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.
Fédération Internationale de Basketball | |
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| Abbreviation | FIBA |
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| Motto | We Are Basketball |
| Predecessor | International Amateur Handball Federation |
| Formation | 18 June 1932 |
| Founded at | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Type | Sports 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 |
| Website | www |
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. 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 Under-17 World Cups (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 Under-18 World Cup was inaugurated in 2011, and the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 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 cups, which are held annually, feature 32 teams in each individual tournament. The senior cups have 24 teams in each individual tournament, and are held in even-numbered years.
History
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] |
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| 1932–1948 |  |
| 1948–1960 |  |
| 1960–1968 |  |
| 1968–1976 |  |
| 1976–1984 |  |
| 1984–1990 |  |
| 1990–1998 | |
| 1998–2002 |  |
| 2002–2006 |   |
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| 2010–2014 | |
| 2014–2019 |  |
| 2019–present |  |
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 |
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| 1932–1976 |  |
| 1976–2003 | .svg.png){kind=small} %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} |
| 2003–2018 | |
| 2018–present |  |
Tournaments
World champions
| Tournament | FIBA World Cup | Year | Olympics | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  |
2019 | |
2016 |
| Women | |
2018 | |
2016 |
| U-19 Men | |
2019 | |
2018 |
| U-19 Women | |
2019 | |
2018 |
| U-17 Men | |
2018 | N/A | |
| U-17 Women | |
2018 | N/A |
- The Youth Olympic Games are an U-19 event, played in FIBA 3x3 format.
World club champions
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |
2020 |
Continental champions
| National teams | FIBA Africa | Year | FIBA Americas | Year | FIBA Asia | Year | FIBA Europe | Year | FIBA Oceania | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  |
2017 | |
2017 | |
2017 |  |
2017 | N/A | |
| Women |  |
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2017 |  |
2017 | |
2019 | N/A | |
| U-18 Men | |
2018 | |
2018 | |
2018 | |
2019 |  |
2016 |
| U-18 Women | |
2018 | |
2018 | |
2018 |  |
2019 | |
2016 |
| U-16 Men | |
2019 | |
2019 | |
2017 | |
2019 | |
2017 |
| U-16 Women | |
2019 | |
2019 | |
2017 |  |
2019 | |
2017 |
| Club tournaments | Champions | Year |
|---|---|---|
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |
2020 |
| Basketball Champions League | |
2018–19 |
| FIBA Europe Cup | |
2018–19 |
| Basketball Champions League Americas | |
2019 |
| Basketball Africa League |  |
2019–20 |
| FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup |  |
2018 |
| FIBA Asia Champions Cup | |
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 | |
2019 |
| Women | |
2019 |
| U-23 Men | |
2018 |
| U-23 Women | |
2018 |
| U-18 Men | |
2019 |
| U-18 Women | |
2019 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player
| Tournament | Most Recent Awardee | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Ricky Rubio | |
2019 |
| Women | Breanna Stewart | |
2018 |
| U-19 Men | Reginald Perry | |
2019 |
| U-19 Women | Paige Bueckers | |
2019 |
| U-17 Men | Jalen Green | |
2018 |
| U-17 Women | Jordan Horston | |
2018 |
FIBA World Rankings
- #1 men's team:
- #1 women's team:
- #1 boys' team:
- #1 girls' team:
- #1 combined ranking:
Sponsors
- Molten
- Nike
- TCL Corporation
- Tencent
- Tissot
- Wanda Group
References
- 2014 General Statutes of FIBA, Article 47.1
- "FIBA Central Board appoints Andreas Zagklis as Secretary General". FIBA.basketball.
- FIBA.basketball Presentation.
- "President of FIBA". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "History". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIBA. |
- Official website
- History of amateur and professional basketball in Canada at Frozen Hoops
- InterBasket – International Basketball News, Blog and Forum, covering FIBA, Euroleague, NBA
- FIBA at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 November 1996)
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