ProA

ProA

Country	Germany
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Founded	2007
First season	2007–08
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Basketball Bundesliga
Relegation to	ProB
Current champions	Mitteldeutscher (3rd title)
Most championships	Mitteldeutscher (3 titles)
Website	www.diejungeliga.de
2016–17 ProA

The ProA is the second-tier level 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]

Current teams (2017-18)

Baunach

Chemnitz

Cologne

Ehingen

Crailsheim

Hamburg

Heidelberg

Hanau

Kirchheim

Nuremberg

Paderborn

Trier

Clubs of the Pro A 2016/17

Champions

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

Performances by club

Awards

Player of the Year Year Player Team Ref. 2007–08 Trice, Roderick Roderick Trice Cuxhaven BasCats 2008–09 Bernard, Wayne Wayne Bernard Mitteldeutscher BC 2009–10 Harris, Jaivon Jaivon Harris BBC Bayreuth 2010–11 Jeka, Lee Lee Jeka Würzburg Baskets 2011–12 Reid, Arizona Arizona Reid Mitteldeutscher BC (2) 2012–13 Williams, Richard Richard Williams SC Rasta Vechta 2013–14 Kamp, HarperHarper 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 Günther , Per Per Günther Phoenix Hagen 2008–09 Lischka, Johannes Johannes Lischka LTi Lich 2009–10 Schmitz, Simon Simon Schmitz Science City Jena 2010–11 Doreth, Bastian Bastian Doreth Bayern Munich 2011–12 El-Domiaty, Jusuf Jusuf El-Domiaty Cuxhaven BasCats 2012–13 Vargas, Akeem Akeem Vargas BG Göttingen 2013–14 Haukohl, StephanStephan Haukohl erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schule [2] 2014–15 Bekteshi, BesnikBesnik Bekteshi Gießen 46ers 2015–16 Thiemann, JohannesJohannes Thiemann Baunach Young Pikes

Coach of the Year

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

References