The Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA,
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haaretz.com he, איגוד הכדורסל בישראל) is the official organization of professional 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 Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
History
The organization oversees the regulation of the sport, team and player registration, rules of the game, various official (such as referees and statisticians) certification, and the National team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
. It is responsible for sanctioning official leagues at various levels, issuing league schedules, and certifying match results. The IBA also handles associating with international bodies such as 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 ...
and Euroleague Basketball
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(who organizes the EuroLeague).[IBA Official Site](_blank)
In 2017 Amos Frishman was the Chairman of the Israel Basketball Association professional committee.
See also
* Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
* Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Basketball Premier League, Israeli Premier League ...
* Liga Artzit (basketball)
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית. ''Artzit'') is the third tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the second tier level Liga Leumit.
Until the 1991-92 season it was the second tier level l ...
* Israeli Basketball State Cup
The Israeli Basketball State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Basketball Super League, Israeli Super League. It is the national federation ...
* Basketball in Israel
References
Further reading
Safsal - The Israeli Basketball PortalEurobasket Israel Report Maccabi Haifa Heat and Maccabi Tel Aviv broadcasts for North America
External links
Official website
Basketball
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Basketball in Israel
Basketball governing bodies in Europe
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