FIBA Central Board

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FIBA Central Board
Headquarters Mies, Switzerland
Official language
English, French
Secretary General
Andreas Zagklis
President
Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani
First Vice President
David Reid
Vice President
Jorge Garbajosa
Vice President
Anibal Manave
Website about.fiba.basketball/en/organization/structure/central-board

The FIBA Central Board is an institution of FIBA (the governing body of basketball). It is the highest executive body of the organization, with the role of overseeing basketball globally. A majority of its members are elected by the FIBA Congress, while up to six members may be co-opted. [1]

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In addition to presenting reports to the Congress, the Board also appoints the host countries of the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, and is in charge of appointing the Secretary General, members of the Executive Committee and the different FIBA Commissions.

Structure

Following the 2014 FIBA Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul, FIBA announced a new set of statues that would come into force. These include the increase of Central Board membership from 23 to up to 29 members, [2] including one representative each from the National Basketball Association of the United States and the players association. [1]

The Central Board is currently made up of the following individuals:

Membership

The Central Board of the 2023–2027 term was elected during the 22nd FIBA Congress in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines before the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Other members were appointed on 9 September 2023 during the Board's first meeting.

FIBA Central Board composition
President
Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Secretary-General
Andreas Zagklis
Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Treasurer
Ingo Weiss
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
First Vice-President
David Reid
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(President of FIBA Oceania)
Vice Presidents
Jorge Garbajosa
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
(President of FIBA Europe)
Anibal Manave
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
(President of FIBA Africa)
Members
FIBA Africa FIBA Americas FIBA Asia FIBA Europe FIBA Oceania Co-opted members
Jean-Michel Ramaroson
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
Fabián Borro
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
(President of FIBA Americas)
Yao Ming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Asterios Zois
Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Burton Ross Shipley
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Erick Thohir
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Pascale Mugwaneza
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
Yamil Alejandro Bukele Perez
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
Kempareddy Govindaraj
Flag of India.svg India
(President of FIBA Asia)
Tor Christian Bakken
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Jubilee Kuartei
Flag of Palau.svg Palau
Richard Carrión
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Carol Callan
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Yuko Mitsuya
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Carmen Tocală
Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Alfredo Panlilio
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Usie Richards
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands
Matej Erjavec
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Andrei Kirilenko
Flag of Russia.svg Russia [b]
Sonja Vasić
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
NBA representativePlayers representative
Mark Tatum
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Dirk Nowitzki
Flag of Germany.svg Germany

FIBA Executive Committee

FIBA Executive Committee
Headquarters Mies, Switzerland
Official language
English, French
Secretary General
Andreas Zagklis
Chair
Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani (President of FIBA)
Treasurer
Ingo Weiss
Website about.fiba.basketball/en/organization/structure/executive-committee

The FIBA Executive Committee is a body that exercises the powers of the FIBA Central Board, with roles including the development of strategies in widening basketball's global reach, approving annual budgets and receiving financial updates, and the appointment of host countries for FIBA's international competitions (except the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup). Any decision taken by the committee are to be relayed to the Central Board, as per FIBA's General Statutes. [1]

Members of the Executive Committee are appointed by the Central Board amongst its own members, with the President of FIBA serving as the Chair of the committee. Both the Secretary-General and Treasurer are also members of the body. According to the organization's statutes, six members are to be appointed, with up to two additional individuals appointed upon proposal by the President and the Secretary General. [1]

FIBA's Executive Committee for the 2023–2027 term comprises of the following members

Notes

  1. For the 2023–2027 term, the Central Board co-opted five members.
  2. Kirilenko's appointment will be subject to decisions by FIBA and the International Olympic Committee in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)" (PDF). 3 June 2021. pp. 13–17.
  2. "PR N°14 - Extraordinary World Congress unanimously adopts new FIBA General Statutes". 16 March 2014.