MIES (Switzerland) - The FIBA Technical Commission has signed off on a highly productive meeting after gathering for two days at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies. 

In what was the first major in-person meeting of the 2023-2027 working cycle, the Technical Commission was chaired by Ms Eleonora Rangelova of Bulgaria, with Mr Patrick Hunt of Australia in the deputy chair role. 

The Technical Commission is the body competent for all matters concerning the interpretation and application of the Official Basketball Rules and the state of the game around the world.

The main areas of focus under discussion were the changes to the Official Basketball Rules, the upcoming Game Officials Licensing Cycle 2025-2027, Women in Officiating and the various projects of the WABC (World Association of Basketball Coaches).

Ms Eleonora Rangelova, Chair of the Commission commented: "It was a very interesting and successful meeting, with the Commission able to lean on the vast amount of knowledge and expertise of all its members. This was important to make sure that we could explore and discuss all topics in depth and achieve the best possible outcomes for our sport.

She added, "Collectively, as a Commission, we placed a strong focus on the different aspects that will contribute to improving the game and the level of basketball globally, including continuing to increase the number of women officiating. This is something every member is very committed to helping with and working on."

 

The duties of FIBA's Technical Commission are to advise the FIBA Secretary General on:

- To monitor the state of the game around the world and across the various national member federations and propose to the Central Board any measures deemed useful to improve the technical level of its participants and the development of the sport.

- To draw up the text of the Official Basketball Rules, draft amendments to these rules for adoption by the Central Board, give the official interpretation of the rules, and solve doubtful cases or cases not clearly covered by the rules themselves.

- To be responsible for the training, examination and qualification of all FIBA international referees, supervisors, instructors and commissioners as well as for preparing them for international competitions for men’s and women's basketball.

 

FIBA Technical Commission 2023-2027

Chair:
Ms. Rangelova, Eleonora (BUL)

Deputy Chair:
Mr. Hunt, Patrick (AUS) 

Members:
Mr. Andres, Armin (GER)
Mr. Ankaralı, Recep (TUR)
Mr. Conde, Fode Amara (GUI)
Ms. Crowley, Nadine (CAN)
Mr. Davari, Javad (IRI)
Mr. Ford, Sean (USA)
Ms. Hejkova, Natalia (SVK)
Mr. Ivanovic, Uros (SLO)
Mr. Jimenez, Benjamin (ESP)
Ms. Julien, Chantal (FRA)
Ms. Streimikyte, Jurgita (LTU)
Mr. Ye, Tianning (CHN)

 

FIBA