A total of 212 national federations are members, organized since 1989 into five zones: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

The eight nation's basketball federations that were the founding members of FIBA were: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland.

During the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, the Federation named James Naismith (1861–1939), the founder of basketball, as its Honorary President.

[7] The men's World Cup was moved to a new four-year cycle, with tournaments in the year before the Summer Olympics, after 2014.

On 7 April 1989, at a special congress in Munich following the conclusion of the 1988–89 FIBA European Cup, FIBA member nations voted, by a margin of 56 to 13, to allow NBA players to participate in its international events, including the World Cup and the Olympics.

The change also intended to ward off competition from the Goodwill Games, which was rivaling the Olympics at the time and also seeking to bring NBA players into its basketball events.

[13] During the 1936 Summer Olympics, the FIBA honored James A. Naismith, the founder of basketball, as their honorary President.

[16] The Statutes also state that upon a national federation's admission into FIBA, it is assigned to a zone by the Central Board.

FIBA's headquarters is located in Mies, Switzerland and is known as the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, named after the organization's former Secretary-General.

The president and the secretary general are the main office holders of FIBA and are in charge of its daily administration.

Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani was elected president on 23 August 2023 at the FIBA Congress.

As such, this table shows the projected teams in the next FIBA Men's WC based on the ranking's algorithm.

As such, this table shows the projected teams in the next FIBA Women's WC based on the ranking's algorithm.