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Organized basketball governing body in Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Germany |
| Abbreviation | DBB |
| Founded | 1 October 1949 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Hagen |
| President | Ingo Weiss |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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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.
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