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The '''Belize Basketball Federation''' (BBF) is the governing body for [[basketball]] in [[Belize]] and is a member of [[International Basketball Federation|FIBA]]. The BBF is a [[nonprofit organization]] that officially represents Belize in the sport of basketball. It consists of nine districts and school associations across Belize, and manages all national teams.<ref name="BBF">[http://www.bbfbelize.org/ About BBF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813110927/http://www.bbfbelize.org/ |date=2009-08-13 }}, ''Belize Basketball Federation''.</ref> The league is affiliated with the [[Belize at the Olympics|Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association]] and the National Sports Council of Belize.<ref name="BBF"/>

==Purpose==
The Belize Basketball Federation was originally created as the Belize Amateur Basketball Association in 1927 to organize national junior and senior male and female competitions. Its purpose is to assist and oversee the activities of local teams and organizations to ensure that the sport is conducted according to international basketball regulations and standards so that teams as well as individual players are able to effectively compete regionally and internationally. The league's [[mission statement]] is "to grow and develop all aspects of basketball in Belize through collaboration, inclusion, proper organization and full accountability."<ref name="BBF" />

==Member organizations==
* Corozal Basketball Association (CBA)
* Orange Walk District Basketball Association (OWDBA)
* Belize District Basketball Association
* Belmopan Basketball Association (BBA)
* San Ignacio and Santa Elena Basketball Association (SSBA)
* Dangriga Basketball Association (DBA)
* Association of Tertiary Level Institutions in Belize (ATLIB)
* National Secondary School Sports Association (NSSSA)
* Belize Association of Basketball Officials (BABO)

==See also==
*[[Belize national basketball team]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090813110927/http://www.bbfbelize.org/ Belize Basketball Federation]
*[https://www.latinbasket.com/Belize/basketball.aspx Belizean league on Latinbasket.com]

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{{National Members of the International Basketball Federation}}
{{FIBA Americas associations}}

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[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Belize|Basketball]]
[[Category:Basketball in Belize]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Belize]]
[[Category:Basketball governing bodies in North America]]


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