▁recommended ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁world ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁international ▁de af ▁basketball , ▁so ▁it ▁can ▁focus ▁entirely ▁on ▁the ▁de af ▁basketball ▁game ▁and ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁standards . ▁The ▁first ▁prov is ional ▁Central ▁Board ▁was ▁formed , ▁consisted ▁of ▁President ▁- ▁J us si ▁R ais o ▁( Fin land ), ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁- ▁Aleks as ▁J asi unas ▁( L ith u ania ), ▁Secretary ▁- ▁Christian ▁B ok l und ▁( Sw eden ), ▁Board ▁Member ▁- ▁Ri ina ▁Ku usk ▁( Est onia ) ▁and ▁Board ▁Ad vis er ▁- ▁K j ell ▁G unn å ▁( Sw eden ). ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁special ▁meeting , ▁" Intern ational ▁De af ▁Basketball ▁Association " ▁( ID BA ) ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁ID BA ▁Constitution ▁with ▁Stat utes ▁and ▁Reg ulations ▁were ▁approved . ▁The ▁ID BA ▁started ▁inform ing ▁other ▁de af ▁people ▁of ▁its ▁in ception ▁and ▁invited ▁organis ations ▁interested ▁in ▁de af ▁basketball ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁join . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁during ▁Summer ▁De af lymp ics ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Italy , ▁a ▁first ▁meeting ▁was ▁conven ed ▁officially ▁establish ing ▁ID BA ▁as ▁an ▁organisation . ▁Although ▁the ▁necessary ▁two - third ▁attend ance ▁from ▁countries ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁playing ▁de af ▁basketball ▁was ▁not ▁achieved ▁in ▁Rome , ▁still ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁Central ▁Board ▁would ▁continue ▁its ▁work .