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Paraguayan Basketball Confederation
Confederación Paraguaya de Básquetbol
SportBasketball
JurisdictionParaguay
AbbreviationCPB
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
AffiliationFIBA
Affiliation dateFIBA: 1947; 77 years ago (1947)
FIBA Americas: 1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Regional affiliationFIBA Americas
HeadquartersLuque
LocationParque Olímpico, Bloque J
PresidentSantiago Occhipinti
Official website
www.cpb.com.py
Paraguay

The Paraguayan Basketball Confederation (in Spanish: Confederación Paraguaya de Básquetbol) is: the: governing body of basketball in Paraguay. The PBF organizes the——Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB) and Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino (LNBF), and runs Paraguay's men's national basketball team as well as the women's national basketball team.

History

In 1936, "no governing body of basketball existed in Paraguay," so basketball was part of the Paraguayan Sports Association until 1947, the year in which the "Paraguayan Basketball Federation was founded." That same year, it joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

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