FIBA

International Basketball Federation
*Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball*
Abbreviation	FIBA
Motto	"We are basketball"
Formation	18 June 1932
Type	Sport federation
Location	Mies, Switzerland;
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	215 national federations
Official language	English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin
Secretary General	Patrick Baumann
President	Horacio Muratore
Key people	Borislav Stanković; George Vassilakopoulos; Manfred Ströher
Website	www.FIBA.com

Basketball portal

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 215 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 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 include separate tournaments for men's, women's, and mixed teams. 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[edit]

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 Basketball 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.

In 1989, FIBA opened the door to Olympic participation by professionals such as players from the NBA in the United States. At this point, the Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball Amateur became the Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball, but retained FIBA as an abbreviation.

The Federation headquarters moved to Munich in 1956, then returned to Geneva in 2002. Patrick Baumann is the Secretary General of FIBA.

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.

Presidents[edit]

1932–1948: Leon Bouffard
- 1932–1939: James A. Naismith (honorary)
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[edit]

1932–1976: Renato William Jones
1976–2002: Borislav Stanković
2002–present: Patrick Baumann

Tournaments[edit]

Current champions:

National teams[edit]

Tournament	Men	Women	Men's U-19	Women's U-19	Men's U-17	Women's U-17
FIBA World Cup	United States (2014).(5*)	United States (2014).(9*)	United States (2015).(6*)	United States (2015).(7*)	United States (2014).(3*)	United States (2014).(3*)
Olympics	United States (2012).(14*)	United States (2012) .(7*)	N/A
Commission	Men	Women	Men's U-18	Women's U-18	Men's U-16	Women's U-16
FIBA Africa	Nigeria (2015).(1)	Angola (2013).(2)	Egypt (2014).(5)	Mali (2014).(5*)	Egypt (2015).(5*)	Mali (2015).(4*)
FIBA Americas	Venezuela (2015).(1)	Canada (2015).(2)	United States (2014).(7*)	United States (2014).(8*)	United States (2015).(4*)	Canada (2015).(1)
FIBA Asia	Iran (2013).(3)	Japan (2013).(2)	China (2014).(11*)	China (2014).(13*)	China (2013).(3*)	China (2015).(3*)
FIBA Europe	France (2013).(1)	Serbia (2015).(1)	Greece (2015).(2)	Spain (2015).(5)	Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015) (1)	Russia (2014)
FIBA Oceania	Australia (2015).(19*)	Australia (2015).(15*)	Australia (2014).(4*)	Australia (2014).(5*)	Australia (2015).(6*)	Australia (2015).(5*)

Commission	Men's U-20	Women's U-20
FIBA Europe	Serbia (2015)(5*)	Spain (2015) (5*)