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List of German basketball champions: The German club Bayer Giants Leverkusen (formerly known as TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TuS 04 Leverkusen) currently holds the record for the most German basketball men's championships won, having won 14 championships.
Prior to Germany's Group B opener against France, the German Basketball Federation held a ceremony to honour national team icon Dirk Nowitzki, where his number 14 jersey was officially retired. [65] After the conclusion of pre-game festivities, Germany would go on to capitalise on the emotions of the evening to win 63–76. [ 66 ]
It includes German men's basketball players that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for the current and past members of the Germany men's national basketball team who represented Germany in the FIBA Basketball World Cup , EuroBasket (FIBA European Championship), Olympic , and ...
Pages in category "German men's basketball players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 225 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1988, the championship mode "Best of five" was applied for the first time. Starting with the 1995–96 season, the first league consisted of 14 teams. The Basketball Bundesliga GmbH (BBL) was founded in October 1996. The federal leagues received their own administration within the framework of the German Basketball Federation in 1997.
The German Basketball League (the Basketball-Bundesliga, or BBL) was created in 1964. On 1 October 1966, the first season began. [11] This is the highest level tier of professional club basketball competition in Germany. It currently has 18 teams, competing for the national champion title. [9]
With an average attendance of more than 10,000 fans per game in a season, it is also one of the most popular basketball clubs in Europe. In 2013, Alba was portrayed in the ESPN documentary series Basketball Capitals. In 2014, the club was the first German basketball team to beat a reigning NBA champion, the San Antonio Spurs.
The competition was founded in 1966, by the German Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants.