German Basketball League (BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA) History
League status
The BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA is the second-tier professional basketball league in Germany. ProA was established in .
The ProA sits above the BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB which effectively forms the third-tier of German basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom 2 teams are relegated to BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB.
Limits of non-German players per team: 6 import players (non-Europeans), 6 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 6.
League name history
until 1975: Regionalliga
1975-2007: 2. Basketball Bundesliga 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
2007-2014: 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
2014 until now: BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
League logos
 Until 1975 |  1975-2004 |  2004-2007 |  2007-2014 |  Since 2014 |
Title holders
- 2016-17:
Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels - 2017-18:
HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim - 2018-19:
Towers Hamburg - 2019-20: Not held [+]
- 2020-21: -
- 2018-19: Towers Hamburg
- 2019-20: Not held [+]
- 2020-21: -
- 2021-22:
Rostock Seawolves - 2022-23:
Rasta Vechta - 2023-24:
PS Karlsruhe Lions - 2024-25:
VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giessen 46ers | 2014-15 |
| 2 |  Weissenfels | 2016-17, 2011-12 |
| 2 | Vechta | 2022-23, 2012-13 |
| 1 |  Trier | 2024-25 |
| 1 |  Goettingen | 2013-14 |
| 1 |  Rostock | 2021-22 |
| 1 |  Jena | 2015-16 |
| 1 |  Crailsheim | 2017-18 |
| 1 | Karlsruhe PS | 2023-24 |
| 1 |  Hamburg | 2018-19 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11 | Not held | |||
| 2011-12 | Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels | 1-1 |  VFL Knights Kirchheim | Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels |
| 2012-13 | Rasta Vechta | 2-0 |  Duesseldorf Baskets | Rasta Vechta |
| 2013-14 | BG Goettingen | 1-1 | Crailsheim Merlins | BG Goettingen |
| 2014-15 |  Giessen 46ers | 2-0 |  s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg | s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg |
| 2015-16 | Science City Jena | 1-1 | Rasta Vechta | Rasta Vechta |
| 2016-17 | Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels | 2-0 |  OeTTINGER Rockets Gotha | Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels |
| 2017-18 | HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim | 2-0 | Rasta Vechta | Rasta Vechta |
| 2018-19 | Towers Hamburg | 1-1 |  Nuernberg Falcons BC |  NINERS Chemnitz |
| 2019-21 | Not held [+] | |||
| 2021-22 | Rostock Seawolves | 2-0 |  Tigers Tuebingen | Tigers Tuebingen |
| 2022-23 | Rasta Vechta | 1-0 | Tigers Tuebingen | Rasta Vechta |
| 2023-24 | PS Karlsruhe Lions | 2-0 |  Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt | VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier |
| 2024-25 | VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier | 2-0 | Science City Jena | Science City Jena |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vechta | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tuebingen | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weissenfels | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jena | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crailsheim | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Wuerzburg | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Cuxhaven | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Duesseldorf | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Giessen 46ers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goettingen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rostock | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bremerhaven | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix Hagen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frankfurt | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kirchheim | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nuernberg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gotha | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karlsruhe PS | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hamburg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vechta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Weissenfels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jena | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crailsheim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Giessen 46ers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Karlsruhe PS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Goettingen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rostock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuebingen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuernberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gotha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Duesseldorf | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirchheim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wuerzburg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemnitz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phoenix Hagen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Karlsruhe BG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Heidelberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the German Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hupe | 3 | 2013, 2016, 2018 |
| Marc Liyanage | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2017 |
| Hanno Breitenbach | 3 | 2013, 2016, 2018 |
| Jeremy Dunbar | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Achmadschah Zazai | 3 | 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Chris Carter | 3 | 2018, 2022, 2025 |
| Bakary Dibba | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Brandon Griffin | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Konstantin Karamatskos | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Dominik Schneider | 2 | 2012, 2015 |
Players with the most German titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Achmadschah Zazai | 3 | 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Alexander Stops | 2 | 2012, 2017 |
| Marc Liyanage | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
| Julius Wolf | 2 | 2016, 2023 |
| Michael Jost | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| Jordan Roland | 2 | 2022, 2025 |
