Basketball Belgium (french: Basketball Belgique, nl, Basketbal België, german: Basketball Belgien) is the governing body of
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. It was founded in 1933, and they became members of
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
.
Basketball Belgium operates the Belgium men's national team and Belgium women's national team. They organise national competitions in Belgium, for both the men's and women's senior teams, and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Belgium is the
BNXT League
The BNXT League, for sponsorship reasons the betFirst BNXT League, is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL a ...
.
See also
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Belgium men's national basketball team
The Belgium men's national basketball team nl, Belgisch nationaal basketbalteamgerman: Belgische Basketballnationalmannschaft has represented Belgium in international basketball since 1928. The supervising body for the national team is Basketb ...
Belgium women's national basketball team
The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents Belgium in international women's basketball, and are controlled by Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroB ...
Belgium women's national under-19 basketball team
The Belgium women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Belgium, administered by the Basketball Belgium.
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Belgium women's national under-17 basketball team
The Belgium women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Belgium, administered by the Basketball Belgium.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...