FIBA

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International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Fédération Internationale de Basketball
AbbreviationFIBA
Formation18 June 1932
TypeSports federation
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
213 national federations
Official languages
English, French[1]
President
Hamane Niang
Secretary General
Andreas Zagklis[2]
Key people
Borislav Stanković
George Vassilakopoulos
Manfred Ströher
Websitewww.fiba.basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA /ˈfiːbə/ FEE-bə; French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its name but retained the acronym; the "BA" now represents the first two letters of basketball.

FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organises international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a world tournament for men's national teams held every four years. Teams compete for the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's American-Canadian creator James Naismith. The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the FIFA World Cup in football; these tournaments occurred in the same year from 1970 through 2014, but starting in 2019, the Basketball World Cup will move to the year following the FIFA World Cup. A parallel event for women's teams, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, is also held quadrennially; from 1986 through 2014, it was held in the same year as the men's event but in a different country. The women's tournament will continue to be held in the same year as the FIFA World Cup.

In 2009 FIBA announced three new tournaments: two 12-team U-17 World Championships (one each for men and women) to be played in July 2010, and an eight-team FIBA World Club Championship to be launched in October 2010. However, the FIBA World Club Championship did not materialize. In its place, FIBA instead relaunched its original world club championship for men, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, in 2013.

The newest global FIBA tournaments for national teams are in the three-player half-court variation, 3x3. The FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championships were inaugurated in 2011, and the FIBA 3x3 World Championships for senior teams followed a year later. All events initially included separate tournaments for men's, women's, and mixed teams, but mixed championships are no longer contested. The U-18 championships, held annually, feature 32 teams in each individual tournament. The senior championships have 24 teams in each individual tournament, and are held in even-numbered years.

History

File:FIBALogoOld.png
FIBA logo 1990-2002
FIBA divides the world into 5 commissions, each roughly based on a continent.
FIBA in Mies.

The association was founded in Geneva in 1932, two years after the sport was officially recognized by the IOC. Its original name was Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur. Eight nations were founding members: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland. During the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, the Federation named James Naismith (1861–1939), the founder of basketball, as its Honorary President.

FIBA has organized a World Championship, now known as World Cup, for men since 1950 and a Women's World Championship, now known as the Women's World Cup, since 1953. From 1986 through 2014, both events were held every four years, alternating with the Olympics. As noted above, the men's World Cup was moved to a new four-year cycle, with tournaments in the year before the Summer Olympics, after 2014.

The Federation headquarters moved to Munich in 1956, then returned to Geneva in 2002. In 1991, it founded the FIBA Hall of Fame; the first induction ceremony was held on 12 September 2007, during EuroBasket 2007. During its 81st anniversary in 2013, FIBA moved into its new headquarters, "The House of Basketball", at Mies. Andreas Zagklis is the current Secretary General of FIBA.

Presidents

Years Name[3]
1932–1939 Canada/United States James A. Naismith (honorary)
1939–1948 Switzerland Leon Bouffard
1948–1960 United States Willard Greim
1960–1968 Brazil Antonio dos Reis Carneiro
1968–1976 Egypt Abdel Moneim Wahby
1976–1984 Philippines Gonzalo Puyat II
1984–1990 France Robert Busnel
1990–1998 United States George E. Killian
1998–2002 Senegal Abdoulaye Seye Moreau
2002–2006 China (Hong Kong) Carl Men-Ky Ching
2006–2010 Australia Robert Elphinston
2010–2014 France Yvan Mainini
2014–2019 Argentina Horacio Muratore
2019–present Mali Hamane Niang

Secretaries General

Years Name
1932–1976 United Kingdom Renato William Jones
1976–2002 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Borislav Stanković
2002–2018 Switzerland Patrick Baumann
2018–present Greece Andreas Zagklis

Tournaments

World champions

Tournament FIBA World Cup Year Olympics Year
Men  Spain (2) 2019  United States (15) 2016
Women  United States (10) 2018  United States (8) 2016
U-19 Men  United States (7) 2019  Argentina (1) 2018
U-19 Women  United States (8) 2019  United States (2) 2018
U-17 Men  United States (5) 2018 N/A
U-17 Women  United States (4) 2018 N/A

Continental champions

National teams FIBA Africa Year FIBA Americas Year FIBA Asia Year FIBA Europe Year FIBA Oceania Year
Men  Tunisia (2) 2017  United States (7) 2017  Australia (1) 2017  Slovenia (1) 2017 N/A
Women  Nigeria (4) 2019  Canada (3) 2017  Japan (4) 2017  Spain (4) 2019 N/A
U-18 Men  Mali (1) 2018  United States (9) 2018  Australia (1) 2018  Spain (4) 2019  New Zealand (1) 2016
U-18 Women  Mali (7) 2018  United States (10) 2018  China (16) 2018  Italy (3) 2019  Australia (7) 2016
U-16 Men  Egypt (4) 2019  United States (6) 2019  Australia (1) 2017  Spain (5) 2019  Australia (5) 2017
U-16 Women  Mali (6) 2019  United States (5) 2019  Australia (1) 2017  Russia (6) 2019  Australia (5) 2017
Club tournaments Champions Year
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Greece AEK Athens 2019
Basketball Champions League Greece AEK Athens 2017–18
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Morocco AS Salé 2017
FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 2018
FIBA Americas League Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro 2018
FIBA Asia Champions Cup Iran Petrochimi 2018
FIBA Europe Cup Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 2017–18
  • FIBA Oceania no longer conducts senior-level championships for either sex. Since 2017, that region's members have competed for FIBA Asia senior championships. FIBA Oceania continues to hold age-grade championships.

3x3 world champions

Tournament FIBA 3x3 World Cup Year
Men  United States (1) 2019
Women  China (1) 2019
U-23 Men  Russia (1) 2018
U-23 Women  Russia (1) 2018
U-18 Men  United States (1) 2019
U-18 Women  United States (4) 2019

Awards

Main article: FIBA Awards

Most Valuable Player

Tournament Most Recent Awardee Team Year
Men Ricky Rubio  Spain 2019
Women Breanna Stewart  United States 2018
U-19 Men Reginald Perry  United States 2019
U-19 Women Paige Bueckers  United States 2019
U-17 Men Jalen Green  United States 2018
U-17 Women Jordan Horston  United States 2018

FIBA World Rankings

Further information: FIBA World Rankings

Sponsors

References

  1. ^ 2014 General Statutes of FIBA, Article 47.1
  2. ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-central-board-appoints-andreas-zagklis-as-secretary-general
  3. ^ "President of FIBA". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

External links

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