Basketball South Africa
BSA

IOC nation| RSA
National flag|
Sport| Basketball
Official website| basketball.org.za
HISTORY
Year of formation| 1992; 33 years ago (1992)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation| International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Continental association| FIBA Africa
ELECTED
President| Mr S Mthiyane
Address|

* Wembley Sports Complex 106 Turffontein Rd, Turffontein, Johannesburg

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),[1] 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.[2] BSA is registered with SASCOC as the officially recognised basketball federation.[3]

The President of Basketball South Africa is Mr. Sanele Mthiyane.

## History

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The Basketball Federation of South Africa (BFSA) was founded in 1953.[4][5][6][7][8] During the time, women were encouraged to play in the similar but different sport of netball. BFSA was expelled from international tournaments in 1980 by the world governing body International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) in opposition towards the racial policies of the government of South Africa, the voting was 49 in favour with 2 against, and 10 abstentions.[9] BFSA had earlier been under suspension since 1977. In 1992, all the racially divided basketball organisations namely – Basketball Federation of South Africa (BFSA) for whites, Midlands Basketball Union (MBU) for coloureds and indians, with the South African Basketball Association (SABA) for blacks were united under the auspices of an interim body called Basketball Union of South Africa (BUSA) that had four members from each organisation, which led to the establishment of Basketball South Africa,[10] and ultimately being 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.[11] Tickets were quickly sold out although local games receive less attendances.[12] The game involved an all-star Team Africa vs Team World. The NBA held another instalment of the all-star game in 2017.[13][14]

## National teams

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### Men

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* South Africa national basketball team
* South Africa national under-19 basketball team
* South Africa national under-17 basketball team

### Women

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* South Africa women's national basketball team
* South Africa women's national under-19 basketball team
* South Africa women's national under-17 basketball team

## Players

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Further information: Category:South African basketball players

## Logo

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* Former logo

* Current logo

## See also

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* Basketball portal

* Sport in South Africa
* Basketball National League
* Basketball in Africa
* FIBA Africa

## References

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1. ^ FIBA National Federations – South Africa, fiba.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
2. ^ Mthiyane aims to make basketball every South African person's game, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
3. ^ Basketball South Africa, SASCOC. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
4. ^ Douglas Booth (31 December 1988). "playing the game? desegregating South African sport – IDS OpenDocs" (PDF). Development Studies Series Working Paper No. 18 : Development Studies Unit : University of Natal Durban : 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
5. ^ South Africa: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa. South African State Department of Information. 1984. p. 839\. ISBN 9780868460246. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
6. ^ South Africa: sport and recreation. Publications Division, South African Department of Foreign Affairs. 1985. p. 7\. ISBN 9780621097351. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
7. ^ South African Basketball, ruthriley.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
8. ^ FIBA report on Basketball in South Africa, mybasketball.co.za. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
9. ^ South African Basketball Federation is expelled from the International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) in protest against, SAHO. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
10. ^ "Pace". February 2002. p. 68. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
11. ^ Paul, Deng, Gasol brothers headline first NBA game in Africa, National Basketball Association. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
12. ^ Basketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South Africa, NPR. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
13. ^ Team World grind out slender win over Team Africa at NBA Africa in Johannesburg, TimesLive. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
14. ^ Gallery: Alley-Oop NBA Stars in South Africa, EWN. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* FIBA profile

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Sports governing bodies in South Africa (RSA)

Summer Olympic sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* swimming
* synchronized swimming
* water polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Men
* Women
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Rugby sevens
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. beach volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh & skeleton
* Curling
* Skating
* figure
* speed
* short track
* Ice hockey
* Luge
* Skiing
* alpine
* cross-country
* Nordic combined
* freestyle
* jumping
* Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports|

* Air sports
* Parachuting
* Hang-gliding and paragliding
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Cue sports
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sport
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water ski
* Wushu

Others sports|

* Australian rules football
* Bowls
* Horse racing
* Mind sports
* Rugby league
* Soaring

Miscellaneous|

* South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
* South African Deaf Sports Federation
* University Sports South Africa

South Africa portal

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National basketball federations of Africa (FIBA Africa)

AfroBasket Men \- AfroBasket Women

Zone 1 (4)|

* Algeria
* Libya
* Morocco
* Tunisia

Zone 2 (8)|

* Cape Verde
* Gambia
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone

Zone 3 (8)|

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Ghana
* Liberia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Togo

Zone 4 (8)|

* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Congo DR
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* São Tomé and Príncipe

Zone 5 (11)|

* Burundi
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Rwanda
* Somalia
* North Sudan
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda

