USA Basketball
Formation1974 (1974)
TypeNational Governing Body (NGB)
Location
Region served
United States
Chairman
Martin Dempsey
Key people
Jim Tooley (CEO)
Chauncey Billups
(Athlete representative)
Kim Bohuny
(NBA representative)
AffiliationsFIBA
FIBA Americas
Websitewww.usab.com

USA Basketball (USAB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its chairman of the board is retired General Martin Dempsey and its CEO is Jim Tooley.

The organization was founded in 1974 as the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA). It was then renamed USA Basketball on October 12, 1989, after FIBA modified its rules to allow NBA basketball players to compete in international competitions (professionals from Europe and South America were always allowed to compete).[1] USA Basketball is responsible for the selection and training of the men's and women's national teams that represent the United States in international tournaments, including the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Games of the Olympiad and the men's and women's qualifiers thereof, as well as for the promotion of the sport amongst prospective players, spectators, and fans.

U.S. men's teams' schedule

  USA Basketball Men's Teams
Event 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
U16 Championship                                                            
U17 World Championship                                                            
U18 Championship                                          
U19 World Championship                                          
U20 Championship                                                            
U21 World Championship                                                            
World Championship/World Cup                                          
Olympics                                              
World University Games                                             (1)              
Pan American Games                                                            
3x3                                                            
USA Basketball Men's Teams    
Event 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
U19 World Championship                                                        
World Championships                                              
Olympics                                              
World University Games                                                            
Pan American Games                                                            
USA Basketball Men's Teams
Event 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
World Championships                                                        
Olympics                                                      
Pan American Games                                                            

(1) In 2007, the U.S. was represented by the University of Northern Iowa.
(2) The U.S. was represented at the 2015 World University Games by the University of Kansas.
(3) The U.S. was represented at the 2017 World University Games by Purdue University.

U.S. women's teams' schedule

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U16 Championship                                                                
U17 World Championship                                                              
U18 Championship                                      
U19 World Championship                                    
U20 Championship                                                        
U21 World Championship                                                        
World Championships                                        
Olympics                                          
World University Games                             (1)       (2)                   (3) (4)
Pan American Games                                                          
3x3                                                            
U18 3x3                                                          
3x3 Youth Olympics                                                          
R. William Jones Cup                                                        
USA Basketball Women's Teams        
Event 53 54 55 56 57 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88
World Championships                                            
Olympics                                                        
World University Games                                                                
Pan American Games                                                                
R. William Jones Cup                                                                
U18 Championship
U19 World Championship

(1) In 2003, the U.S. was represented by a Big 12 All Star team.

(2) In 2007, the U.S. was represented by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

(3) In 2017, the U.S. was represented by the University of Maryland.[2]

(4) In 2019, the U.S. was represented by Mississippi State University.


Sources [3][4][5][6]

See also

U.S. men

U.S. women

References

  1. ↑ "USA Basketball History". usab.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "USA Team | Home". USA Team | Home. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "3x3 Events". FIBA. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "FIBA Calendar". FIBA. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Summer Universiade". FISU. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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