FIBA Order of Merit

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FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basketball. The award was first established in July 1994.

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Recipients

OrderNameCountryDateLocationFIBA Zone
1.
R. William Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
July 1994
FIBA World
2.
Krešimir Ćosić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
July 1994
FIBA Europe
3.
Cliff Fagan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
July 1994
FIBA Americas
4.
Ursula Frank Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
July 1994
FIBA Europe
5.
Norman Gloag Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
July 1994
FIBA Americas
6.
Moctar Guene Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
July 1994
FIBA Africa
7.
Ervin Kassai Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
July 1994
FIBA Europe
8.
Anselmo López Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
July 1994
FIBA Europe
8.
Luis A. Martin Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
July 1994
FIBA Americas
10.
Hans-Joachim Otto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
July 1994
FIBA Europe
11.
Gonzalo Puyat II Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
July 1994
FIBA Asia
12.
Bozhidar Takev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
July 1994
FIBA Europe
13.
Bira Maciel Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
July 1994
FIBA Americas
14.
Yoshimi Ueda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
July 1994
FIBA Asia
15.
Enrico Vinci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
July 1994
FIBA Europe
16.
William Wall Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
July 1994
FIBA Americas
17.
Sergei Belov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
April 1995
FIBA Europe
18.
Robert Blanchard Flag of France.svg  France
April 1995
FIBA Europe
19.
Aca Nikolić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
April 1995
FIBA Europe
20.
Alberto Rosello Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
April 1995
FIBA Americas
21.
Yoon Duk-joo Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
April 1995
FIBA Asia
22.
Marian Kozłowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
April 1996
FIBA Europe
23.
Abdel Azim Ashry Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
March 1997
FIBA Africa
24.
Antonio Lisanti Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
March 1997
FIBA Americas
25.
Marcel Pfeuti Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
March 1997
FIBA Europe
26.
August Pitzl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
March 1997
FIBA Europe
27.
Nebojša Popović Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
March 1997
FIBA Europe
28.
Allen Rae Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
March 1997
FIBA Americas
29.
Emiliano Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
March 1997
FIBA Europe
30.
Raimundo Saporta Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
March 1997
FIBA Europe
31.
Federico Slinger Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
March 1997
FIBA Americas
32.
Zacharias Alexandrou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
April 1998
FIBA Europe
33.
Walther Tröger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
April 1998
FIBA Europe
34.
Aldo Vitale Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
April 1998
FIBA Europe
35.
Abdou Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
May 1999
FIBA Africa
36.
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
May 1999
FIBA Americas
37.
Vladimir Kondrashin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
May 1999
FIBA Europe
38.
Mauricio Martelino Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
May 1999
FIBA Asia
39.
Radomir Šaper Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
May 1999
FIBA Europe
40.
Chang-Lu Zhang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
May 2000
FIBA Asia
41.
Lorraine Landon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
November 2000
FIBA Oceania
42.
Pedro Ferrándiz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
November 2000
FIBA Europe
43.
George E. Killian Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
November 2000
FIBA Americas
44.
Fumiya Tamiaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
November 2000
FIBA Asia
45.
Jean-Marie Weber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
November 2000
FIBA Europe
46.
Giancarlo Primo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
April 2001
FIBA Europe
47.
Eugenio Korwin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
June 2002
FIBA Europe
48.
Miloslav Kříž Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
June 2002
FIBA Europe
49.
Kenneth Charles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
November 2002
FIBA Europe
50.
Keith Mitchell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
November 2002
FIBA Europe
51.
Alistair Ramsay Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
November 2002
FIBA Oceania
52.
Cesare Rubini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
November 2002
FIBA Europe
53.
Ernesto Segura de Luna Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
November 2002
FIBA Europe
54.
Abdoulaye Sèye Moreau Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
November 2002
FIBA Africa
55.
Geneviève Hartmann Flag of France.svg  France
November 2003
FIBA Europe
56.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
May 2005
FIBA Africa
57.
Alexander Boshkov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
May 2005
FIBA Europe
58.
Mario Hopenhaym Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
August 2006
FIBA Americas
59.
Jacques Huguet Flag of France.svg  France
August 2006
FIBA Europe
60.
George Vassilakopoulos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
September 2010
FIBA Europe
61.
Mario Arceri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
September 2010
FIBA Europe
62.
Noah Klieger [1] [2] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
September 2010
FIBA Europe
63.
Ken Madsen [3] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
September 2010
FIBA Oceania
64.
Manfred Stroher [4] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
June 2015
FIBA Europe
65.
Borislav Stanković [5] [6] Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
June 2015
FIBA World
66.
Bill McInnes [7] [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
May 2017
FIBA Europe
67. Manny Pangilinan [9] Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines August 2023 Manila FIBA Asia

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  6. Borislav Stankovic and Manfred Stroher receive FIBA Order of Merit.
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