The International Basketball Migration Report is a collaborative publication developed by FIBA and the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). Since its inception in 2012, the report has served as a key resource for understanding global trends in player movement, development pathways, and the evolving dynamics of international basketball.
Each edition offers an in-depth analysis of migration patterns across professional basketball leagues, highlighting the impact of globalization on the sport. The analysis compares national, international, and under-21 players, player turnover, and the origin and profile of imported players.
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Highlights from the 2025 edition
The number of international transfers (13,555) rose once again with both the totals of men's transfers (10,361) and women's transfers (3,194) getting new benchmarks.
The number of international transfers - up from 13,149 for 2023-24 - has increased 120 percent since the 2010-11 season, which was the first season reviewed by the IBMR.
A record total of 888 men's international players competed in the NCAA Division I - up 7.5 percent from the previous season - while women's college basketball had a record 951 international players - up 14.9 percent from 2023-24.
International Basketball Migration Report Evolution
The second edition of the International Basketball Migration Evolution Report, published in 2022, builds on the successful collaboration between FIBA and the CIES Observatory. It combines FIBA's data on international transfers with CIES’s analytical expertise, providing deeper insights into global basketball trends. This edition also expands the scope to include analysis of the 19 principal international leagues, covering a comprehensive six-year period from the project's inception in 2016–17 through to the 2021–22 season.
The previous Evolution Report, covering the period from 2011 to 2016, is available for download here.