Russian Basketball Federation

Russian Basketball Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация Баскетбола), also known as RBF, is a national governing body of basketball in Russia. It was founded in 1991, and is the successor to the Soviet Basketball Federation. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA basketball and FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.[1]

Russian Basketball Federation
SportBasketball
JurisdictionRussia
AbbreviationRBF
Founded1991 (1991)
AffiliationFIBA
Affiliation date1947
Regional affiliationFIBA Europe
HeadquartersMoscow
PresidentAndrei Kirilenko
SecretaryNatalia Galkina
CoachSergei Bazarevich
Other key staffAlexander Krasnenkov (CEO)
Official website
russiabasket.ru

Leagues

Presidents
  • Pavel Morozov – serving from 1991 to 1994.
  • Sergei Belov – serving from 1995 to 1998.
  • V. Kuzin – serving from 1998 to 2003.
  • Sergey Chernov – serving from 2003 to 2011.
  • Alexander Krasnenkov – serving from 2011 to 2013.
  • Yulia Anikeeva – serving since 2013.
  • Andrei Kirilenko – serving since 2015.

See also

References
  1. [🖉"FIBA statement on Russian teams and officials". FIBA.basketball.


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