The ProB is the third-tier level league of professional club

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. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB 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 winning team of the playoffs in each division, qualify for the

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, 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 are

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to the lower level fourth-tier league (1.Regionalliga). https://www.2basketballbundesliga.de/

Current teams (2022-23)

North South

Champions

Performances by club

References

{{Men's professional basketball leagues 2. Basketball Bundesliga Basketball leagues in Germany

Professional sports leagues in Germany