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The Latvian Basketball Association (), also known as LBS, is the national governing body of
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in
Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. It was founded in 1923 and was one of the
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co-founders, but due to the Soviet and Nazi occupations, the federation disappeared from
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from 1940 to 1991. Its headquarters are located in
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.


Tournaments organized

Latvian Basketball Association is recognized as one of the best international tournament organizers for
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. Latvia has organized
EuroBasket 1937 The 1937 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937, was the second FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took p ...
,
EuroBasket Women 2009 The 2009 Eurobasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2009, was the 32nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Latvia from June 7 to June 20, 2009. Qualified teams ...
,
EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...
,
EuroBasket Women 2019 The 2019 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2019, was the 37th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Riga, ...
and will organize
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. Also, Latvia has been a host for
2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Latvian: 2011. gada FIBA pasaules čempionāts līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 10th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested b ...
,
2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Latvian: 2021. gada FIBA Pasaules kauss basketbolā līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...
and a number of other youth competitions in all age groups. In June 2019, Latvian Basketball Association, in cooperation with
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and
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hosted
Basketball Without Borders Basketball Without Borders is a basketball instructional camp organized by the NBA in conjunction with FIBA. It presents itself as a “basketball development and community outreach program that unites young basketball players to promote the sport ...
Europe Camp in Riga.64 top boys and girls from 26 European countries head to Latvia for 18th Basketball Without Borders Europe Camp
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Local tournaments organized

* Latvian-Estonian Basketball League *
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* Latvian National Basketball League * Latvian Regional Basketball League * Latvian Women's Basketball League *
Latvian Basketball Cup Latvian Basketball Cup ( Latvian: Latvijas kauss basketbolā), for sponsorship reasons known as Latvijas Basketbola Užavas kauss, is an annual national domestic basketball cup competition in Latvia. It is organised by the Latvian Basketball Asso ...
* LBS Open 3x3 Basketball League * Latvian E-Basketball League *
Latvian Youth Basketball League Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvi ...


Presidents

*
Fricis Ķergalvis Fricis is a Latvian masculine given name. It is derived from the name Frīdrihs (a cognate of Frederick) and the associated name day is November 14. Notable people named Fricis * Fricis Apšenieks (1894–1941), Latvian chess master *Fricis B ...
(1923–1925) *
Roberts Plūme Roberts Plūme (16 May 1897 – 25 August 1956) was a Latvian cyclist and cross-country skier. He competed as a cyclist at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and as a skier at the 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officiall ...
(1925–1935) *
Alfrēds Ivanovskis Alfrēds is a masculine Latvian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Alfrēds Andersons (1879–1937), Latvian civil engineer, intellectual, pedagogue, educational worker and mayor *Alfrēds Hartmanis (1881–1927), Latvian chess play ...
(1935–1936) * Eduards Ceplītis (1936–1937) * Eduards Lapiņš (1937–1940) *'' Edgars Ošiņš (1940–1941)'' *'' Osvalds Porietis (1942–1943)'' *''
Eduards Andersons Eduards Andersons (1 April 1914 – 29 November 1985) was a Latvians, Latvian basketball player. Andersons won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming the first European champion. He participated also at the 1936 Summer Olympics ...
(1943–1944)'' *'' Jānis Augusts (1944–1945)'' *'' Augusts Raubens (1945–1946)'' *''Edgars Ošiņš (1946–1949)'' *'' Arnolds Brambergs (1949–1950)'' *'' Viesturs Baldzēns (1950–1951)'' *''
Ādolfs Runcis Ādolfs is a Latvian masculine given name, a variant of Adolf, and may refer to: *Ādolfs Alunāns (1848–1912), Latvian playwright, director and actor *Ādolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia * ...
(1951–1956)'' *'' Miervaldis Ramāns (1956–1971)'' *''
Artūrs Punenovs Artūrs or Arturs is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arturs Alberings (1876–1934), former Prime Minister of Latvia * Artūrs Ausējs (born 1990), Latvian basketball player * Artūrs Bērziņš (born 1988), Latvian basketbal ...
(1971–1989)'' * Uldis Grāvītis (1989–1992) * Indulis Ozols (1992–1997) * Ojārs Kehris (1997–2011) * Valdis Voins (2011–''2020'') *
Raimonds Vējonis Raimonds Vējonis (born 15 June 1966) is a Latvian politician who served as the 9th President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019 and the president of the Latvian Basketball Association since 2020. He is a member of the Latvian Green Party, part of the ...
(2020–Present) ''(Presidents during the
occupation of Latvia Latvia has been occupied by military forces from other nations from time to time. Military occupations of Latvia have included: * Livonian Crusade (13th century) * Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 * Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany (1941 ...
marked in italics)''


See also

*
Latvia national basketball team The Latvia men's national basketball team () represents Latvia in international basketball. They are organized and run by the Latvian Basketball Association. Latvia has reached the European Basketball Championship 15 times, with their ultimat ...
* Latvia national women's basketball team * Latvia men's national 3x3 team


References


External links

* {{Authority control Basketball in Latvia
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 ...
1923 establishments in Latvia Sports organizations established in 1923 National members of FIBA Europe