213 member federations with a maximum of two delegates per federation
meet every four years. The Congress adopts the General Bye Laws and the Official Basketball Rules.

The Zone Commissions

The Central Board
20 members and three ex-officio members meet twice yearly. The Board establishes the Internal Regulations and assigns the organisation of all World Championships. 

The permanent International Commissions

International Competitions Commission
Responsible for the study of regulations for international competitions and the world calendar competitions.
President: Mr. Ruben Rabano (ARG)
[Menjour, Abdelraouf (TUN), Vice President - Chernov, Sergey (RUS), Member - Dias Vaz da Conceiçao, Gustavo (ANG), Member - Donlagic, Mirsad (BIH), Member - Jackson, Stu (USA), Member - Lee, Jamin (KOR) - Member - Maddock, John (AUS) - Member - Turam, Emir (TUR) - Member]

Women's Basketball Commission
Responsible for women's basketball worldwide.
President: Mrs. Lorraine Landon (AUS)
[Corno, Aldo (ITA), Vice-President - Bozikis, Gerasime (BRA), Member - Callan, Carol (USA), Member - Cebrian Scheurer, Elisabeth (ESP), Member - Pouye, Rokhaya (SEN), Member - Prazak, Milos (CZE), Member - Sokolova, Alla (RUS), Member - Xu Lan (CHN), Member] 

Youth Basketball Commission
Responsible for the development of younger age of basketball players. Commission for Legal Matters and Eligibility.
President: Mr. Ingo Weiss (GER)
[Tooley, Jim (USA), Vice President - Al Mossad, Abdul Rahman (KSA), Member - Avakumovic, Aleksandar SCG (Serbia), Member - Condé Fodé, Amara (GUI), Member - Jugnet, Frederic (FRA), Member - Vuolle, Jouko (FIN), Member - Young, Mel (NZL), Member - Zois, Asterios (GRE), Member]

Commonwealth Basketball Commission
President: Mr. Harish Sharma (IND)
[Nykamp, Fred (CAN), Vice President - Davis, Larry (BAH), Member - Derwin, Scott (AUS), Member - Donovan, Terry (ENG), Member - Young, Simon (NZL), Member - Erihle, Dr. A. A. (NGR), Member]

Ethics Commission
Appointed by Congress
[Killian, George (USA), Member - Seye Moreau, Abdoulaye (SEN), Member - Stankovic, Borislav (SCG), Member]

Legal Commission
Responsible for the proposal of the development of the General Bye-Laws and the Internal Regulations. Applies regulations governing the eligibility and national status of players.
President: Mr. Antonio Mizzi (MLT)
[Madsen, Ken (AUS), Vice President - Collomb, Pierre (FRA), Member - Coomans, Cyriel (BEL), Member - Hilgert, Wolfgang (GER), Member - Palus, Marek (POL), Member - Richards, Usie Raymond (ISV), Member]

Technical Commission
Responsible for proposing changes to the Official Basketball Rules and the training of referees.
President: Mr. Valdu Suurkask (EST)
[Douvis, Stavros (GRE), Vice President - Davydov, Mikhail (RUS), Member - De Vincenzi, Jean-Pierre (FRA), Member - Gaze, Lindsay (AUS), Member - Horgan, Fred (CAN), Member - Manuel, Antonio Celestino Sofrimento (ANG), Member - Nichols, Henry (USA), Member - Ivkovic, Dusan (SCG), Observer - Betancor, Miguel (ESP), Observer - Rigas, Constantinos (GRE), Observer] 

Medical Commission
Consultative body for all medical matters, including doping control.
President: Dr. Constantinos Parisis (GRE)
[Günter, Heinz Dr. (AUT), Vice President - Billi, Andrea Dr. (ITA), Member - Canlas, Jose Raul Dr. (PHI), Member - Castillo, Luis Dr. (URU), Member - de Oliveira, Cesar Dr. (BRA), Member - Gueye, Aboubacar Dr. (GUI), Member - Harcourt, Peter Dr. (AUS), Member - Pipe, Andrew Dr. (CAN), Member - Duran, Rosario Urena Dr. , Member - Huguet, Jacques Dr. (FRA), Observer - Sayegh, Souheil Dr.(SUI), Observer] 

Appeals' Tribunal
Responsible for hearing appeals against decisions of FIBA and arbitrating disputes within the world of basketball if FIBA is not directly involved.
President: Mr. Olafur Rafnsson (ISL)
[Boehm, Theodore R. (USA), Vice President - Faller, Andreas (SUI), Judge - Gonzalez Cueto, Tomas (ESP), Judge - Gordon, Robert A. (CAN), Judge - Haas, Ulrich (GER), Judge -
Ramsay, Ian (AUS), Judge]

Finance Commission
Studies means assuring FIBA's financial resources and establishes the financial report, together with the Treasurer of FIBA.
President: Mr. Manfred Ströher
[Baillif, Richard (SUI), Member - Demirel, Turgay (TUR), Member - Izaga, Alberto (ESP), Member]
 

The World Congress