German Basketball Federation

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

Competitions
The DBB also organizes several competitions:
 * Men's competitions:
 * Basketball Bundesliga
 * ProA
 * ProB
 * BBL-Pokal
 * BBL Champions Cup (inactive)
 * Men's Under-18 competitions:
 * DBB Albert Schweitzer Tournament
 * Women's competitions:
 * Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga
 * Deutscher Pokalsieger
 * German Supercup

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

Broadcasting rights
The German Basketball Federation games will stream on Bleacher Report Live in the United States.