▁Elect ed ▁President ▁was ▁J us si ▁R ais io ▁( Fin land ), ▁Secretary ▁- ▁Christian ▁B ok l und ▁( Sw eden ), ▁Tre as urer ▁- ▁Rick ▁B alk ▁( Un ited ▁States ), ▁Member - at - large ▁- ▁Ly nd on ▁Bor row ▁( Austral ia ) ▁and ▁Ya akov ▁K eren ▁( Is rael ), ▁and ▁Board ▁Ad visor ▁- ▁K j ell ▁G unn å ▁( Sw eden ). ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ 1 st ▁World ▁De af ▁Basketball ▁Championships ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece , ▁ID BA ▁held ▁a ▁found ing ▁meeting ▁with ▁two - third ▁majority ▁votes ▁achieved ▁of ▁officials ▁from ▁countries ▁pract icing ▁de af ▁basketball ▁countries ▁thus ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁founded . ▁The ▁name ▁ID BA ▁was ▁also ▁changed ▁to ▁De af ▁International ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( DI BF ) ▁for ▁more ▁corpor ate ▁visibility ▁and ▁compreh ens iveness . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁D IB F ▁Central ▁Board ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁President ▁- ▁J us si ▁R ais io ▁( Fin land ), ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁- ▁Ly nd on ▁Bor row ▁( Austral ia ), ▁Secretary ▁General ▁- ▁K j ell ▁Gun na ▁( Sw eden ), ▁Tre as urer ▁- ▁Rick ▁B alk ▁( Un ited ▁States ), ▁Member - at - large ▁- ▁Io ann is ▁St ou f is ▁( G ree ce ). ▁Later , ▁two ▁additional ▁female ▁members ▁were ▁added ▁- ▁Y ue - T ong