The British Basketball Federation, known as British Basketball, is the national sports governing body for basketball in Great Britain. It organises Great Britain teams for

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and

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in international competition. Northern Irish players normally compete for Ireland, but are also eligible to compete for the GB. The three home nations associations— Basketball England,

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and Basketball Wales—still have responsibility for basketball in their own countries, including organising competitions and developing the sport.

History

The British & Irish Basketball Federation (BIBF) was formed in 1960 from funding from the

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. Northern Ireland began to be represented by

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, and in 2004 Ireland left the BIBF. In October 2004 the BIBF changed its name to Great Britain Basketball. In December 2006 the British Basketball Federation (BBF) was formed, and GB teams replaced England in the U20 and senior age groups in

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competitions. In order for GB teams to compete in the London Olympics in 2012, FIBA had insisted that a single governing body for Great Britain be formed, rather than the existing three separate home nations. England, Scotland and Wales continued to compete separately in youth competitions. Basketball Wales rejected a full merger in 2012, so the new governing body was initially formed by just England Basketball (now Basketball England) and

. Wales eventually agreed to join the new federation in 2015. The merger was formally completed in October 2016, and the home nations gave up their individual memberships of FIBA. Great Britain national teams now compete in all age groups from U16 to senior, with Scotland and Wales still able to field separate teams in some lower division youth competitions. The federation is based in the offices of

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. In April 2025, The British Basketball Federation signed a 15-year deal with Marshall Glickman's GBB League Ltd (GBBL) to operate the men's professional league from 2026.

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UK Sport
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Sports organizations established in 2006 National members of FIBA Europe

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