FIBA

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.

For the football regulatory body, see FIFA.

International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Fédération Internationale de Basketball
AbbreviationFIBA
MottoWe Are Basketball
PredecessorInternational Amateur Handball Federation
Formation18 June 1932
Founded atGeneva, Switzerland
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

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.

FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament, which are sanctioned by the IOC.[3] 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.


History
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. Before 1934 basketball was under the umbrella of the International Amateur Handball Federation. Its original name was Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur. The eight nation's basketball federations that were the founding members of FIBA were: Argentina's Basketball Federation, Czechoslovakia's Basketball Federation, Greece's Basketball Federation, Italy's Basketball Federation, Latvia's Basketball Federation, Portugal's Basketball Federation, Romania's Basketball Federation, and Switzerland's Basketball Federation. 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 became the Secretary General of FIBA, on 7 December 2018.

Presidents
Years Name[4]
1932–1948 Leon Bouffard
1948–1960 Willard Greim
1960–1968 Antonio dos Reis Carneiro
1968–1976 Abdel Moneim Wahby
1976–1984 Gonzalo Puyat II
1984–1990 Robert Busnel
1990–1998 George E. Killian
1998–2002 Abdoulaye Seye Moreau
2002–2006 () Carl Ching Men-ky (in Chinese)
2006–2010 Robert Elphinston
2010–2014 Yvan Mainini
2014–2019 Horacio Muratore
2019–present Hamane Niang

Honorary President

During the 1936 Summer Olympics the FIBA honored James A. Naismith, the founder of basketball, as their honorary President.[5]

Secretaries General
Years Name
1932–1976 Renato William Jones
1976–2003 / Borislav Stanković
2003–2018 Patrick Baumann
2018–present 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

World club champions
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Canarias Tenerife (2) 2020

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

Continental Club Champions
Club tournaments Champions Year
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Canarias Tenerife(2) 2020
Basketball Champions League San Pablo Burgos 2019–20
FIBA Europe Cup Dinamo Sassari 2018–19
EuroLeague Women UMMC Ekaterinburg (5) 2018–19
FIBA EuroCup Women Nadezhda Orenburg 2018–19
SuperCup Women UMMC Ekaterinburg (4) 2019
Basketball Champions League Americas San Lorenzo de Almagro(2) 2019
Basketball Africa League Primeiro de Agosto 2019–20
FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup Ferroviário de Maputo 2018
FIBA Asia Champions Cup Alvark Tokyo 2019
  • 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. "FIBA Central Board appoints Andreas Zagklis as Secretary General". FIBA.basketball.
  3. FIBA.basketball Presentation.
  4. "President of FIBA". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. "History". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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