Basketball Federation of Slovenia

The Basketball Federation of Slovenia (Slovene: Košarkarska zveza Slovenije) also known as KZS is the governing body of basketball in Slovenia. It was founded in 1950 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation (see also: Basketball in Yugoslavia). In 1992, KZS joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on its own.

Basketball Federation of Slovenia
SportBasketball
JurisdictionSlovenia
AbbreviationKZS
Founded1950 (1950)
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Europe
HeadquartersLjubljana
PresidentMatej Erjavec
ReplacedBasketball Federation of Yugoslavia (1948–1992)
Official website
www.kzs.si

The Basketball Federation of Slovenia operates the Slovenia men's national team and Slovenia women's national team. They organize national competitions in Slovenia, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.[1]

The top professional league in Slovenia is the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Slovenia FIBA Europe". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Slovene Professional league" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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