The FIBA 3\u00d73 Commission convened yesterday at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball (FIBA Headquarters), in Mies, Switzerland, for its fourth meeting of the 2023-2027 term, outlining a dynamic future for the sport following a successful 2025 season and setting the stage for upcoming milestones, including the LA2028 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
Chaired by Carmen Tocala, the meeting brought together commission members and FIBA leadership, including Secretary General Andreas Zagklis, to review progress and approve strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening 3\u00d73 basketball globally.<\/p>\n
The commission reviewed a highly successful 2025 national team season, highlighted by the inaugural FIBA 3\u00d73 Champions Cup in Bangkok and a record-breaking FIBA 3\u00d73 Asia Cup in Singapore. A landmark moment was the first-ever FIBA 3\u00d73 World Cup hosted in Mongolia, which demonstrated the power of long-term planning and home-court advantage. The Youth Nations League also saw record participation, with Oceania joining for the first time thanks to Olympic Solidarity funding.<\/p>\n
The Men\u2019s Pro Circuit in 2025 featured 17 World Tour events and 19 Challengers, with new teams breaking into the top ranks, proving the circuit\u2019s permeability. For the Women\u2019s Series, the new \u201cInvited Teams\u201d concept was hailed a success, allowing committed national federations to enter a second team and increase player accessibility.<\/p>\n
A collaboration with the All Women\u2019s Sports Network (AWSN) has significantly boosted the series\u2019 broadcast profile.<\/p>\n
A significant outcome of the meeting was the approval of the qualification system for the LA2028 Olympics, which will increase the number of teams per gender to 12.<\/p>\n
The balanced pathway emphasizes universality and rewards development in both genders. It offers multiple routes for national federations to qualify, including through ranking, Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQTs), and specific National Team Cups.<\/p>\n
The commission unanimously supported key regulatory changes to reinforce the sport\u2019s integrity and reward long-term investment. The Federation Ranking calculation will now consider two years and include only Official and Recognized Competitions where FIBA can ensure full sport and data integrity. This change aims to benefit national federations committed to sustainable 3\u00d73 development.<\/p>\n
Development programs were also highlighted, including pilot projects in Africa and Latin America to support team participation, plans for official FIBA 3\u00d73 training hubs, and expanded e-learning resources for coaches and officials.<\/p>\n
Updates were provided on the upcoming 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar and the ongoing efforts to potentially increase team quotas for future Olympics. Minor refinements to the Official 3\u00d73 Basketball Rules, effective 1 January 2026, were also confirmed to improve game clarity and officiating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe continued growth and professionalization of 3\u00d73 basketball is FIBA\u2019s clear focus,\u201d said the GBF General Secretary Patrick Haynes.<\/p>\n
Haynes, who is also a member of the FIBA 3\u00d73 Commission, added, \u201cThe decisions taken today ensure we build on the momentum from Paris 2024 and create a robust, fair, and exciting pathway towards LA2028 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
The meeting concluded with plans to continue supporting the global expansion and accessibility of 3\u00d73 basketball.<\/p>\n
The 3\u00d73 Commission is responsible for the growth of the 3\u00d73 discipline, the organization and allocation of 3\u00d73 competitions, and the regulation and officiating of the game. It also oversees the development and interpretation of the FIBA 3\u00d73 Basketball Rules, including drafting amendments for adoption by the Central Board.<\/p>\n
The 3\u00d73 Commission members includes:\u00a0 Ms. Carmen Tocala (Romania – Chair), Ambrose Tashobya (Uganda – Deputy Chair), Sergio Gatti (Argentina), Ir\u00e1n Arcos (Chile), Ms. Katherine Plouffe (Canada \u2013 Player Representative), Chai Wensheng (China), Michaela Uhrov\u00e1 (Czech Republic), Amr Mouselhy (Egypt), Patrick Haynes<\/strong> (Guyana),<\/strong> Rae Lin D\u2019Alie (Italy \u2013 Player Representative), Ms. Mikiko Yasuda (Japan), Ms. Elvira Dushku (Kosovo), Raimonds Vejonis (Latvia), Myagmarjav Luvsandash (Mongolia), Martin Ho-Suie-Sang (Netherlands), Manuel Fernandes (Portugal), Saadoun Al-Kuwari (Qatar), Leslie Collymore (St. Lucia), Ghassan Yousuf A Tashkandi (Saudi Arabia), Ms. Jasmina Juras (Serbia \u2013 Referee Representative), and Jason Demings (USA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The FIBA 3\u00d73 Commission convened yesterday at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball (FIBA Headquarters), in Mies, Switzerland, for its fourth meeting of the 2023-2027 term, outlining a dynamic future for the sport following a successful 2025 season and setting the stage for upcoming milestones, including the LA2028 Olympic Games. Chaired by Carmen Tocala, the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[116],"class_list":["post-5405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3x3","tag-patrick-haynes","article-list-item","animate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3x3-commission-members.jpg?fit=1920%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5406,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions\/5406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}