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HISTORY Basketball came to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1929 . The Basketball Federation was founded on April 3 , 1950 , as a part of the Yugoslav Federation. As a part of former Yugoslavia , many Bosnian players and coaches were part of medal winning teams in the FIBA World Championship , Eurobasket and Olympic Basketball Tournament . KK Bosna won Yugoslav championship titles in men's, and KK Željezničar and KK Jedinstvo Tuzla in women's categories. Bosna and Jedinstvo Tuzla also won a European Champions' Cup (now known as Euroleague) in 1979 . and in 1989 . respectively. INDEPENDENT BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Since Bosnia-Herzegovina gained independence, the Basketball Federation has transformed into the sport's national governing body. It was accepted by FIBA on September 15 , 1992 . There are close to 150 basketball clubs in Bosnia-Herzegovina, with more than 5,000 registered players. The Basketball Federation is the organizer of the national championship and cup competitions. As a result of war, three separated championships and cups were played until the late 1990s. They were organized according to ethnic divisions. In 1998 . joint playoffs were first organized, and today one league is being played in the country. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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