Israel Basketball Association

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The Israel Basketball Association (IBA) is the official organization in charge of professional basketball in Israel. The organization oversees the regulation of the sport, team and player registration, rules of the game, various official (such referees and statisticians) certification, and more. It is responsible for sanctioning official leagues of play at various levels, issuing the league schedules, and certifying match results. The IBA also handles associations with international bodies like FIBA and the Euroleague.^[1]

[edit] Teams

As of 2007, the IBA recognizes the following teams in the top league division, Ligat Ha'al (teams listed in alphabetical order):

Bnei HaSharon
Elizur Ashqelon
Hapoel Afula-Gilboa
Hapoel Galil-Elyon
Hapoel Jerusalem
Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Ramat-Gan
Maccabi Givat-Shmuel
Maccabi Rishon-LeZion
Maccabbi Tel-Aviv

[edit] References

^ IBA Official Site

[edit] Further reading

International basketball

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Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship North and South America: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship Europe: FIBA Europe – Eurobasket Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship