The FIBA Central Board is an institution of FIBA (the governing body of basketball). It is the highest executive body of the organization, with the role of overseeing basketball globally. A majority of its members are elected by the FIBA Congress, while up to six members may be co-opted.[1]
| Headquarters | Mies, Switzerland |
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Official language | English, French |
Secretary General | Andreas Zagklis |
President | Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani |
First Vice President | David Reid |
Vice President | Jorge Garbajosa |
Vice President | Anibal Manave |
| Website | www |
In addition to presenting reports to the Congress, the Board also appoints the host countries of the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Structure edit
Following the 2014 FIBA Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul, FIBA announced a new set of statues that would come into force. These include the increase of Central Board membership from 23 to up to 29 members,[2] including one representative each from the National Basketball Association of the United States and the players association.[1]
The Central Board is currently made up of the following individuals:
- President
- Secretary-General
- Treasurer
- FIBA Africa: one vice-president and two members
- FIBA Americas: four members
- FIBA Asia: three members
- FIBA Europe: one vice-president and four members
- FIBA Oceania: one vice-president and two members
- Up to six co-opted members[a]
- NBA representative
- Players representative
Membership edit
The Central Board of the 2023–2027 term was elected during the 22nd FIBA Congress in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines before the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Other members were appointed on 9 September 2023 during the Board's first meeting.
| FIBA Central Board composition | |||||
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| President | |||||
Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani Qatar
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| Secretary-General | |||||
Andreas Zagklis Greece
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| Treasurer | |||||
Ingo Weiss Germany
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| First Vice-President | |||||
David Reid Australia(President of FIBA Oceania) | |||||
| Vice Presidents | |||||
Jorge Garbajosa Spain(President of FIBA Europe) |
Anibal Manave Mozambique(President of FIBA Africa) | ||||
| Members | |||||
| FIBA Africa | FIBA Americas | FIBA Asia | FIBA Europe | FIBA Oceania | Co-opted members[b] |
Jean-Michel Ramaroson Madagascar
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Fabián Borro Argentina(President of FIBA Americas) |
Yao Ming China
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Asterios Zois Greece
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Burton Ross Shipley New Zealand
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Erick Thohir Indonesia
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Pascale Mugwaneza Rwanda
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Yamil Alejandro Bukele Perez El Salvador
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Kempareddy Govindaraj India(President of FIBA Asia) |
Tor Christian Bakken Norway
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Jubilee Kuartei Palau
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Richard Carrión Puerto Rico
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Carol Callan United States
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Yuko Mitsuya Japan
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Carmen Tocală Romania
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Alfredo Panlilio Philippines
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Usie Richards U.S. Virgin Islands
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Matej Erjavec Slovenia
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Sonja Vasić Serbia
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| NBA representative | Players representative | ||||
| Mark Tatum United States
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Dirk Nowitzki Germany
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Notes edit
- ^ For the 2023–2027 term, the Central Board co-opted five members.
- ^ Andrei Kirilenko of Russia was also co-opted, but the appointment will be subject to decisions by FIBA and the International Olympic Committee in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
References edit
- ^ a b "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)". 3 June 2021. pp. 13–15.
- ^ "PR N°14 - Extraordinary World Congress unanimously adopts new FIBA General Statutes". 16 March 2014.