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International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

Fédération internationale de basket-ball
Abbreviation	FIBA
Motto	"We are basketball"
Formation	18 June 1932
Type	Sports federation
Location	Mies, Switzerland
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	213 national federations
Official language	English and French[1]
President	Horacio Muratore
Secretary General	Vacant
Key people	Borislav Stanković George Vassilakopoulos Manfred Ströher
Website	www.fiba.basketball

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA, FIBA World, or FIBA International (/ˈfiːbə/ FEE-bə), from its French name Fédération internationale de basket-ball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its official name but retained the acronym; the "BA" now represents the first two letters of basketball.

FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, 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 or "commissions": 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 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 worldwide 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

Old FIBA logo.

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 will be 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. TBA is the current Secretary General of FIBA.

Presidents

Years	Name
1932–1939	James A. Naismith (honorary)
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	Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching
2006–2010	Bob Elphinston
2010–2014	Yvan Mainini
2014–present	Horacio Muratore

Secretaries General

Years	Name
1932–1976	Renato William Jones
1976–2002	Borislav Stanković
2002–2018	Patrick Baumann

Tournaments

World Champions

Tournament	FIBA World Cup	Year	Olympics	Year
Men	United States (5)	2014	United States (15)	2016
Women	United States (10)	2018	United States (8)	2016
U-19 Men	Canada (1)	2017	Lithuania (1)	2014
U-19 Women	Russia (1)	2017	United States (1)	2014
U-17 Men	United States (5)	2018	N/A
U-17 Women	United States (4)	2018	N/A

• The Youth Olympic Games are an U-19 event, played in FIBA 3x3 format.

Continental Champions

Tournament	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 (3)	2017	Canada (3)	2017	Japan (4)	2017	Spain (3)	2017	N/A
U-18 Men	Mali (1)	2018	United States (9)	2018	Australia (1)	2018	Serbia (4)	2018	New Zealand (1)	2016
U-18 Women	Mali (7)	2018	United States (10)	2018	China (15)	2016	Germany (1)	2018	Australia (7)	2016
U-16 Men	Mali (1)	2017	United States (5)	2017	Australia (1)	2017	Croatia (4)	2018	Australia (5)	2017
U-16 Women	Mali (5)	2017	United States (4)	2017	Australia (1)	2017	Italy (1)	2018	Australia (5)	2017

• 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	Serbia (4)	2018
Women	Italy (1)	2018
U-23 Men	Russia (1)	2018
U-23 Women	Russia (1)	2018
U-18 Men	Belgium (1)	2017
U-18 Women	United States (3)	2017

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Tournament	Most Recent Awardee	Team	Year
Men	Kyrie Irving	United States	2014
Women	Maya Moore	United States	2014
U-19 Men	R. J. Barrett	Canada	2017
U-19 Women	Maria Vadeeva	Russia	2017
U-17 Men	Jalen Green	United States	2018
U-17 Women	Jordan Horston	United States	2018

Nike FIBA World rankings

• #1 men's team:  United States
  


• #1 women's team:  United States
  


• #1 boys' team:  United States
  


• #1 girls' team:  United States
  


• #1 combined ranking: United States
  

Sponsors

• Beijing Enterprises Group Company Limited


• Molten


• Tencent


• Wanda Group


• Nike, Inc.


• Tissot

References

External links

• 
  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)