Basketball Wales ( cy, Pêl-fasged Cymru) (founded in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales) is the sole controller and the
national governing body 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 court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. 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 and the
International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
See also
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Wales national basketball team
*
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
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Sports organizations established in 2008
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