Jersey Basketball Association (JBBA) is the
governing body
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of the sport of
basketball
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in
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
. The Jersey Basketball Association facilitates competitive opportunities for the sport and has U17, U21, Men's and Women's teams that represent the Island of Jersey.
The teams have been playing in an annual Inter Insular match against Guernsey Basketball since 1970 where each Island takes turn to host.
The Jersey Basketball Association has put forward representative teams to play in the Natwest International
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
History
Jersey Men's Team have played in the following Island Games
* 2015 Island Games in Jersey
* 2017 Island Games in Gotland placing 7th out of 11 teams
* 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar placing 7th out of 11 teams
Jersey Women's Team have played in the following Island Games
* 2015 Island Games in Jersey placing 7th out f 7 teams
* 2017 Island Games in Gotland placing 7th out of 7 teams
* 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar playing 7th out of 7 teams
See also
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International Island Games Association
The International Island Games Association (IIGA) is the organising body for the Island Games, a friendly biennial multi-sport competition between teams from several European islands and other small territories (24 Members from 7 Nations). The ...
References
External links
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*{{Cite web, url=https://www.jerseysport.je/, title=Jersey Sport • Inspiring an active Jersey, website=Jersey Sport, language=en, access-date=2019-08-23
Basketball governing bodies in Europe
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 ...