The Basketball Federation of Slovenia ( sl, Košarkarska zveza Slovenije) also known as KZS is the governing body of
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It was founded in 1950 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation (see also:
Basketball in Yugoslavia). In 1992, KZS joined the
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
(FIBA) on its own.
The Basketball Federation of Slovenia operates the
Slovenia men's national team and
Slovenia women's national team. They organize national competitions in Slovenia, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Slovenia is the
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League ( sl, 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, opera ...
.
See also
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Slovenia men's national basketball team
The Slovenia men's national basketball team ( sl, Slovenska košarkarska reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international basketball competitions, and is managed by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia. Since the independence of Slovenia in ...
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Slovenia women's national basketball team
The Slovenia women's national basketball team ( sl, Slovenska ženska košarkarska reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international women's basketball competition and is organized by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia (KZS). In 2023, Slov ...
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Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team
The Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team ( sl, Slovenska košarkarska reprezentanca do 20 let) is the representative for Slovenia in international under-20 basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Basketball Federa ...
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Slovenia men's national under-19 basketball team
The Slovenia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team ( sl, Slovenska košarkarska reprezentanca do 18 in mlajših od 19 let) represents Slovenia in international under-18 and under-19 (under age 18 and under age 19) competitions. It i ...
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Slovenia men's national under-17 basketball team
The Slovenia men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team ( sl, Slovenska košarkarska reprezentanca do 16 in mlajših od 17 let) represents Slovenia in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) competitions. It i ...
References
External links
Official website
Sloveniaat FIBA site
Fed
Basketball governing bodies in Europe
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
Sports organizations established in 1950
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