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The Swedish Basketball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Basketbollförbundet) also known as SBBF is the governing body of basketball in Sweden. It was established on 25 October 1952 out of the Swedish Handball Federation's basketball section, which had been started in 1948. Its headquarters are in Stockholm.
The Swedish Basketball Federation operates the Sweden men's national basketball team and Sweden women's national team. They organize national competitions in Sweden, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Sweden is the Basketligan.




History


In 1948, the Swedish Basketball Federation was established as a section within the Swedish Handball Federation. Four years later, it became its own separate association, and the first chairman of the federation was Lars-Åke Nilsson. Sweden's first participation in the European Championship was in 1953, where they finished, seventeenth out of 17 teams, at last place. The first national championships (SM-serierna) for men started in 1954, and for women in 1957. KFUM Söder (today Fryshuset Basket) won the championship for men, and BK Rilton for women.
In the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, Sweden's men's national team participated for the first time and finished in tenth place in the tournament. In 1992, under Kenny Lövingsson’s chairmanship, the Swedish Basketball League (Basketligan) was established in Sweden, consisting of 13 teams. Sweden participated in two consecutive European Championships (1993 and 1995), which were held in Germany and Greece, respectively. In 2003, Sweden hosted the European Championship for men, where Lithuania emerged as the European champions.
In 1998, the first Swedish player, Tanja Kostic, was drafted to the world's premier women's basketball league, the WNBA. On the men's side, it was Jonas Jerebko from Kinna who got drafted to the Detroit Pistons in 2009.
Sweden's women's national team competed in the 2013 European Championship in France and finished in seventh place, their best placement since 1987.




Competitions


National Leagues




Chairpersons


1952–1969: Lars-Åke Nilsson
1969–1975: Leif Forsberg
1975–1979: Anders Wijkman
1979–1986: Bengt Wallin
1986–1990: Arne Jansson
1990–1991: Kaj Sandell
1991–1992: Eleonor Rehn-Jacobsson
1992–1996: Kenny Lövingsson
1996–1999: Kari Marklund
1999–2001: Kaj Krantz
2001–2004: Niklas Nordström
2004–2008: Jan Jacobsen
2008–2009: Anna Westin
2009–2016: Hans Von Uthmann
2016–2020: Mats Carlson
2020–: Susanne Jidesten




See also


Sweden men's national basketball team
Sweden men's national under-18 basketball team
Sweden men's national under-16 basketball team
Sweden women's national basketball team
Sweden women's national under-18 basketball team
Sweden women's national under-16 basketball team




References






External links


Official website (in Swedish)
Sweden at FIBA site

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