Argentine Basketball Federation
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The Argentine Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball
in Argentina
. It is also one of the founding members of the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA), founded in 1932.
Member of the FIBA Americas
, it is responsible for the Argentina national basketball team
.
Currently there are approximately 1200 clubs registered with the association, as well as 130,500 male and 11,000 female players.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is also one of the founding members of the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
(FIBA), founded in 1932.
Member of the FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...
, it is responsible for the Argentina national basketball team
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
.
Currently there are approximately 1200 clubs registered with the association, as well as 130,500 male and 11,000 female players.