Latvian Basketball Association

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Latvijas Basketbola Savienība
Latvijas Basketbola Savienība logo.png
SportBasketball
Founded1923
PresidentRaimonds Vējonis
CountryLatvia Latvia
HeadquartersRiga
ContinentEurope FIBA Europe
Official websitebasket.lv

The Latvian Basketball Association (Latvian: Latvijas Basketbola Savienība), also known as LBS, is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia. It was founded in 1923 and was one of the FIBA Europe co-founders, but due to the Soviet and Nazi occupations, the federation disappeared from FIBA from 1940 to 1991. Its headquarters are located in Riga.[1]

Presidents[]

  • (1923–1925)
  • Roberts Plūme (1925–1935)
  • (1935–1936)
  • (1936–1937)
  • (1937–1940)
  • (1940–1941)
  • (1942–1943)
  • Eduards Andersons (1943–1944)
  • (1944–1945)
  • (1945–1946)
  • Edgars Ošiņš (1946–1949)
  • (1949–1950)
  • (1950–1951)
  • (1951–1956)
  • (1956–1971)
  • (1971–1989)
  • (1989–1992)
  • (1992–1997)
  • (1997–2011)
  • (2011–2020)
  • Raimonds Vējonis (2020–Present)

(Presidents during the occupation of Latvia marked in italics)

See also[]

  • Latvia national basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ Federation Focus: Latvia

External links[]

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