OCTOBER 4, 2019
MIES (Switzerland) - FIBA has confirmed its Commissions, Working Groups and Task Forces for the term of 2019-2023. Following the key appointments made during the first Central Board meeting for the new term which took place on September 14, during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China, FIBA has now confirmed the following:
FIBA Technical Commission
Chair of Commission - Mr Patrick Hunt (AUS)
Deputy Chair of Commission - Ms Gunta Baško (LAT)
List of Commission members here.
FIBA Legal Commission
Chair of Commission - Mr Edgar Francisco (PHI)
Deputy Chair of Commission - Mr Yum Ramos (PUR)
List of Commission members here.
FIBA Players Commission
Chair of Commission - Mr Dirk Nowitzki (GER)
Deputy Chair of Commission - Ms Jenni Screen (AUS)
List of Commission members here.
FIBA Finance Commission
Chair of Commission - Mr Ingo Weiss, ex officio (GER)
Deputy Chair of Commission - Mr Erick Thohir (INA)
List of Commission members here.
FIBA Medical Commission
Chair of Commission - Dr Peter Harcourt (AUS)
Deputy Chair of Commission - Dr Souheil Sayegh (SUI)
List of Commission members here.
FIBA 3x3 Commission
Chair of Commission - Mr Andrei Kirilenko (RUS)
Deputy Chair of Commission - Mr Ambrose Tashobya (UGA)
List of Commission members here.
The FIBA Competitions Commission is chaired by Mr Jorge Garbajosa (ESP) and divided across four categories:
FIBA Competitions Commission - National Teams
Deputy Chair of Commission - Mr Yann Barbitch (FRA)
FIBA Competitions Commission - Clubs Competition
Deputy Chair of Commission - Mr Asterios Zois (GRE)
FIBA Competitions Commission - Youth Basketball
Deputy Chair of Commission - Mr Mindaugas Špokas (LTU)
FIBA Competitions Commission - Women in Basketball
Deputy Chair of Commission - Ms Lena Wallin-Kantzy (SWE)
The full list of the FIBA Competitions Commission members is here.
The Working Group on National Federations Development will be Chaired by Mr Anibal Manave (MOZ) and Deputy Chaired by Mr Yamil Bukele (ESA).
The President of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal is Prof Ulrich Haas (GER) and the Vice-President is Mr Raj Parker and the Appeals' Panel Chairman is Mr Marek Palus (POL) and Vice-Chairwoman is Ms Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS). New members of the Ethics Panel were also appointed.
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