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04/07/2022
FIBA90
USA claim second title at '86 World Cup in Spain

MIES (Switzerland) - The 1986 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain was all about change. The tournament expanded to 24 teams, was staged in Western Europe and the USA won for the first time since 1954.

01/07/2022
FIBA90
Tide turned as European teams finished first and second at 1967 FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIES (Switzerland) - The fifth FIBA Basketball World Cup ended up for the first time with a champion from outside of the Americas. The Soviet Union won the title for the first time with Yugoslavia...
29/06/2022
FIBA90
USA retain title but 1990 eyes on podium newcomers Yugoslavia and Cuba

MIES (Switzerland) - It's not often in the history of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup that an edition sees a podium with two medal debutantes, but that was the outcome during 1990 in Malaysia.
27/06/2022
FIBA90
The Yugoslavia breakthrough at the 1970 FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIES (Switzerland) - In the history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, most noteworthy about the sixth edition was it staged outside of South America and won, for the first time, by Yugoslavia.

24/06/2022
FIBA90
Women join the men in Montreal to take first Olympic steps in 1976

MIES (Switzerland) - While the various men's teams took to the floor for their ninth edition of the Olympics, the headline in Montreal during 1976 was very much the debut of women's basketball.

22/06/2022
FIBA90
Basketball's rainy but successful Olympic bow at 1936 Berlin Games

MIES (Switzerland) - Basketball made its bow at the Olympics at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. Though rain marred the Final, the USA capped a successful debut for the sport with a victory over Canada.
20/06/2022
FIBA90
Ignis Varese down Corinthians to win first official Intercontinental Cup in 1966

MIES (Switzerland) - The first official FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 1966 in Madrid saw Italians Ignis Pallacanestro Varese beat the hosts and then Brazilian powerhouse Corinthians to lift the trophy.

19/06/2022
House of Basketball
Unveiling of Naismith Statue at FIBA Headquarters

MIES (Switzerland) - No name in the sport of basketball is more treasured and revered than James Naismith.

18/06/2022
House of Basketball
New exhibition "90 Iconic Moments" at FIBA Museum

MIES (Switzerland) - There's no better way to soak the long and fascinating history of international basketball than to walk through the doors of the House of Basketball and visit its museum.
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