Pro A (basketball)

Pro A
Founded 2007

The Pro A is the second highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. 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 a lower league.[1]

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History

2011-12 Season

Relegated from Basketball Bundesliga: Mitteldeutscher BC, Gloria Giants Düsseldorf

Promoted from Pro B: Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule, BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen, Nürnberger BC

2010-11 Season

Champion: FC Bayern München
Runner up: s.Oliver Baskets

Relegated to lower division: UBC Hannover Tigers, Dragons Rhoendorf, USC Freiburg, GiroLive-Ballers Osnabrück

Current Teams (as of Season 2011-12) [2]

Team City/Area
webmoebel Baskets Paderborn
Cuxhaven BasCats Cuxhaven
Saar-Pfalz Braves Homburg, Saarland
VFL Kirchheim Knights Kirchheim unter Teck
BG Karlsruhe Karlsruhe
Crailsheim Merlins Crailsheim
BV Chemnitz 99 Chemnitz
Mitteldeutscher BC Weißenfels
Gloria Giants Düsseldorf Düsseldorf
Science City Jena Jena
USC Heidelberg Heidelberg
Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule Ehingen
BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen Stadtbergen
ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen
Nürnberger BC Nürnberg

References

  1. ^ http://www.diejungeliga.de
  2. ^ http://www.diejungeliga.de

(German)