PR N°37 - New FIBA Ranking for Men's National Teams

GENEVA (FIBA Ranking) - Following the conclusion of the FIBA U19 World Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia (Gold: Serbia; Silver: USA; Bronze: France), FIBA is happy to announce the composition of its new World Ranking for Men's National Teams.

Please clear here to see the complete and up-dated FIBA Ranking of Men's National Teams, please refer to the following link:

http://www.fiba.basketball/pages/eng/fc/even/rank/p/openNodeIDs/999/selNodeID/999/rankMen.html

FIBA Rankings for Men and Women national teams, as well as a combined ranking, are always updated when a FIBA World Championship, an Olympic Basketball Tournament or a FIBA Zone/continental Championship has concluded. For the complete details on how FIBA rankings are calculated, please visit:

http://www.fiba.basketball/pages/eng/fc/even/rank/p/openNodeIDs/998/selNodeID/998/howItWork.html

Including the three tournaments which have already taken place (i.e. the FIBA Asia Championship for Women, the FIBA U21 World Championship for Women and the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men), a total of 13 FIBA and FIBA Zone championships are set to take place in 2007. After each of the following events a new and up-dated FIBA Ranking is announced:

WOMEN:

FIBA Asia Championship for Women: 3rd-10th June 2007, in Incheon (Korea)
(Gold: Korea; Silver: China; Bronze: Japan)

FIBA U21 World Championship for Women: 29th June to 8th July 2007 in the Moscow Region (Russia)
(Gold: USA; Silver: Australia; Bronze: France)

FIBA U19 World Championship for Women: 26th July to 5th August 2007 in Bratislava (Slovakia)

FIBA Africa Championship for Women:  21st-30th September 2007, in Dakar and Thies (Senegal)

FIBA Europe Championship for Women (EuroBasket Women): 24th September-7th October 2007, in Vasto, Lanciano, Ortena and Chieti (Italy)

FIBA Oceania Championship for Women: 26th-29th September 2007, in Dunedin (New Zealand)

FIBA Americas Championship for Women: 26th-30th September 2007, in Valdivia (Chile)

MEN:

FIBA U19 World Championship: 12th to 22nd July 2007 in Novi Sad (Serbia)
(Gold: Serbis; Silver: USA; Bronze: France)

FIBA Asia Championship: 28th July-5th August 2007, in Tokushima (Japan)

FIBA Africa Championship: 15th-25th August 2007, in Luanda, Benguela, Cabinda, Huambo and Lubango (Angola)

FIBA Oceania Championship: 20th-24th August 2007, in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (Australia)

FIBA Americas Championship: 22nd August-2nd September 2007, in Las Vegas (U.S.A.)

FIBA Europe Championship (EuroBasket): 3rd-16th September 2007, in Granada, Sevilla, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante and Madrid (Spain)


About FIBA

FIBA, 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 2007 FIBA Zone Continental Championships that will qualify for Beijing 2008, the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (to take place in the summer of 2008) and the FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, held every four years. The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be played in Turkey.