Basketball · Niveau 9 : Maître · Sous-niveau 9.2
Early Growth and FIBA
10 tests · 100 faits · mis à jour le 23 octobre 2026 · markdown
How the game spread, FIBA's founding, the founding nations, the 1936 Olympics, the first EuroBasket, the first world championship, the women's international game, the 1989 opening to professionals, FIBA's leaders and home, and its regions.
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Test 1Le jeu se répandFaire un test
Trained leaders carried it to YMCAs in other countries.
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Naismith's homeland played within months.
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American troops and YMCA workers played it in Europe.
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A small space and simple kit were enough.
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It was shown but not yet a medal event.
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International games needed one set of rules.
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1891, the 1890s, 1904, 1932.
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A world body was the last step.
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Games were played there from 1893.
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Test 2FIBA is foundedFaire un test
Delegates met there in June 1932.
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It was the International Amateur Basketball Federation.
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The Olympic movement then barred paid athletes.
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Fédération Internationale de Basketball.
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International games needed common rules.
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A world body made an Olympic tournament possible.
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National federations are FIBA's members.
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1932 to 1936.
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1844, 1932, 1949.
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Eight national federations signed.
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Test 3The founding nationsFaire un test
It was the only founder outside Europe.
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Spain joined later.
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The meeting took place in Geneva.
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The game's birthplace joined later.
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Seven were European, one South American.
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It became the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
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American basketball was already organised at home.
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A, G, L, S.
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1932, 1935, 1936.
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The eight were Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland.
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Test 4Berlin 1936Faire un test
The courts were made of clay and sand, laid for tennis.
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It beat Canada in the final.
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The ball would not bounce on the wet ground.
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Naismith's homeland took the silver medal.
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Mexico beat Poland for third place.
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He watched his game played at the Olympics.
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Passing was the only way on that surface.
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Gold, silver, bronze.
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1904, 1936, 1976.
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Rain and mud kept the score tiny.
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Test 5The first EuroBasketFaire un test
It was held in 1935.
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Latvia beat Spain in the final.
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The 1939 tournament was played in Kaunas.
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Geneva hosted again, and Czechoslovakia won.
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National teams play for the European title.
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Kaunas built a new hall for it.
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EuroBasket is for national teams; the EuroLeague is for clubs.
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1935, 1937, the early 1940s, 1946.
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1935, 1937, 1939.
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Play resumed in 1946.
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Test 6The first world championshipFaire un test
It is still the best finish by an Asian men's team.
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A US club side represented the country.
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FIBA events were for amateurs until 1989.
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It sits between Olympic Games.
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It was held in Rio de Janeiro.
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Argentina and Brazil were already major sides.
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Buenos Aires in 1950 and Rio de Janeiro in 1954.
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1950, 1954, 1959: the first three were all in South America.
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1935, 1936, 1950.
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The hosts beat the United States.
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Test 7The women's international gameFaire un test
It took place in 1953.
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The US beat the hosts.
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The Soviet side won in Montreal.
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Players like Uljana Semjonova towered over opponents.
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Women's EuroBasket started in Rome.
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Forty years passed between the men's and women's debuts.
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1936 and 1976.
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1938, 1953, 1976.
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1938, 1953, 1976.
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Mark C is 1976.
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Test 8Opening to professionalsFaire un test
Professionals could play from then on.
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The congress met there in 1989.
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The brand was worth keeping.
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NBA stars could now play at the Olympics.
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European and other leagues paid players too.
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NBA players were shut out.
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The 1989 rule opened the door.
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1932, 1989, 1992.
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The last US team of college players, then the first two with NBA stars.
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The 1989 decision let pros in.
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Test 9FIBA's leaders and homeFaire un test
The Swiss official led FIBA from 1932.
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From 1932 to 1976.
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Its 'House of Basketball' is near Geneva.
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It opened in Mies in 2013.
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Players, coaches, officials and leaders are included.
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Common rules need common officiating.
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The House of Basketball is in Mies.
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1932, 1976, 2013.
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From the office to the full membership.
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He ran FIBA's office for over forty years.
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Test 10FIBA's regionsFaire un test
Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
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Both play in the African zone.
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North and South America share one region.
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Each region runs its own tournaments.
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Regional qualifiers cut travel and build rivalries.
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Each region has its own title.
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Japan plays in the Asian region.
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Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe.
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Qualify, draw, play.
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Australia and New Zealand are in Oceania.
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Sources
General basketball history references (Naismith Hall of Fame, FIBA, NBA, Olympic records); original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.
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