The Kuwait Basketball Association ( ar, الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة السلة) 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
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
.
The association founded in 1957 (joined
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 ...
in 1959), represents basketball with public authorities as well as with national and international sports organizations and as such with Kuwait in international competitions. It also defends the moral and material interests of Basketball in Kuwait. It is affiliated with
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
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also include ...
.
The association also organizes the
Kuwait national basketball team
The Kuwait national basketball team represents Kuwait in international basketball and is controlled by the Kuwait Basketball Association ( ar,
جمعية الكويتي لكرة السلة); the governing body for basketball in the country.
The ...