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=Welcome!= = = Welcome to the International Basketball Information Centre, your source for information on world basketball, country leagues, and the 2010 FIBA Championships.

About the Author
Dmitry Berlin is a 4th year student at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. Dmitry has always held an interest for the game of basketball, and has been a fan especially of the live game. Most recently, Dmitry attended a German Bundesliga match between the Telekom Baskets Bonn and Ratiopharm Ulm in Bonn, Germany.

This page is created as part of an assignment for ADM2372 (Professor Jaana), Management Information Systems.

Topic
The author chose to highlight the specific topic of international basketball because of the relatively low profile that it currently has in North America. Basketball is truly a global game, with almost every nation competing in international events. Yet, in North America, the world of basketball is often overshadowed by the NBA, whose big advertising budget and reach make it easy to forget that there are other leagues and tournaments to be enjoyed. 

Wikis as Educational Tools
Wikis are a powerful tool for team collaboration. A wiki is an excellent way to facilitate the sharing of information and intelligence between group members, as well as with the internet at large. Particularly helpful, is the wikis format, which allows for members of a project to edit other members' materials, while documenting the changes.

=Popularity of Basketball= Basketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout the United States, and it quickly spread through the USA and Canada. By 1895, it was well established at several women's high schools. While the YMCA was responsible for initially developing and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and rowdy crowds began to detract from the YMCA's primary mission. However, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled the void. In the years before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (forerunner of the NCAA) vied for control over the rules for the game. The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five years. //Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball//

History of Basketball
Click here, for the history of the game.

=National Associations=
 * Click here to find out more about different Basketball leagues around the world.**

=FIBA 2010 World Championships= This year, the world championships are being held in Turkey from the 28 August - 12 September. Click here for the official Turkey2010 FIBA website.

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Learn more about FIBA

FIBA World Rankings

 * ~ Country ||~ Ranking ||~ Score ||
 * Argentina ||= 1 ||= 865.0 ||
 * USA ||= 2 ||= 861.0 ||
 * Spain ||= 3 ||= 759.0 ||
 * Greece ||= 4 ||= 529.0 ||
 * Serbia ||= 5 ||= 459.0 ||
 * Lithuania ||= 6 ||= 374.0 ||
 * Germany ||= 7 ||= 314.0 ||
 * Italy ||= 8 ||= 300.0 ||
 * China ||= 9 ||= 254.7 ||
 * Puerto Rico ||= 10 ||= 252.6 ||

FIBA News
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