A statement by FIBA regarding the governing body of men’s basketball in Great Britain
By Eurohoops Team/ [email protected]
FIBA takes measures to restore regulatory integrity and promote sustainable governance of men’s basketball in Great Britain.
More details were announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Per the press release: “On August 20, 2025, the FIBA Executive Committee decided to establish the FIBA Taskforce for British Basketball Club matters with the aim of investigating and addressing the apparent governance issues and regulatory non-compliance within British basketball club men’s competitions.
Following a comprehensive review of the situation, including interviews and meetings with basketball stakeholders, the Task Force has submitted its recommendations to the FIBA Executive Committee, which decided today as follows:
To temporarily suspend the British Basketball Federation’s authority to licence or recognize national men’s competitions and to field a men’s national team in FIBA Senior Competitions, pending resolution of the current governance issues. To authorise the Taskforce to engage directly with basketball stakeholders and the UK government to explore and propose an interim operational framework for the top-tier men’s national competitions.
These measures aim to restore regulatory integrity and promote sustainable governance of men’s basketball in Great Britain as soon as possible.”
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