The Federation International de Basketball was founded in Geneva on 18 June 1932. It is commonly known as the International Basketball Federation.
It governs the sport of basketball worldwide. The nations that were involved in the founding are Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland.
The federation international de basketball headquarters moved from Munich in 1956 and returned to the outskirts of Geneva in 2002. FIBA named James Naismith the founder of basketball as its honorary president.
Federation international de basketball is responsible for setting all the rules of basketball, equipment, organize international competitions, and also control the transfer of athletes across the world.
FIBA organized the FIBA Basketball world cup in 1950 and also organized that of women by 1953.FIBA is held every four years between Olympiads, both for males and females.