Basketball Austria

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Austrian Basketball Federation
File:Basketball Austria logo.png
SportBasketball
JurisdictionAustria
AbbreviationÖBV
Founded1934 (1934)
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Europe
HeadquartersVienna
PresidentGerald Martens
Official website
basketballaustria.at
Austria

Basketball Austria is the governing body of basketball in Austria. It joined FIBA in 1934.

The Austrian Basketball Federation operates the Austrian men's national team and Austrian women's national team. They organize national competitions in Austria, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.[1]

The top professional league in Austria is Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga.[2]

The federation used to be named Austrian Basketball Federation or Österreichischer Basketballverband (ÖBV).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Austria FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ^ "Austrian Professional league" (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-13.

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