USA Basketball

USA Basketball
Formation 1974 (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.[1] 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.

USA Men's teams' schedule

  USA Basketball Men's Teams
Event 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
U16 Championship                                                            
U17 World Championship                                                            
U18 Championship                                          
U19 World Championship                                          
U20 Championship                                                            
U21 World Championship                                                            
World Championship/World Cup                                          
Olympics                                              
World University Games                                             (1)              
Pan American Games                                                            
3x3                                                            
USA Basketball Men's Teams    
Event 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
U19 World Championship                                                        
World Championships                                              
Olympics                                              
World University Games                                                            
Pan American Games                                                            
USA Basketball Men's Teams
Event 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
World Championships                                                        
Olympics                                                      
Pan American Games                                                            

(1) In 2007, the USA was represented by the University of Northern Iowa.

USA women's teams' schedule

  USA Basketball Women's Teams
Event 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
U16 Championship                                                                
U17 World Championship                                                                
U18 Championship                                          
U19 World Championship                                          
U20 Championship                                                                
U21 World Championship                                                                
World Championships                                              
Olympics                                                
World University Games                                     (1)       (2)                  
Pan American Games                                                                
3x3                                                                
U18 3x3                                                                
3x3 Youth Olympics                                                                
R. William Jones Cup                                                                
USA Basketball Women's Teams        
Event 53 54 55 56 57 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84        
World Championships                                              
Olympics                                                          
World University Games                                                                
Pan American Games                                                                
R. William Jones Cup                                                                

(1) In 2003, the USA was represented by a Big 12 All Star team. (2) In 2007, the USA was represented by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Sources [2][3][4]

See also

USA men

USA women

Logo

References

  1. "USA Basketball History". usab.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  2. "3x3 Events". FIBA. Retrieved 23 Aug 2014.
  3. "FIBA Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 23 Aug 2014.
  4. "Summer Universiade". FISU. Retrieved 23 Aug 2014.

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