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As the governing body of basketball, FIBA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether a basketball player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognized international competitions. Any player with legal nationality the country they seek to represent are generally eligible to play for ...
World Basketball League (WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season. Global Basketball Association (GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992–93 season. International Basketball Association (IBA), 1995–2001
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.
Basketball Without Borders logo. Basketball Without Borders is a basketball instructional camp organized by the NBA in conjunction with FIBA.It presents itself as a “basketball development and community outreach program that unites young basketball players to promote the sport and encourage positive social change in the areas of education, health, and wellness.”
This is a list of the men's national basketball teams in the world. There are more than 200 national basketball teams, the second sport with more national teams, [ 1 ] with teams representing all UN member states except Liechtenstein , as well as several dependent territories , sub-national entities and states who are not members of the United ...
The first NBA G League International Challenge was the 2018 edition. It featured an all-star selection of NBA G League players [4] coached by Jeff Van Gundy, that made up Team USA's 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers team at the time, [5] versus the senior men's Mexican national basketball team. Team USA won the game, by a score of 88–67 ...
The NBA Academy is a basketball development initiative created by the National Basketball Association (NBA) that develops top international high school-age prospects. The program includes academies across India , Australia (known as the Global Academy ), Mexico (known as the NBA Academy Latin America ), and Senegal (known as the NBA Academy ...
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.