Year

See main article: ProA Player of the Year.

YearPlayerTeam
2007–08 Cuxhaven BasCatsalign=center
2008–09 Mitteldeutscher BCalign=center
2009–10 BBC Bayreuthalign=center
2010–11 Würzburg Basketsalign=center
2011–12 Mitteldeutscher BC (2)align=center
2012–13 SC Rasta Vechtaalign=center
2013–14 BG Göttingenalign=center
align=center 2014–15 Braydon HobbsNürnberger BC
align=center 2015–16 Christian StandhardingerSC Rasta Vechta
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Young Player of the Year

YearPlayerTeam
2007–08Phoenix Hagenalign=center
2008–09LTi Lichalign=center
2009–10Science City Jenaalign=center
2010–11Bayern Munichalign=center
2011–12Cuxhaven BasCatsalign=center
2012–13BG Göttingenalign=center
2013–14erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schulealign=center
align=center 2014–15Gießen 46ers
align=center 2015–16Baunach Young Pikes

Coach of the Year

YearCoachTeam
2007–08Giants Nördlingenalign=center
2008–09Mitteldeutscher BCalign=center
2009–10 (2)BBC Bayreuthalign=center
2010–11BV Chemnitz 99align=center
2011–12Mitteldeutscher BC (2)align=center
Chemnitz Ninersalign=center
2012–13 SC Rasta Vechtaalign=center
2013–14erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schulealign=center [2]
align=center 2014–15 Denis WuchererGießen 46ers
align=center 2015–16 Björn HarmsenScience City Jena

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.diejungeliga.de
  2. Web site: Die Junge Liga - die Teams, Spieler und Coaches der Saison 2013/2014 . https://archive.today/20140611125024/http://www.diejungeliga.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=27818 . 11 June 2014 . dead.