The Italian Basketball Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro; FIP) is the governing body of basketball in Italy.
It organises national competitions in Italy and the Italian basketball leagues, which operate the country's two professional leagues, Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and Serie A2 Basket.
It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italian national basketball team (men's) and women's.
It is a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as one of the founding member, and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions.
[1] The FIP also organizes several competitions: Source: FIP.it LBA (Next Gen)Serie A2 BasketSerie B BasketCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa ItalianaLNP CupAwardsStats LeadersItalian Clubs In EuropeAll Star Game Italian Men's National Basketball TeamItalian Women's National Basketball TeamM U-20 Team, M U-19 Team, M U-17 Team, M 3x3 TeamW U-20 Team, W U-19 Team, W U-17 Team, W 3x3 TeamItalian Basketball League SystemItalian Basketball Hall of FameTeams & Players LegA Basket FemminileSerie A2Serie BCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa Italiana