Basketball South Africa
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Basketball South Africa BSA |
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| IOC nation | RSA |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1992 |
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| International federation | International Basketball Federation (FIBA) |
| Continental association | FIBA Africa |
| ELECTED | |
| President | Sanele Mthiyane |
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| Country | South Africa |
Basketball South Africa (BSA) is the governing body for men's and women's basketball in South Africa, and is responsible for the administration of the South African national basketball teams (both men's and women's), BSA has been an affiliate of FIBA Africa since 1992 and its offices are located in Johannesburg. The president is Sanele Mthiyane.
BSA was admitted to FIBA in 1992 and its senior team has since competed at the AfroBasket but has yet to qualify for the FIBA World Cup. The Basketball National League administers the elite men's professional game. BSA is registered with SASCOC as the officially recognised federation.
The South African Basketball Federation (SABF) was founded in 1953. During this apartheid-era time women were encouraged to play in the similar but different sport of netball. SABF was expelled in 1980 by the world governing body International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) in protest against the racial policies of the government of South Africa, the voting was 49 in favour with 2 against, and 10 abstentions. SABF had earlier been under suspension since 1977. In 1992, all basketball organisations in South Africa were united under Basketball South Africa and got readmitted to FIBA.
In 2015 the American NBA held an exhibition game in Johannesburg known as the NBA Africa Game in an attempt to popularise the game further. Tickets were quickly sold out although local games receive less attendances. The game involved an all-star Team Africa vs Team World. The NBA held another installment of the all-star game in 2017.
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