Jordan Basketball Federation
{{Short description|Governing body for the Jordan national basketball team}}
{{inline|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Jordan Basketball Federation
| image = Jordan Basketball Federation.png
| image_size = 200
| abbreviation = JBF
| formation = {{start date and age|1957}}
| headquarters = Gate 6, Al-Hussein Youth City, Amman, Jordan
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Mohammad Alayan
| affiliations = FIBA
FIBA Asia
Jordan Olympic Committee
| website = www.jbf.jo
}}
The Jordan Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Jordan.
The federation founded in 1957, represents basketball with public authorities as well as with national and international sports organizations and as such with Jordan in international competitions. It is affiliated with FIBA and FIBA Asia. The federation also organizes the Jordan national basketball team and the Jordan women's national basketball team.
History
Jordan joined FIBA in 1957, FIBA Asia in 1964, and the Arab Basketball Confederation in 1974.
It joined the West Asia Basketball Association in 1998.[https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3298-0-0-0 My Game Day App][https://www.jbf.jo/en/site/page/1/about-us About Us]
Its main league is the Jordanian Premier Basketball League.
References
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External links
- [http://jbf.jo/Default.aspx Official website of the Jordan Basketball Federation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513062731/http://www.jbf.jo/Default.aspx |date=2018-05-13 }}
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/langid/1/langlc/en/nationalfederationnumber/310/nfProf.html FIBA Profile]
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{{Sports governing bodies in Jordan}}
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{{FIBA Asia associations}}
Category:1957 establishments in Jordan
Category:National members of FIBA Asia
Category:Sports organizations established in 1957
Category:Sports governing bodies in Jordan
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