USA Basketball
 |
|
| Formation | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Location | |
|
Region served
|
United States |
|
Official language
|
English (US) |
|
Chairman
|
Jerry Colangelo |
|
Key people
|
Jim Tooley (CEO) Chauncey Billups (Athlete representative) Kim Bohuny (NBA representative) |
| Website | www.usabasketball.com |
USA Basketball (USAB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee. Its chairman of the board is Jerry Colangelo and its executive director is Jim Tooley.
The organization was founded in 1974 as the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA). It was renamed to USA Basketball on October 12, 1989, after FIBA modified its rules to allow professional basketball players to compete in international competitions. USA Basketball is responsible for the selection and training of the men's and women's teams that represent the United States in international tournaments, including the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Games of the Olympiad and the men's and women's qualifiers therefore, as well as for the promotion of the sport amongst prospective players, spectators, and fans.
(1) In 2007, the USA was represented by the University of Northern Iowa.
(1) In 2003, the USA was represented by a Big 12 All Star team.
...
Wikipedia