FIBA (International Basketball Federation) an kafa shi ne a shekara ta 1932 ta kasashe takwas masu kafa: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Girka, Italiya, Latvia, Portugal, Romania da Switzerland. A wannan lokacin, kungiyar kawai ta kula da 'yan wasan da ba su da sha'awa. Takaddun sa, wanda ya samo asali daga Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball Amateur na Faransa, shine "FIBA". An fara hada wasan kwallon kwando na maza a Wasannin Olympics na Berlin na 1936, kodayake an gudanar da gasar nunawa a 1904. Amurka ta doke Kanada a wasan karshe na farko, wanda aka buga a waje. Wannan gasar ta kasance ta Amurka ne, wanda tawagarsa ta lashe duka sai dai uku. Na farko daga cikin wadannan ya zo ne a wasan karshe na karshe a Munich a shekarar 1972 da Tarayyar Soviet, wanda aka kammala wasan sau uku wanda ya fito a saman.
Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Girka, Italiya, Latvia, Portugal, Romania da kuma Switzerland