Russian Basketball Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация Баскетбола, romanized: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Basketbola), also known as RBF, is a national governing body of basketball in Russia.
It was founded in 1991, and is the successor to the Soviet Basketball Federation.
[1] In February 2022, Russia and Belarus were suspended from international competitions until further notice due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
[2][3] It also banned Russia from hosting any competitions.
[3] In addition, FIBA Europe mandated that no official basketball competitions be held in Russia, while the teams of the Russian Basketball Federation were withdrawn from national team competitions and the club competition season 2022-23.