The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Center for International Sports Studies (CIES) have published the 13th issue of their seasonal International Basketball Transfer Report on migration trends in world basketball.
In the Transfer Report covering the 2023-2024 basketball season, FIBA’s information and data on international transfers were examined, combined with the expertise of the CIES Sports Observatory, to document the international transfers of players this season.
Basketball has continued to grow around the world and with that, IBMR 2024 saw more records being broken.
For the first time since the introduction of IBMR in the 2010-2011 season, more than 13 thousand international transfers were made, and a total of 13 thousand 149 transfers were recorded. New standards were set in both categories with 10 thousand 051 transfers for men and 3 thousand 098 transfers for women.
The number of international transfers, which was 11 thousand 787 in the 2022-2023 season, has increased by 113 percent since the 2010-2011 season. Twenty percent of players who made international transfers made two transfers in the same calendar year.
International transfers
New records were broken with 13 thousand 149 international transfers in the 2023-2024 season. 76 percent of international transfers were for men and 24 percent for women. In total, 9,907 individual players were involved in international transfers (one or more transfers), representing an increase of 9 percent compared to last year.
Transfer balance
Since the 2013-2014 season, the Americas region has remained the largest exporter and the European region has remained the largest importer. The USA (2 thousand 50), Spain (919) and France (630) were the main exporting countries. The country with the highest negative balance was Australia with -228, with 528 imports and 300 exports. In positive balance, the USA remained at the top with 2 thousand 50 exports and 371 imports. Regions in Africa, Asia, and Oceania remained near zero balance.
While the percentage of domestic players that Turkey sent abroad decreased from 12.8 percent to 10.7 percent, the percentage of domestic players returning to the country increased from 6.4 to 6.6. Türkiye made 270 exports and 273 imports in general players.
