The Egyptian Basketball Federation is the governing body of the sport of basketball in Egypt . It joined International Basketball Federation FIBA in 1934.
5-540: It was founded in 1934, and was a member of FIBA Europe , as the FIBA Africa zone was not founded until 1961. The Egyptian Basketball Federation offices are located in Cairo . The Egyptian Basketball Federation originally focused on the men's Egyptian national basketball team , with their achievements including 9th place at the 1952 Summer Olympics , as well as its 5th place at the 1950 FIBA World Championship . At
10-877: A year and is the executive body which represents all 50 Federations that make up the membership of FIBA Europe. All 50 federations meet once a year at the General Assembly of FIBA Europe. The current board members are: Until 1 January 2015, the position was titled as a Secretary General. Note: The men's EuroLeague and EuroCup are not operated by FIBA Europe, but rather by Euroleague Basketball . Both competitions are sanctioned by FIBA and play under FIBA rules. * Updated through 25 August 2024 [REDACTED] Yugoslavia - 19 / [REDACTED] Serbia and Montenegro - 9 Note: Titles won by nation, as recognized by FIBA Europe, including defunct states and Egypt , current member of FIBA Africa . The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
15-552: Is the administrative body for basketball in Europe , within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations . FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe . Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at
20-718: The FIBA Africa Championships , Egypt holds a records number of 16 medals. Egypt's men's team participated in the Summer Olympic Games seven times. In 1984 and 1988, Egypt came in the 12th on both occasions. The Egyptian women's national basketball team won the FIBA Africa Championship for Women in 1966 and 1968 , and came second in 1970 , as the United Arab Republic . FIBA Europe FIBA Europe
25-556: The club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members . The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice
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