The Italian Basketball Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro; FIP) is the governing body of basketball in Italy. It is based in Rome.
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| Founded | 1921 |
| FIBA affiliation | 1932 |
| FIBA Europe affiliation | 1958 |
| President | Gianni Petrucci |
| Website | www |
It organises national competitions in Italy and the Italian basketball leagues, which operate the country's two professional leagues, Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and Serie A2 Basket.
It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italian national basketball team (men's) and women's. But also youth men's (under-19 and under-17), women's (under-19 and under-17), 3x3 men's and women's basketball teams.
It is a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as one of the founding member, and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions.[1]
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The FIP also organizes several competitions:
- National cups:
- Women's competitions:
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Source: FIP.it
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External links edit
- Official website (in Italian)