Basketball in Germany

Basketball in Germany
Basketball in Germany
Country	Germany
Governing body	German Basketball Federation
National team	Germany
First played	1896
National competitions
	German Basketball Cup; BBL Champions Cup
Club competitions
	Basketball Bundesliga (BBL); ProA; ProB; Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga (DBBL)
International competitions
	FIBA World Cup; Summer Olympic Games; EuroBasket; EuroLeague; EuroCup; Basketball Champions League; FIBA Women's World Cup; EuroBasket Women; EuroLeague Women; EuroCup Women

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Germany, and is played on both the amateur and professional levels. Basketball has a long history in Germany, with its popularity having developed slowly.