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Governing Body

FIBA (International Basketball Federation)

FEE-bah
Also Known As FIBA
International Sport Federations

FIBA was founded on 18 June 1932 in Geneva by eight national federations and now recognizes 212 national federations across five continental zones. Its most consequential reform came on 7 April 1989, when a special congress in Munich voted 56 to 13 to allow NBA players into its international events, ending decades of strict amateurism and paving the way for the 1992 United States Olympic Dream Team. In February 2022 it provisionally suspended Russia and Belarus from international competition following the invasion of Ukraine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Body Type
International federation 1
Founded
1932 1
Founded 18 June 1932 in Geneva by the federations of Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland.
Headquarters
Mies, Switzerland (the House of Basketball) 1
Founders
Founded by eight national federations: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland. 1
Body Type
Body Type (category)
International Federation 1
Body Type (category)
National Governing Body 1
Connections

Administers

FIBA Basketball World Cup, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, FIBA

Associated With

International Olympic Committee (IOC), Governing Bodies
Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), Governing Bodies
Source Federacion Espanola de Baloncesto, Wikipedia (Spanish)
USA Basketball, Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia, USA Basketball

Governs

Basketball, Sports
Source Wikipedia, FIBA

Long-Form Articles

From an amateur federation to basketball's sole world authority, Articles
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, FIBA
Wikimedia Foundation
  • History section, founding paragraph
    The eight nations' basketball federations that were the founding members of FIBA were: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland.
  • Governs: Basketball
  • Administers: FIBA Basketball World Cup
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Wikipedia, USA Basketball
WikipediaAssociated With: USA Basketball, Wikipedia introduction, first paragraph
Quote, Associated With: USA Basketball, Wikipedia introduction, first paragraph
The organization represents the United States in FIBA,
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Federacion Espanola de Baloncesto, Wikipedia (Spanish)
Associated With: Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), Section Historia
Quote, Associated With: Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), Section Historia
A finales de 1934, la FEB fue admitida en la FIBA
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