Hamane Niang is the current president of the International Basketball Federation and Andreas Zagklis is the current Secretary-General of the International Basketball Federation.<\/p>\n
The International Basketball Federation has the following primary objectives : <\/p>\n
General administration of the sport of basketball is one of the main objectives of the International Basketball Federation. Under the spectrum of general administration, the International Basketball Federation specifies and regulates the rules of the game and appoints referees for international level basketball tournaments and events among many other administrative tasks.<\/p>\n
Another main function of the International Basketball Federation is organizing multiple major basketball tournaments. The FIBA Basketball World Cup and the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup are the major basketball global tournaments organized by the International Basketball Federation for men and women respectively. <\/p>\n
The International Basketball Federation was originally established as Fédération Internationale de basket-ball amateur on <\/p>\n
18 June 1932. International Amateur Handball Federation was the governing body for the sport of basketball prior to the establishment of the International Basketball Federation.<\/p>\n
The national basketball federations of Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland were the first member federations to constitute the International Basketball Federation following its establishment.<\/p>\n
Originally established in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Basketball Federation was headquartered in Geneva. The FIBA Headquarters were moved to Munich, Germany and then back again to Geneva. The current headquarters of the International Basketball Federation, established in 2013, is Mies, Switzerland.<\/p>\n
The International Basketball Federation is constituted of a total of 213 national-level basketball federations from around the world. The International Basketball Federation has categorized the member basketball federations on the basis of their geographical region into five zones which are: Oceania, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.<\/p>\n
Among the members of the International Basketball Federation, the United States of America leads the international rankings in Basketball in the men’s category, followed by Spain and Australia. The international rankings in the women category are also led by the United States of America followed by Spain and Australia.<\/p>\n
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All Abbreviations of FIBA in 3 categories:<\/h2>\n
If you are looking for FIBA meaning in a specific category, check out the detailed sections below. We have segregated the acronyms based on their category and grouped them in each section.<\/p>\n
FIBA abbreviation in Sports & Games:<\/h3>\n
What does FIBA mean in Sports & Games category? We have listed down 2 abbreviations. Here are the details:<\/p>\n
\n\n\nTerm<\/th>\n | Abbreviation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nFIBA<\/td>\n | F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Basketball [International Basketball Federation]\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nFIBA<\/td>\n | Federation Of International Basketball Associations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nFIBA abbreviation in Associations & Organizations:<\/h3>\nWhat does FIBA mean in Associations & Organizations category? We have listed down 2 abbreviations. Here are the details:<\/p>\n \n\n\nTerm<\/th>\n | Abbreviation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \nFIBA<\/td>\n | Florida International Bankers Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nFIBA<\/td>\n | Fiji Islands Backpackers Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nFIBA abbreviation in Sports:<\/h3>\nWhat does FIBA mean in Sports category? We have listed down 1 abbreviations. Here are the details:<\/p>\n \n\n\nTerm<\/th>\n | Abbreviation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \nFIBA<\/td>\n | Federaci\u00f3n Internazionale De Basketball Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n | | |