Background Until the 1990s FIBA had various contintental sub-confederations under its jurisdiction. Those were as follows: • Africa (AFABA) • Asia (A.B.C.) • Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto (COPABA) • South American Basketball Confederation (CONSUBASQUET) • Europe (Standing Conference for Europe) • Oceania (O.B.C.)
Five zones and 211 national federations There are five zones, in which FIBA oversees the game in the different continents and regions of the world through its regional offices under its new governance structure, which was approved by the 2014 FIBA Extraordinary Congress in
Istanbul. National federations are members of FIBA and are provided for in FIBA's General Statutes with their assigned zones. The Statutes also state that upon a national federation's admission into FIBA, it is assigned to a zone by the Central Board. •
FIBA Africa (54 members) •
FIBA Americas (42 members) •
FIBA Asia (44 members) •
FIBA Europe (49 members) •
FIBA Oceania (22 members) FIBA recognizes 211 national federations; see the
list of men's national basketball teams and the
list of women's national basketball teams. Unlike other sports organizations, FIBA recognizes the
British Basketball Federation as the lone governing body for basketball in Great Britain, as a result of a merger in 2016 between the basketball federations of two of the four
Home Nations within the United Kingdom (England and Scotland). Wales had rejected the proposed merger in 2012 but agreed in 2015. Several members of FIBA Oceania, notably Australia and New Zealand, also compete in Asian tournaments. In 2021, Peru was disaffiliated from FIBA after being suspended in 2018. The
FIBA Men's World Ranking and
FIBA Women's World Ranking are both updated after a FIBA competition or qualification window and are based on their performance, particularly in games, in those events. The men's ranking was updated on 10 September 2023 after the
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, while the latest women's ranking was updated on 21 August 2023 after the FIBA Women's Continental Cups, which took place in all FIBA zones.
Laws and governance , Switzerland FIBA's headquarters is located in
Mies, Switzerland and is known as the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, named after the organization's former Secretary-General. FIBA's supreme body is the FIBA Congress, an assembly of representatives from each affiliated national federation, with each having one vote. The Congress assembles every two years, either an elective or mid-term congress, and is the only body that can make modifications to FIBA's General Statutes. An elective congress elects the FIBA President, Treasurer, and members of the
FIBA Central Board, and appoints members of their Ethics and Nominations Panels. Two extraordinary congresses have been held since 1989, with the most recent held in 2014. The FIBA Central Board is the organization's highest executive body. It comprises 29 people: the president; the secretary-general; the treasurer; 13 members elected by the FIBA Congress; the 5 presidents of each FIBA zone; up to six co-opted members; a representative each from the
National Basketball Association and the players. The Board is the body that decides which countries will host the
FIBA Basketball World Cup and the
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. The Central Board for the term 2023-2027 comprises 27 members. The president and the secretary general are the main office holders of FIBA and are in charge of its daily administration. Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani was elected president on 23 August 2023 at the FIBA Congress.
Andreas Zagklis was appointed secretary-general on 8 December 2018 following the death of
Patrick Baumann. ==Competitions==