Sport | Basketball |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Estonia |
Founded | 14 December 1923 30 November 1989 |
Affiliation | FIBA |
Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
Headquarters | Tallinn |
President | Priit Sarapuu |
Men's coach | Heiko Rannula |
Women's coach | Kaspars Majenieks |
Official website | |
www | |
The Estonian Basketball Association (Estonian : Eesti Korvpalliliit) is the governing body of basketball in Estonia. It was founded in 1923, and joined FIBA in 1934. After 1940 though, they suspended operations due to being occupied by the Soviet Union.
The Estonian Basketball Association operates the Estonian men's national team and Estonian women's national team. They organize national competitions throughout Estonia, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams. [1]
The top professional league in Estonia is the Korvpalli Meistriliiga.
The Estonia men's national basketball team represents Estonia in international basketball matches. They are controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association. The team competed in their first international tournament at the 1936 Olympic Games. Estonia has also qualified for the EuroBasket six times overall, with their best results coming in 1937 and 1939. However, after 1939, Estonia halted national team activities due to the occupation of the Baltic states during World War II. Estonia would later rejoin FIBA in 1991, after regaining independence from the Soviet Union.
The Egypt national basketball team represents Egypt in international basketball competitions. The team is directed by the Egyptian Basketball Federation.
Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines, played on both the amateur and professional levels.
Sport in Serbia includes football, basketball, handball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues. Serbian professional sports includes multi-sport clubs, biggest and most successful of which are Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, Radnički and Beograd in Belgrade, Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Radnički in Kragujevac, Spartak in Subotica. Serbia had successes in basketball, winning the Olympic silver medal and Nikola Jokic winning 3 NBA MVPs, as well as the 2023 NBA Championship and Finals MVP, Novak Djokovic winning a record setting 24th Grand Slam, and in handball, volleyball and water polo as well.
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.
The Costa Rica national basketball team is the national basketball team from Costa Rica.
The Estonia women's national basketball team represents Estonia in international women's basketball matches. They are controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association.
The USA Women's 3x3 Teams are two of the 3x3 basketball teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization. In 2007, FIBA decided to start championships for the 3x3 event, starting in 2010. Two events are held, one for athletes under 18 years of age and one open event. The under 18 event (U18) is held every year, although in every fourth year, starting with 2010, the event is part of the Youth Olympic Games. The open events are held every other year, in even-numbered years, starting in 2012.
The Mexico men's national under-18 basketball team, is controlled by the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Baloncesto ADEMEBA It represents Mexico in international under-18 basketball competitions.
The Tunisian men's national 3x3 team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is a national basketball team of Tunisia, administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).
The Latvian Basketball Association, also known as LBS, is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia. It was founded in 1923 and was one of the FIBA Europe co-founders, but due to the Soviet and Nazi occupations, the federation disappeared from FIBA from 1940 to 1991. Its headquarters are located in Riga.
Basketball Belgium is the governing body of basketball in Belgium. It was founded in 1933, and they became members of FIBA the same year. They are headquartered in Brussels.
The Latvia men's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Latvia, governed by the Latvian Basketball Association. It represents the country in international 3x3 basketball competitions. The team won the first ever Olympic men's tournament in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, beating the Russian Olympic Committee team in the gold medal final.
The Iran women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Iran, administered by the Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation.
Maik-Kalev Kotsar is an Estonian professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. He played two seasons for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for South Carolina Gamecocks. Kotsar also has played for the Estonia men's national basketball team as well as the Estonia men's national 3x3 team. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) and 270 pounds (122 kg), he plays the center position.
The Estonia men's national under-20 basketball team is the national under-20 basketball team of Estonia and is controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association, the governing body for basketball in Estonia. It represents the country in international men's under-20 basketball competitions.
The Belarus men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Belarus, administered by the Belarusian Basketball Federation. It represented the country in international men's under-18 basketball competitions.
The Estonia women's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Estonia, administered by the Estonian Basketball Association. It represents the country in women's international under-16 basketball competitions.
The Estonia women's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Estonia, administered by the Estonian Basketball Association. It represents the country in women's international under-18 basketball competitions.