ProA

The ProA is the second-tier league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. Officially the ProA is part of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ProA and ProB. Before the 2007–08 season, the 2. Basketball Bundesliga was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the top two teams qualify for the Basketball Bundesliga, and the teams positioned 15th and 16th are relegated to the lower league, ProB.[1]

ProA
Founded2007 (2007)
First season2007–08
CountryGermany
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams15
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBasketball Bundesliga
Relegation toProB
Current championsHeidelberg (1st title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsMitteldeutscher BC (3 titles)
Websitewww.2basketballbundesliga.de

Current teams (2021–22)

Schwenningen
Bremerhaven
Jena
Ehingen
Kirchheim
Trier
Artland
Tübingen
Vechta
Bochum
Clubs of the Pro A 2019/20
Team City
Artland Dragons Quakenbrück
Bayer Giants Leverkusen Leverkusen
Eisbären Bremerhaven Bremerhaven
Itzehoe Eagles Itzehoe
Medipolis Science City Jena Jena
Nürnberg Falcons BC Nürnberg
Phoenix Hagen Hagen
PS Karlsruhe LIONS Karlsruhe
RASTA Vechta Vechta
Rostock Seawolves Rostock
Römerstrom Gladiators Trier Trier
Team Ehingen Urspring Ehingen
Tigers Tübingen Tübingen
Uni Baskets Paderborn Paderborn
VfL Kirchheim Knights Kirchheim unter Teck
VfL SparkassenStars Bochum Bochum
Wiha Panthers Schwenningen Villingen-Schwenningen

Champions

The champions of a given ProA season promote to the Basketball Bundesliga, along with the runner-up of the Finals.

Season Champion Runner-up
2007–08
Giants Nördlingen Cuxhaven BasCats
2008–09
Mitteldeutscher BC Phoenix Hagen
2009–10
Bayreuth Cuxhaven BasCats
2010–11
Bayern Munich Würzburg Baskets
2011–12
Mitteldeutscher BC VfL Kirchheim Knights
2012–13
Rasta Vechta Giants Düsseldorf
2013–14
Göttingen Crailsheim Merlins
2014–15
Gießen 46ers s.Oliver Würzburg
2015–16
Science City Jena Rasta Vechta
2016–17
Mitteldeutscher BC Oettinger Rockets
2017–18
Rasta Vechta Crailsheim Merlins
2018–19
Hamburg Towers Nürnberg Falcons
2019–20
Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
Heidelberg Bayer Giants Leverkusen

Performances by club

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Mitteldeutscher BC 3 0 2009, 2012, 2017
Rasta Vechta 2 1 2013, 2018 2016
Hamburg Towers 1 0 2019
Science City Jena 1 0 2016
Heidelberg 1 0 2021
Gießen 46ers 1 0 2015
Göttingen 1 0 2014
Bayern Munich 1 0 2011
Giants Nördlingen 1 0 2008
Bayer Giants Leverkusen 0 1 2021

Awards

Player of the Year

Year Player Team Ref.
2007–08 Roderick Trice Cuxhaven BasCats
2008–09 Wayne Bernard Mitteldeutscher BC
2009–10 Jaivon Harris BBC Bayreuth
2010–11 Lee Jeka Würzburg Baskets
2011–12 Arizona Reid Mitteldeutscher BC (2)
2012–13 Richard Williams SC Rasta Vechta
2013–14 Harper Kamp BG Göttingen [2]
2014–15 Braydon Hobbs Nürnberger BC
2015–16 Christian Standhardinger SC Rasta Vechta

Young Player of the Year

Year Player Team Ref.
2007–08 Per Günther Phoenix Hagen
2008–09 Johannes Lischka LTi Lich
2009–10 Simon Schmitz Science City Jena
2010–11 Bastian Doreth Bayern Munich
2011–12 Jusuf El-Domiaty Cuxhaven BasCats
2012–13 Akeem Vargas BG Göttingen
2013–14 Stephan Haukohl erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schule [2]
2014–15 Besnik Bekteshi Gießen 46ers
2015–16 Johannes Thiemann Baunach Young Pikes

Coach of the Year

Year Coach Team Ref.
2007–08 Andreas Wagner Giants Nördlingen
2008–09 Björn Harmsen Mitteldeutscher BC
2009–10 Andreas Wagner (2) BBC Bayreuth
2010–11 Torsten Loibl BV Chemnitz 99
2011–12 Silvano Poropat Mitteldeutscher BC (2)
Felix Schreier Chemnitz Niners
2012–13 Patrick Elzie SC Rasta Vechta
2013–14 Ralph Junge erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schule [2]
2014–15 Denis Wucherer Gießen 46ers
2015–16 Björn Harmsen Science City Jena

References

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