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FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA / ˈ f iː b ə / FEE-bə; French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) [a] [5] is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It takes place every four years and is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
FIBA Americas (Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, French: FIBA Amériques) is a continental federation of FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental zones. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international basketball competitions in the Americas.
The FIBA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), commonly known by the acronym FIBA / ˈ f iː b ə /. FIBA is the international governing body of basketball. The Congress takes place every two years.
FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members. [1] The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations.
The FIBA Executive Committee is a body that exercises the powers of the FIBA Central Board, with roles including the development of strategies in widening basketball's global reach, approving annual budgets and receiving financial updates, and the appointment of host countries for FIBA's international competitions (except the FIBA Basketball ...
Master of Sports of the USSR International Class (1965) 13× Soviet League champion (1955, 1957, 1958, 1970–1974, 1976–1980) 2× Soviet Cup winner (1972, 1973) 4× Soviet Union Men's Basketball Coach of the Year (1967, 1977, 1982, 1988) Honored Coach of the Lithuanian SSR (1982) Olympic Order (1998) Contributor to Russian Basketball (2004)