The Georgian Basketball Federation (abbr. GBF; Georgian: საქართველოს კალათბურთის ფედერაცია) is the national governing body of basketball in Georgia. It was founded on 4 June 1991, and is headquartered in Tbilisi.
FIBA Europe | |
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Founded | 4 June 1991 |
Headquarters | Tbilisi |
FIBA affiliation | 1992 |
President | Viktor Sanikidze |
Website | www |
The Georgian Basketball Federation operates the Georgia men's national team and Georgia women's national team. They organize national competitions in Georgia, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Georgia is the Georgian Superliga.[1]
Presidents
edit№ | Name | Image | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Aleksandre Chkheidze | 4 June 1991 | 1995 | |
2 | Avtandil Sakvarelidze | 1995 | 1997 | |
3 | Giorgi Katamadze | 1997 | 2001 | |
4 | Besik Liparteliani | 2001 | 2005 | |
2005 | 11 November 2009 | |||
11 November 2009 | 11 December 2013 | |||
5 | Mikheil Gabrichidze | 11 December 2013 | 11 December 2017 | |
6 | Paata Guraspauli | 11 December 2017 | 11 December 2021 | |
7 | Viktor Sanikidze | 11 December 2021 | Incumbent |
See also
edit- Georgia men's national basketball team
- Georgia men's national under-20 basketball team
- Georgia men's national under-18 basketball team
- Georgia men's national under-16 basketball team
- Georgia women's national basketball team
- Georgia women's national under-20 basketball team
- Georgia women's national under-18 basketball team
- Georgia women's national under-16 basketball team
References
edit- ^ "Georgia FIBA Europe". eurobasket.com. 19 February 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Georgian)
- Georgia FIBA profile