FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations.
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
2014 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
3x3 basketball is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. According to an ESSEC Business School study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, 3x3 is the largest urban team sport in the world. 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 Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents Serbia in international under-18 men's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The event was originally referred to as the European Championship for Juniors.
The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players. The match is played on a half court and every rule applies as well as a 12-second shot clock and clearance needed on a new possession.
The Brazilian men's national 3x3 team represents Brazil in international 3x3 basketball matches and is controlled by the Confederação Brasileira de Basketball – abbreviated as CBB.
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 USA Women's 3x3 Teams are two of the 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 France men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the junior national basketball team representing France in international under-18 and under-19 competitions. It is administered by the French Federation of Basketball.
The FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup is an under-18 basketball tournament run by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) since 2011. The tournament was known as the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships until the 2016 edition.
The FIBA 3x3 U17 Asia Cup for boys and girls is the Asian edition of the FIBA Asia's FIBA 33 championship for boys and girls under the age of 18. The first tournament games were held at Bangkok, Thailand from 22 May to 24 May 2013. The Philippines and Chinese Taipei clinched the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 Under-18 Championship for Boys and Girls, respectively.
The 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships was the second edition of the European Under-18 3x3 basketball event that features separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament started on 16 July 2016 with the start of two qualifying tournaments and its final tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary from 9–11 September 2016.
The Netherlands men's national 3x3 team is the 3x3 basketball team representing Netherlands in international men's competitions, organized and run by the Nederlandse Basketball Bond.
The Serbia men's national under-18 3x3 team represents Serbia in international under-18 3x3 basketball matches and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia.
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup was the third edition of the Under-18 3x3 Europe Championships that was organized by FIBA Europe and was held between 1 and 3 September 2017, in Debrecen, Hungary. This 3x3 basketball event featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams.
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 Belarus women's national under-18 basketball team is the national women's basketball team that represented Belarus in international under-18 tournaments. The national team is administered by the Belarusian Basketball Federation.
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Women's tournament is the seventh edition of this championship. The event was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was contested by 20 teams.
The FIBA 3x3 U17 Africa Cup is an under-17/under-18 3x3 basketball competition between FIBA Africa members.
