USA Basketball (USAB) is the governing body for basketball in the United States, a non-profit representing the nation in FIBA and the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee for both men's and women's national teams. Retired General Martin Dempsey serves as the chairman of the board.
In 1974, the organization was founded as the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA).
On October 12, 1989, Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA) was renamed USA Basketball after FIBA modified its rules to allow NBA players to compete in international competitions.
In 2003, the U.S. was represented by a Big 12 All Star team.
In 2007, the U.S. was represented by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
In 2007, the U.S. was represented in a competition by the University of Northern Iowa.
In 2015, the U.S. was represented at the World University Games by the University of Kansas.
In 2017, the U.S. was represented at the World University Games by Purdue University.
In 2017, the U.S. was represented by the University of Maryland.
In 2018, the FIBA Basketball World Cup was rescheduled to 2019.
In 2018, the U.S. was represented by the University of Louisville.
In 2019, the U.S. was represented by Mississippi State University.
In 2020, the U17 World Championship and the U18U Women's AmeriCup World Championship were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, the U17 World Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the 2020 Olympics was postponed and the Summer World University Games was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the 2020 Olympics was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, the Youth Olympics was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, USA qualified but decided not to participate in the Pan American Games.
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