The Croatia men's national basketball team represents Croatia in international basketball matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS).
Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as an unofficial demonstration event in 1904 and 1924. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC.
USA Basketball (USAB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its chairman of the board is retired General Martin Dempsey
3x3 basketball is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. This basketball game format is currently being promoted and structured by FIBA, the sport's governing body. Its primary competition is an annual FIBA 3X3 World Tour, comprising a series of Masters and one Final tournament, and awarding six-figure prize money in US dollars. The FIBA 3x3 World Cups for men and women are the highest tournaments for national 3x3 teams. The 3x3 format has been adopted for both the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Michelle Plouffe is a Canadian basketball player for Lyon ASVEL Féminin. She played for the Canada women's national basketball team at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as the Canada women's national 3x3 team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She is 1.91 m tall.
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 24 July to 8 August 2021. The basketball competitions were held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, while the debuting 3x3 competitions were held at the temporary Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo.
The Philippines men's national 3x3 team represents the country in international 3x3 basketball matches and is governed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
The Australia women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Australia, governed by Basketball Australia.
The Iran women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Iran, administered by the Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation.
Basketball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru began on July 27 and continue through August 10. The competitions are taking place at the Coliseo Eduardo Dibos.
The women's national 3x3 team of the Philippines represents the country in international 3x3 basketball matches and is controlled by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
In the 2020 Summer Olympics, eight teams qualified for the Olympic 3x3 men's basketball tournament.
In the 2020 Summer Olympics, eight teams qualified for the Olympic 3x3 women's basketball tournament. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Summer Olympics men's 3x3 basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 24 and ended on 28 July 2021. All games were played at the Aomi Urban Sports Park.
3x3 basketball was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart was staged at the Games for the first time. All four tournaments took place between 29 July and 2 August 2022.
The Canada men's national 3x3 team represents Canada in international 3x3 basketball competitions. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body of basketball in Canada.
The Kazakhstan men's national 3x3 team is the 3x3 basketball team representing Kazakhstan in international men's competitions.
The South Korea men's national 3x3 team is the 3x3 basketball team representing South Korea in international men's competitions.
The Austria men's national 3x3 team is the 3x3 basketball team representing Austria in international men's competitions.
Saint Lucia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July – 8 August 2022. It was the team's 11th appearance at the Games.
