FIBA Order of Merit

FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basketball. The award was first established in July 1994.

Recipients

Order	Name	Country	Date	Location	FIBA Zone
1.	R. William Jones	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA World
2.	Krešimir Ćosić	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
3.	Cliff Fagan	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Americas
4.	Ursula Frank	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
5.	Norman Gloag	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Americas
6.	Moctar Guene	File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Africa
7.	Ervin Kassai	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
8.	Anselmo López	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
8.	Luis A. Martin	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Americas
10.	Hans-Joachim Otto	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
11.	Gonzalo Puyat II	File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Asia
12.	Bozhidar Takev	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
13.	Bira Maciel	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Americas
14.	Yoshimi Ueda	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Asia
15.	Enrico Vinci	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Europe
16.	William Wall	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	July 1994	Toronto	FIBA Americas
17.	Sergei Belov	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	April 1995	Lausanne	FIBA Europe
18.	Robert Blanchard	File:Flag of France.svg France	April 1995	Lausanne	FIBA Europe
19.	Aca Nikolić	File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia	April 1995	Lausanne	FIBA Europe
20.	Alberto Rosello	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	April 1995	Lausanne	FIBA Americas
21.	Yoon Duk-joo	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	April 1995	Lausanne	FIBA Asia
22.	Marian Kozłowski	Poland	April 1996	Munich	FIBA Europe
23.	Abdel Azim Ashry	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Africa
24.	Antonio Lisanti	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Americas
25.	Marcel Pfeuti	File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Europe
26.	August Pitzl	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Europe
27.	Nebojša Popović	File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Europe
28.	Allen Rae	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Americas
29.	Emiliano Rodríguez	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Europe
30.	Raimundo Saporta	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Europe
31.	Federico Slinger	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	March 1997	Rio de Janeiro	FIBA Americas
32.	Zacharias Alexandrou	File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	April 1998	Munich	FIBA Europe
33.	Walther Tröger	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	April 1998	Munich	FIBA Europe
34.	Aldo Vitale	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	April 1998	Munich	FIBA Europe
35.	Abdou Diouf	File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal	May 1999	Barcelona	FIBA Africa
36.	Ruperto Herrera Tabio	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	May 1999	Barcelona	FIBA Americas
37.	Vladimir Kondrashin	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	May 1999	Barcelona	FIBA Europe
38.	Mauricio Martelino	File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines	May 1999	Barcelona	FIBA Asia
39.	Radomir Šaper	File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia	May 1999	Barcelona	FIBA Europe
40.	Chang-Lu Zhang	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	May 2000	Munich	FIBA Asia
41.	Lorraine Landon	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	November 2000	Munich	FIBA Oceania
42.	Pedro Ferrándiz	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	November 2000	Munich	FIBA Europe
43.	George E. Killian	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	November 2000	Munich	FIBA Americas
44.	Fumiya Tamiaki	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	November 2000	Munich	FIBA Asia
45.	Jean-Marie Weber	File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland	November 2000	Munich	FIBA Europe
46.	Giancarlo Primo	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	April 2001	Munich	FIBA Europe
47.	Eugenio Korwin	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	June 2002	Geneva	FIBA Europe
48.	Miloslav Kříž	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	June 2002	Geneva	FIBA Europe
49.	Kenneth Charles	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	November 2002	Geneva	FIBA Europe
50.	Keith Mitchell	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	November 2002	Geneva	FIBA Europe
51.	Alistair Ramsay	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	November 2002	Geneva	FIBA Oceania
52.	Cesare Rubini	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	November 2002	Geneva	FIBA Europe
53.	Ernesto Segura de Luna	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	November 2002	Geneva	FIBA Europe
54.	Abdoulaye Sèye Moreau	File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal	November 2002	Geneva	FIBA Africa
55.	Geneviève Hartmann	File:Flag of France.svg France	November 2003	Geneva	FIBA Europe
56.	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	May 2005	Nyon	FIBA Africa
57.	Alexander Boshkov	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	May 2005	Nyon	FIBA Europe
58.	Mario Hopenhaym	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	August 2006	Tokyo	FIBA Americas
59.	Jacques Huguet	File:Flag of France.svg France	August 2006	Tokyo	FIBA Europe
60.	George Vassilakopoulos	File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	September 2010	Istanbul	FIBA Europe
61.	Mario Arceri	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	September 2010	Istanbul	FIBA Europe
62.	Noah Klieger^[1]^[2]	File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	September 2010	Istanbul	FIBA Europe
63.	Ken Madsen^[3]	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	September 2010	Istanbul	FIBA Oceania
64.	Manfred Stroher^[4]	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	June 2015	Mies	FIBA Europe
65.	Borislav Stanković^[5]^[6]	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	June 2015	Mies	FIBA World
66.	Bill McInnes^[7]^[8]	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	May 2017	Hong Kong	FIBA Europe
67.	Manny Pangilinan^[9]	File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines	August 2023	Manila	FIBA Asia

Notes

FIBA.com Internal Regulations of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 2010.^{[dead link]}
FIBA.com Internal Regulations of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 2006.

References

^ AIPS Basketball Commission Chair Noah Klieger honoured by French Republic.
^ HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: NOAH KLIEGER.
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^ Manfred Ströher erhält FIBA Order of Merit (in German).
^ IN MEMORIAM: Borislav Bora Stankovic (1925-2020).
^ Borislav Stankovic and Manfred Stroher receive FIBA Order of Merit.
^ FIBA Central Board holds second meeting for 2017 in Hong Kong.
^ Bill McInnes OBE Awarded FIBA Order of Merit Posthumously.
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External links

Official FIBA Website

[1] AIPS Basketball Commission Chair Noah Klieger honoured by French Republic.

[2] HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: NOAH KLIEGER.

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[4] Manfred Ströher erhält FIBA Order of Merit (in German).

[5] IN MEMORIAM: Borislav Bora Stankovic (1925-2020).

[6] Borislav Stankovic and Manfred Stroher receive FIBA Order of Merit.

[7] FIBA Central Board holds second meeting for 2017 in Hong Kong.

[8] Bill McInnes OBE Awarded FIBA Order of Merit Posthumously.

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