Basketball England is the
governing body
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for the sport of
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
in
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
. It is responsible for overseeing the development, promotion, and administration of basketball throughout England.
The organisation operates the
National Basketball League, as well as the
England men's national basketball team
The England national basketball team is organised by Basketball England, the sport's governing body in England. England's direct membership of FIBA ended in September 2016, when its national teams were merged into Great Britain teams, so Eng ...
and
England women's national basketball team.
The headquarters of the organisation is at the
National Squash Centre
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Costing approximately £3.5m, th ...
in
Manchester
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. It is a
non-profit organisation
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.
History
Basketball England was founded in 1936 as the Amateur Basketball Association of England and Wales.
In 2006, the organisation, alongside
Basketball Scotland and
Basketball Wales, helped establish
Great Britain Basketball.
In September 2014, the organisation announced a rebrand from ''England Basketball'' to Basketball England.
Logo
The logo changed in 2014.
See also
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Basketball in England
Basketball has a very long history in England, being introduced there by YMCA almost immediately after it was invented (having been created by the Canadian Dr. James Naismith in 1891 in Massachusetts). World Wars I and II further spurred its popu ...
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National Basketball League (England)
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 5 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish B ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Basketball England'
National members of FIBA Europe
1936 establishments in England
Organisations based in Sheffield
Sports organizations established in 1936
Sport in Sheffield
Sports governing bodies in England