National Basketball League (Australia)

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National Basketball League

Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 NBL season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1978; 47 years ago (1978) (as National Invitation Basketball League)
Founder	John Raschke
First season	1979
CEO	David Stevenson
Director	Larry Kestelman
Commissioner	Vacant
Motto	Dream BIG
No. of teams	10
Countries	Australia (9 teams) New Zealand (1 team)
Headquarters	10 Queens Road Melbourne, VIC, 3004
Confederation	FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent champion(s)	Tasmania JackJumpers (1st title)
Most titles	Perth Wildcats (10 titles)
TV partner(s)	Australia: ESPN Network 10 10 Bold New Zealand: ESPN TVNZ
Streaming partner(s)	Kayo Sports 10Play NBL TV TVNZ+
Sponsor(s)	Hungry Jack's
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	NBL Cup
International cup(s)	Intercontinental Cup
Official website	NBL.com.au

The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Australasia, currently composed of ten teams: nine in Australia and one in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.^[1]

The NBL was established as the National Invitation Basketball League (NIBL) in 1978 and commenced its first season in 1979. It was renamed to the NBL in 1980.^[2] The league was played in the Australian winter until 1998 when it switched to summer seasons beginning with the 1998–99 season. The NBL's regular season runs from October to February, with each team playing 28 games. The league's finals extends into March, culminating with the Championship grand final series.