Zone 6 (10)|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Zone 7 (5)|

* Iles Comores
* Djibouti
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Seychelles

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International men's basketball

* FIBA
* National teams
* Olympics
* World Cup
* World University Games
* U-21 World Cup (defunct)
* U-19 World Cup
* U-17 World Cup
* DBB U-18 Invitational
* TBF U-16 Invitational
* World Ranking

Africa|

* FIBA Africa - AfroBasket
* U-18
* U-16
* AfroCan
* African Games
* Basketball Africa League (BAL)

Americas|

* FIBA Americas - FIBA AmeriCup
* U-18
* U-16
* CBC Championship
* Centrobasket
* U-17
* U-15
* COCABA Championship
* Marchand Cup
* Pan American Games
* South American Championship
* U-17
* U-15
* Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)

Asia|

* FIBA Asia - FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania)
* U-18
* U-16
* Asian Games
* FIBA Asia Challenge
* Basketball Champions League Asia
* Stanković Cup
* East Asian Championship
* East Asian Games (defunct)
* East Asia Super League (EASL)
* SABA Championship
* SEABA Championship
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Championship
* West Asian Games
* William Jones Cup
* ASEAN Basketball League (defunct)

Europe|

* FIBA Europe - EuroBasket
* U-20
* U-18
* U-16
* Acropolis Tournament
* Adecco Cup
* Belgrade Trophy
* FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* World Cup (Turkey)
* Basketball Champions League (BCL)

Oceania|

* FIBA Oceania - FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct)
* U-20 (defunct)
* U-17
* U-15
* Pacific Games

Other
tournaments|

* FIBA Intercontinental Cup
* Arab Basketball Championship
* Arab Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Diamond Ball
* FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* Lusophone Games
* Mediterranean Games

* Basketball portal

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National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

FIBA Africa|

* ALG
* ANG
* BEN
* BOT
* BUR
* BDI
* CMR
* CPV
* CAF
* CHA
* COM
* CGO
* COD
* CIV
* DJI
* EGY
* GEQ
* ERI
* ETH
* GAB
* GAM
* GHA
* GUI
* GBA
* KEN
* LES
* LBR
* LBA
* MAD
* MAW
* MLI
* MTN
* MRI
* MAR
* MOZ
* NAM
* NIG
* NGR
* RWA
* RSA
* STP
* SENl
* SEY
* SLE
* SOM
* SSD
* SUD
* SWZ
* TAN
* TGA
* TUN
* UGA
* ZAM
* ZIM

FIBA Americas|

* ANT
* ARG
* AUR
* BAH
* BAR
* BER
* BIZ
* BOL
* BRA
* BVI
* CAN
* CAY
* CHI
* COL
* CRC
* CUB
* DMA
* DOM
* ECU
* ESA
* GRN
* GUA
* GUY
* HAI
* HON
* JAM
* MEX
* MSR
* AHO
* NCA
* PAN
* PAR
* PER
* PUR
* MSR
* SKN
* VIN
* SUR
* TCA
* TRI
* URU
* USA
* ISV
* VEN

FIBA Asia|

* AFG
* BRN
* BAN
* BHU
* BRN
* CAM
* CHN
* PRK
* HKG
* IND
* INA
* IRI
* IRQ
* JPN
* JOR
* KAZ
* KGZ
* KOR
* KUW
* LAO
* LIB
* MAC
* MAS
* MDV
* MGL
* MYA
* NEP
* OMA
* PAK
* PLE
* PHI
* QAT
* KSA
* SIN
* SRI
* SYR
* TJK
* THA
* TKM
* TPE
* UAE
* UZB
* VIE
* YEM

FIBA Europe|

* ALB
* AND
* ARM
* AUT
* AZE
* BLR
* BEL
* BIH
* BUL
* CRO
* CYP
* CZE
* DEN
* ENG
* EST
* ESP
* FIN
* FRA
* GEO
* GER
* GIB
* GBR
* GRE
* HUN
* ISL
* IRL
* ISR
* ITA
* KOS
* LAT
* LTU
* LUX
* MDA
* MKD
* MLT
* MNE
* MON
* NED
* NOR
* POL
* POR
* ROM
* RUS
* SMR
* SCO
* SRB
* SVK
* SLO
* SWE
* SUI
* TUR
* UKR
* WAL

FIBA Oceania|

* ASA
* AUS
* COK
* FIJ
* FSM
* GUM
* KIR
* MHL
* NRU
* NCL
* NZL
* NMI
* PLW
* PNG
* SAM
* SOL
* TAH
* TGA
* TUV
* VAN
* Wallis & Futuna

* Pinnacle Events
* Olympics
* World Cup

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