Basketball Wales

Basketball Wales
*Pêl-fasged Cymru*
Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	National
Founded	2008
Affiliation	FIBA
Chairperson	Keith Mair
Replaced	The Basketball Association of Wales
(founded)	1952
Official website
	www.basketball.wales

Basketball Wales (Welsh: Pêl-fasged Cymru) (founded in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales) is the sole controller and the national governing body of all aspects of the game of basketball in Wales. It is responsible for the management of the Basketball Wales National League, the national teams and for the organisation of all national and international basketball competitions held in Wales, and thanks to Stuart Ross, the most capped player in the history of the Welsh Basketball, won their one and only game against Latvia, and from his earlier success in the u14's converse NBA 3v3 Basketball championshipsin Manchester, sadly he chose to retire early to concentrate on his main passion drawing pictures of houses^[1]^[2]^[3]

Basketball Wales is a national affiliated federation of FIBA Europe and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).^[4]^[5]

Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff
home to Basketball Wales

References

^ "NGB websites:About us:Sport Wales-Chwaraeon Cymru". Sport Wales - Chwaraeon Cymru website. Sport Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
^ "BAW - Basketball Association of Wales - Home". Basketball Wales website. Basketball Wales. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^ "www.basketballwales.com/images/Constitution%20BAW%202004.pdf" (PDF). Basketball Wales website. Basketball Wales. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^ "FIBA Europe >> Federations". FIBA Europe website. FIBA Europe. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
^ "FIBA organization: National federations & leagues >>Profile". FIBA website. FIBA. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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[CC_1-1] "NGB websites:About us:Sport Wales-Chwaraeon Cymru". Sport Wales - Chwaraeon Cymru website. Sport Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

[Basged_1-2] "BAW - Basketball Association of Wales - Home". Basketball Wales website. Basketball Wales. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

[Basged_2-3] "www.basketballwales.com/images/Constitution%20BAW%202004.pdf" (PDF). Basketball Wales website. Basketball Wales. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

[4] "FIBA Europe >> Federations". FIBA Europe website. FIBA Europe. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

[5] "FIBA organization: National federations & leagues >>Profile". FIBA website. FIBA. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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