Claim: Lega Basket was founded in 1970 in Europe and was delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation.
Evidence: 1970 The Lega Basket (officially: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A, English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian professional men's basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) (English: Basket League A Series). FIBA Europe (Europe) Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970 in Milan, and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A and the second division Serie A2. Italy Italy is located in south-central Europe, and is considered part of western Europe.