Russian Basketball Federation (), also known as RBF, is a national governing body of
basketball
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in Russia. It was founded in 1991, and is the successor to the Soviet Basketball Federation. After the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA basketball and FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.
In February 2022, Russia and Belarus were suspended from international competitions until further notice due to Russia's
invasion of Ukraine.
It also banned Russia from hosting any competitions.
In addition,
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations.
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mandated that no official basketball competitions be held in Russia, while the teams of the Russian Basketball Federation were withdrawn from national team competitions and the club competition season 2022-23.
Leagues
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Russian Super League 1: Original premier men's basketball league, and current secondary men's basketball league.
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Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
The Russian Women's Basketball Premier League (officially named ''FONBET Premier League'' for sponsoring reasons) is the premier women's basketball competition in Russia. The category consists of 11 teams playing a total of 20 rounds. At the end ...
: Premier women's basketball league.
Presidents
* Pavel Morozov – 1991 to 1994.
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Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
– 1995 to 1998.
* V. Kuzin – 1998 to 2003.
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Sergey Chernov – 2003 to 2011.
* Alexander Krasnenkov – 2011 to 2013.
*Yulia Anikeeva – 2013.
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Andrei Kirilenko
Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko (; born February 18, 1981), nicknamed AK-47, is a Russian basketball executive and former professional basketball player.
At age fifteen, Kirilenko began playing professional basketball in the Russian Basketball ...
– since 2015.
See also
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Russian basketball league system
The Russian basketball league system is a hierarchical league system for professional basketball clubs in Russia, with promotion and relegation between different levels of competition. There are currently five levels of competition: the VTB U ...
References
External links
Official WebsiteRussian Basketball Federation Federal Book
Basketball in Russia
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 ...
Sports organizations established in 1991
National members of FIBA Europe
1991 establishments in Russia
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