Horacio Muratore appointed new IBF President

Horacio Muratore, newly named FIBA Honorary President, after presiding over FIBA from 2014 to 2019, has been appointed the new President of FIBA’s Foundation, the International Basketball Foundation (IBF).

This appointment, which is made by the board of the IBF, was announced in Saturday’s Central Board meeting, along with other various key appointments.

Horacio Muratore succeeds Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani from Qatar, who took over the role in 2017 when FIBA Honorary President Yvan Mainini retired his position due to health reasons at the time.

Horacio Muratore said today, “I am very pleased to be taking on this new role with the IBF. Sport is a powerful tool and the IBF has made a big impact on numerous communities in its short history. My goal is to further continue this great work with new opportunities, whilst always promoting the values and heritage of our great game.”

The IBF is the social, educational and legacy arm of FIBA that addresses the role of sports and particularly basketball in society, preserving and promoting basketball’s values and its cultural heritage. It was founded in 2008 and currently has 15 ongoing projects worldwide that also include Mini Basketball and 3×3 Basketball for Good Tournaments.

The IBF members for the 2019 – 2023 term are:

Mr Horacio Muratore (ARG), President

Mr Pedro Ferrandiz (ESP), Honorary President

Mr George Vassilakopoulos (GRE), Vice-President

Mr Manfred Ströher (GER), Treasurer, Vice-President

Mr Hamane Niang (MLI), ex officio member

Mr Andreas Zagklis (GRE), ex officio member

Mr Ingo Weiss (GER), ex officio member

Mr Burton Shipley (NZL)

Mr Eduardo Bazzi (ARG)

Mr Jean-Michel Ramaroson (MAD)

Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (BRN)

Mr Kiyofumi Tamiaki (JPN – Molten)

Mr Xu Jingnang (CHN – Peak)

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