Overview
The Sport of basketball is the core element of FIBA’s International Relations and Development Department.

Basketball is one of the privileged sports that offer quality performances and competitions for both men and women in all categories. Sport has always been at the forefront of social changes. Human capacity development is a fundamental building block of any stable society. Education and training is required to enable full participation in communities and achieve global development. Basketball is an efficient vehicle in this direction. All these elements lead us to deal with all the different aspects of the sport of basketball today. This means that we need to have the best approach to be good at managing all the technical facets of basketball, to be good in the social and community aspects in addition to the efficient running of the day-to-day business operation of the sport.

FIBA International Relations and Development Department has the primary role to encourage the development of basketball at all levels throughout the world. A key element of our activities is to instill an elevated consciousness toward implementing the principles of management seeking to achieve the organized development of the sport of basketball based on planning and administration efficiency. This is achieved with better management and administration of basketball throughout the zones, the National Federations and further strengthening of the bond and the sense of belonging to the FIBA structure with all zones and affiliates.

Our department is here to establish a framework where it can intervene efficiently to limit abuses and to maintain a clean game spirit. This is implemented and established through our Medical and Anti-Doping office, whose actions can only put forward the sport of basketball.

All these different elements are part of the solid and long term development of basketball.

Activities
Basketball is unique: Fast and precise, mind and body, a sport in which the individual is as powerful as the team. National Federations, Basketball without Borders, Olympic Solidarity programmes, Coaching, and Players Agents…these are the "starting five’" of our different projects, which take place around the world. The Anti-Dping project is a further component to protect players from harm and ensure a fair sport spirit.