Hungarian Basketball Federation

Hungarian Basketball Federation
Official website

Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	Hungary
Abbreviation	MKOSZ
Founded	November 15, 1942
Headquarters	Budapest
President	Ferenc Szalay
www.kosarsport.hu

The Hungarian Basketball Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Kosárlabdázók Országos Szövetsége, MKOSZ) is the governing body of basketball in the Hungary.

It is a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Hosted tournaments

Men's

EuroBasket 1955, June 7–19
1992 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, August 16–23
1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Székesfehérvár & Kaposvár, August 8–15

Women's

EuroBasket Women 1950, May 14–20
EuroBasket Women 1964, September 6–13
EuroBasket Women 1983, September 11–18
EuroBasket Women 1997, June 6–15
EuroBasket Women 2015 (with Romania), June 11–28
2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women, Sopron
2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women, Debrecen, August 16–26
1981 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women, Eger & Kecskemét
2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women, Budapest
2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women, Sopron, July 23–31
1980 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, Zalaegerszeg & Pécs, August 6–14
1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, Sopron
2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, Miskolc, July 12–22
2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, Debrecen, July 31 – August 10

Honours

Men's

European Championship: Winner (1 time - 1955); Runner-up (1 time - 1953); Third place (1 time - 1946)
Universiade: Bronze medal - 1965

Women's

European Championship: Runner-up (2 times - 1950, 1956); Third place (5 times - 1952, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991)
Universiade: Bronze medal - 1965

Divisions

Men's

Hungary national basketball team
Hungary national under-20 basketball team
Hungary national under-18 basketball team
Hungary national under-16 basketball team
Hungary national 3x3 team

Women's

Hungary women's national basketball team
Hungary women's national under-20 basketball team
Hungary women's national under-18 basketball team
Hungary women's national under-16 basketball team
Hungary women's national 3x3 team

Current head coaches

As of 21 July 2016

Men's Team	Name
National team	Stojan Ivković
Under-20 team	Sándor Teszler dr.
Under-18 team	Ákos Bokor
Under-16 team	Roland Halm

Women's Team	Name
National team	Štefan Svitek
Under-20 team	Zalán Mészáros
Under-18 team	András Fűzy
Under-16 team	Jánosné Szabari

Competitions

Magyar Kosárlabda Szövetség is responsible for organising the following competitions:

Men's basketball

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (Tier 1)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (Tier 2) – two sections (East, West)
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Tier 3) – four sections (East, Central A, Central B, West)

Women's basketball

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women) (Tier 1)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (women) (Tier 2) – two sections (East, West)

Cups

Magyar Kupa – Men
Hepp-kupa
Magyar Kupa (women) – Women
Hepp-kupa (women)

Presidents

Ferenc Szalay (2010– )

External links

Magyar Kosárlabdázók Országos Szövetsége (official website)

National basketball associations of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Sports governing bodies in Hungary (HUN)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu

Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union

Hungarian Olympic Committee Hungarian Paralympic Committee

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