GENEVA (FIBA) - FIBA, FIBA Europe and Euroleague Basketball are proud to announce the completion of a unified statistical criteria for basketball competitions.

All three organisations have been working together from the beginning of 2008 to update the existing Statistics Manual to help improve the sport of basketball worldwide.

Due to the increasing importance of statistics for all of the different bodies that take part in basketball, such as teams, media and fans, the three organisations agreed that a common consensus was the best path for consistent statistics and a consistent image for basketball competitions around the world.

Following several months of work between FIBA, FIBA Europe and Euroleague Basketball representatives the document has been finalised and immediately adopted. It is hoped that complete implementation by all professional leagues and federations will be reached over the coming months.

The Basketball Statisticians Manual can be downloaded from the FIBA website here.


About FIBA

FIBA (www.fiba.basketball), the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its main upcoming events are the 2009 FIBA Zone Continental Championships that qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, to take place in Turkey and in the Czech Republic respectively.