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Eligibility rules imposed by FIBA on national team players applies to both men and women. A player who seeks to represent a country must hold legal nationality of that country. [1] In 3x3 basketball, a player is eligible to represent their country if they have the appropriate legal nationality. The eligibility could be proven through a passport ...
The following is a list of naturalized basketball players who have represented their naturalized country at a FIBA international tournament. [1] The list includes players both past and present after they have represented their new nation at least once.
FIBA, the international governing body for basketball, has eligibility rules largely similar to those of the WBSC. Nationality is a precondition for national team selection, [9] and the grandparent rule is generally not employed. The method by which a player obtains citizenship is usually irrelevant to national team eligibility.
FIBA: One free throw and possession of the ball at center court NBA: One free throw per technical foul, play resumes at the point of interruption; technical is assessed to individual player ...
Malonzo is eligible to play for the Philippines national team as a local under FIBA eligibility rules since he received his Philippine passport when he was eight years old. [6] He was included in the 21-man pool for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, [7] where he was eventually included in the final 12-man lineup. [8]
In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to play for any national team, as long as the player held nationality of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non- FIBA nationality. 2023–24 Boston Celtics roster
In these instances, under Article 6.1 of the Regulations Governing the Applications of Statutes, FIFA Statutes (nationality entitling players to represent more than one association), if a player was not born in the member associations' territory and does not have a parent or grandparent that was born in the territory, the player is able to ...