“FIBA has much wider responsibilities than organising and promoting high level competitions. We have social responsibilities as well as the duty to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of our sport.”
IBF President Bob Elphinston
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for ‘House of Basketball’
MIES (House of Basketball) – FIBA on Monday held the groundbreaking ceremony for its ‘House of Basketball’, which once completed, will serve as the organisation’s world headquarters. Members of the basketball family travelled from all five continents to attend the ceremony and were joined by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, Councillor of State…
House of Basketball worth the wait
MIES (FIBA) – Members of FIBA’s extensive family travelled from all corners of the world and were joined by local authorities on Monday for the historic groundbreaking of the House of Basketball close to the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. An estimated 200 people gathered in the commune of Mies, in the canton of Vaud,…