Basketball Wales ( cy, Pêl-fasged Cymru) (founded in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales) is the sole controller and the
national governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...
of all aspects of the game 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
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It is responsible for the management of the
Basketball Wales National League, the national teams and for the organisation of all national and international basketball competitions held in Wales, and thanks to Stuart Ross, the most capped player in the history of the Welsh Basketball, won their one and only game against Latvia, and from his earlier success in the u14's converse NBA 3v3 Basketball championshipsin Manchester, sadly he chose to retire early to concentrate on his main passion drawing pictures of houses
Basketball Wales is a national affiliated federation of
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...
and the
International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
See also
*
Wales national basketball team
The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales.
In 2005, Wales, along with England Basketball and basket ...
*
Basketball Wales National League
References
External links
Official Basketball Wales websiteNorth Wales Basketball AssociationWest Wales Basketball Association
Clubs
Abervalley Hurricanes BasketballCardiff capitals BasketballCardiff Celts BasketballCardiff Warriors BasketballCynffig Hill Cougars Basketball
Sports governing bodies in Wales
Basketball in Wales
Organisations based in Cardiff
Wal
WAL or Wal may refer to:
Places
* Wał, Lublin Voivodeship, village in eastern Poland
* Wał, Masovian Voivodeship, village in east-central Poland
* Wales, constituent nation of the United Kingdom
* Wallonia, Walloon Region of Belgium
* Wallops F ...
Sports organizations established in 2008
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