Pakistan Basketball Federation

Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) is a national governing body of basketball in Pakistan. It was founded in 1952 for the promotion and development of sport of basketball in the country.[3][4][2]

Pakistan Basketball Federation
SportBasketball
AbbreviationPBBF
Founded1952 (1952)
AffiliationInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Affiliation date1958
Regional affiliationFIBA Asia
HeadquartersLahore
PresidentIftikhar Mansoor
Rashid Ali Malik[1]
SecretaryKhalid Bashir[2]
Official website
pbbf.com.pk

History

Basketball was introduced in Punjab by the early 1900s, with the YMCA leading the front in the promotion of the game. Gordon College, Rawalpindi was one of the first schools in the country which began playing the game in 1906 followed by CTI High School in Sialkot. Both of these institutes had a long history in training boys to play the game. The game might have come to Karachi about the same time. Forman Christian College, Lahore introduced the game in 1910.[4]

Sometime during the 1910's, the Y.M.C.A. began holding All-India Basketball Championship and carried it on until in the 30's.

In the late 20's basketball became one of the regular university sports. The Punjab Olympic Association had its basketball sub-committee established and functioning in the late 20's or early 30's, and took the initiative in introducing the games in the Delhi Olympics in 1934. The game has been in every Olympics since, and the Punjab has won its share of these meets. Since 1947, basketball has been a part of all the Pakistan Olympics.

At the time of partition in 1947, Dr. S.L. Sheets was the only office-bearer left in the Association, and only 8 teams were existing. The Karachi Amateur Basketball Association was formed a couple of years later, and that city became an important centre. In the early 50's, the Services Sports Control Board adopted the international rules to replace the old ones and this had made possible the participation by Services teams with civilian teams at various centres. The game was favourite with PWR and the Police. The Inter-University Sports Board introduced basketball in its first Inter-Varsity Games inaugurated in 1953-54, with the first games at Peshawar.

The Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation was formally inaugurated in February 1952 and began functioning in early 1953.[5]

Affiliations

The Federation is affiliated with:

FIBA had suspended the membership of federation in 2013 due to intervention of the Government of Pakistan.[2]

FIBA has lifted the suspension imposed on Pakistan Basketball Federation as of August 8, 2015 and recognized PBF headed by Rashid Ali Malik.[3]

Sharjah tour

A goodwill tour of Pakistan Basketball Team was arranged by Pakistan Basketball Federation in 2017.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Profile of Pakistan Basketball Federation". International Basketball Federation (FIBA) website. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. Alam Zeb Safi (14 August 2015). "Pakistan Basketball Federation suspension lifted". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. Mohammad Yaqoob (14 August 2015). "The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) lifts ban on Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. "Profile of Pakistan Basketball Fedreration". National Olympic Committee of Pakistan website. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. "Pakistan Basketball Federation". pbbf.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. "Pakistan Sports Board". Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  8. Goodwill tour of Pakistan Basketball Team to Sharjah U.A.E. Associated Press Of Pakistan website, Published 27 March 2017, Retrieved 21 April 2021
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