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in the

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. It was founded in 1947, and are headquartered in

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. Basketball Nederland operates the Netherlands men's national team and Netherlands women's national team. They organise national competitions in the Netherlands, for both the men's and women's senior teams, as well as the youth national basketball teams. The top professional league in the Netherlands is the

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History

Foundation (1947)

The Dutch Basketball Association ( nl, Nederlandse Basketball Bond, ''NBB'') was founded on 15 July 1947. After

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in which the Dutch were conquered by the

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it began a priority to build governing bodies for their national sports. Even much so that the Netherlands started a basketball federation before basketball power

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. Which didn't establish their own federation until the 1970s.

Early years (1947–1961)

At the beginning, the NBB started with less than a thousand members and 120 teams from

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and

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joined. Basketball was a sport that wasn't practiced all over the country, but especially in Amsterdam. It is logical, therefore, that the NBB derives from the Amsterdam Basketball Federation, founded in 1945.

Dutch Basketball Success (1962–1991)

During the time period from 1962 to 1991 basketball saw huge growth in the

. Partially due to the success of the Dutch national team, which made ten European Championship appearances in that span. Also during this time was the foundation and beginnings of the

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(DBL). Which received tons of fan support.

Regression (1991–2012)

During the time period from 1991 to 2012 the national team took a deep decline, and failed to qualify for the European Championship. In June 2019, the organisation rebranded to Basketball Nederland.

Netherlands men's national under-20 basketball team The Netherlands men's national under-20 basketball team is the national basketball team for under-20s in the Netherlands, administered by the Basketball Nederland.Netherlands men's national under-18 basketball team The Netherlands men's national under-18 basketball team is the national junior representative for the Netherlands in international under-18 basketball tournaments. They are governed by Basketball Nederland. The team competes at the FIBA U18 Europe ...

Netherlands men's national under-16 basketball team The Netherlands national under-16 basketball team is the national junior representative for the Netherlands in international under-16 basketball tournaments. They are governed by Basketball Nederland. The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Cha ...

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Netherlands women's national under-20 basketball team The Netherlands women's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of the Netherlands, administered by the Basketball Nederland.

Netherlands women's national under-19 basketball team The Netherlands women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national youth basketball team of the Netherlands, administered by Basketball Nederland.Netherlands women's national under-16 basketball team The Netherlands women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national youth basketball team of the Netherlands, administered by Basketball Nederland.Netherlands women's national 3x3 team The Netherlands women's national 3x3 basketball team is the basketball side that represents the Netherlands in international 3x3 basketball (3 against 3) competitions. It is organized and run by Basketball Nederland.Official website

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History

Foundation (1947)

Early years (1947–1961)

Dutch Basketball Success (1962–1991)

Regression (1991–2012)

See also