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| Founded | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) |
|---|---|
| First season | 2007–08 |
| Country | Germany |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Divisions | 2 (North and South) |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| Level onpyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | ProA |
| Relegation to | 1. Regionalliga |
| Current champions | Giants Leverkusen (2024-25) |
| Most championships | Giants Leverkusen (3 titles) |
| Website | www |
TheProB is thethird-tier levelleague of professional clubbasketball inGermany. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB is part of the2. Basketball Bundesliga, which consists of the two hierarchical leaguesProA andProB. Before the 2007–08 season, the2. Basketball Bundesliga was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the winning team of the playoffs in each division, qualify for theProA, and the teams positioned in 9th place and lower, fight in the play-downs, for the whereabouts in the league. The last two placed teams of both divisions arerelegated to the lower level fourth-tier league (1.Regionalliga).[1][2]
North
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | Leverkusen |
| Berlin Braves 2000 | Berlin |
| BSW Sixers | Sandersdorf-Brehna |
| EN Baskets Schwelm | Schwelm |
| ETB Miners | Essen |
| Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn | Paderborn |
| Iserlohn Kangaroos | Iserlohn |
| Itzehoe Eagles | Itzehoe |
| Lok Bernau | Bernau by Berlin |
| SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt | Wolmirstedt |
| SC Rist Wedel | Wedel |
| Rostock Seawolves II | Rostock |
| TKS 49ers | Stahnsdorf |
| TSV Neustadt temps Shooters | Neustadt am Rübenberge |
South
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Ahorn Camp BIS Baskets Speyer | Speyer |
| BBC Coburg | Coburg |
| BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen | Stadtbergen |
| CATL Basketball Löwen | Erfurt |
| Dragons Rhöndorf | Bad Honnef |
| FC Bayern Basketball II | Munich |
| OrangeAcademy | Neu-Ulm |
| Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg |
| RheinStars Köln | Cologne |
| Skyliners Frankfurt Juniors | Frankfurt am Main |
| SV Fellbach Flashers | Fellbach |
| Team Ehingen Urspring | Ehingen (Donau) |
| SV Oberhaching Tropics | Oberhaching |
| VR Bank Würzburg Baskets Akademie | Würzburg |
| Season | Champion | Vice champion |
|---|---|---|
2007–08 | ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen | Kirchheim Knights |
2008–09 | Crailsheim Merlins | Herzöge Wolfenbüttel |
2009–10 | Dragons Rhöndorf | Hertener Löwen |
2010–11 | Ehingen Urspring | BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen |
2011–12 | Oettinger Rockets Gotha | Rasta Vechta |
2012–13 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | Schwelmer Baskets |
2013–14 | Oldenburger TB | Baunach Young Pikes |
2014–15 | Oldenburger TB | Rist Wedel |
2015–16 | Ehingen Urspring | Skyliners Juniors |
| Weißenhorn Youngstars | PS Karlsruhe Lions | |
2017–18 | Elchingen | Rostock Seawolves |
2018–19 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | WWU Baskets Muenster |
2019–20 | Season abandoned due toCOVID-19 pandemic | |
2020–21 | Itzehoe Eagles /VfL SparkassenStars Bochum | |
2021–22 | Dresden Titans | ART Giants Düsseldorf |
2022–23 | EPG Baskets Koblenz | Rasta Vechta II |
2023–24 | Dragons Rhöndorf | RheinStars Köln |
2024–25 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 3 | 0 | 2013, 2019, 2025 | – |
| Oldenburger TB | 2 | 0 | 2014, 2015 | – |
| Ehingen Urspring | 2 | 0 | 2011, 2016 | – |
| Dragons Rhöndorf | 2 | 0 | 2010, 2024 | – |
| Elchingen | 1 | 0 | 2018 | – |
| Weißenhorn Youngstars | 1 | 0 | 2017 | – |
| Rockets Gotha | 1 | 0 | 2012 | – |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 1 | 0 | 2009 | – |
| ETB Essen | 1 | 0 | 2008 | – |
| Itzehoe Eagles | 1 | 0 | 2021 | – |
| VfL SparkassenStars Bochum | 1 | 0 | 2021 | – |
| Dresden Titans | 1 | 0 | 2022 | – |
| EPG Baskets Koblenz | 1 | 0 | 2023 | – |
