The
ProA is the second highest 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.
