List of basketball leagues
List of current and historical basketball leagues .
Current basketball leagues
Men's Leagues
United States
- NBA - National Basketball Association
-
Western Conference (NBA) with
- Northwest Division
- Pacific Division
- Southwest Division
-
Eastern Conference (NBA) with
- Atlantic Division
- Central Division
- Southeast Division
- NBDL - NBA Development League
- professional basketball league for young NBA talents
- smaller basketball leagues
- professional basketball league since 1999
- Red - White - Blue Conference
- professional basketball league; no more gaming operations since 2009
- Basketball league with 9 teams since 1985
- professional basketball league since 2004
- regional basketball leagues
- Basketball league since 2004
- for the West Coast and Midwest regions
- TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League
- Basketball league with 4 teams from Texas since 2001
North America
- Canada -
- Mexico - LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
- Puerto Rico - BSN - National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
Europe
- Europe - ULEB Euroleague - international basketball league for top teams
- Baltic States : Baltic Basketball League (BBL)
- ex- Yugoslavia : Adriatic Basketball League (ABA)
- Eastern Europe : VTB United League (VTB UL) - international basketball league for Eastern European teams
- Bosnia and Herzegovina : Bosnian Basketball League
- Germany : easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) - ProA - ProB
- Estonia : Eesti Korvpalli Meistriliiga
- Finland : Korisliiga
- France : Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) - Pro A + Pro B
- Greece : A1 Ethniki - A2 Ethniki
- Israel : Ligat ha'Al
- Italy : Lega Basket Serie A - Legadue
- Croatia : A1 league
- Latvia : Latvijas Basketbola Liga (LBL)
- Lithuania : Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL)
- Macedonia : Prva liga
- Montenegro :
- Netherlands : Federatie Eredivisie basketball clubs
- Norway : BLNO
- Austria : Admiral Basketball Bundesliga (ABL)
- Poland : Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)
- Portugal : Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LCB)
- Russia : Professionalnaja Basketbolnaya League (PBL)
- Sweden : Obol Basketball League (OBL)
- Serbia : Naša Sinalko Liga (NSL)
- Spain : Liga ACB - LEB ORO / Plata / Bronce
- Switzerland : Basketball National League (LNB) - Relay A + B
- Turkey : Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL)
- United Kingdom : BBL - British Basketball League
Asia
- China - CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
- Korea - KBL - Korean Basketball League
- Philippines - PBA - Philippine Basketball Association
- Taiwan - Super Basketball League
Oceania
South America
- Brazil - Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
- Argentina - LNB - Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
- Liga Sudamericana , a South American club cup competition
- Paraguay - Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League (Paraguay)
Africa
Women's Leagues
United States
Australia
Historic leagues
Men's Leagues
- All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA 1977–1978)
- All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL 2005)
- Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU 1897–1982)
- American Basketball Association (1967-1976)
- American Basketball League (1925–1955)
- American Basketball League (1961–1963)
- Global Basketball Association (GBL 1991-92 - December 1992, league folded midway through 1992-93 season)
- International Basketball Association
- International Basketball League (1999-2001)
- National Basketball League (Canada)
- National Basketball League (United States) (NBL 1937–1949)
- National Industrial Basketball League
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL 1950–1951)
- National Rookie League (2000)
- Northern European Basketball League (NEBL 1998-2003)
- Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA 1947-1948)
- Western Basketball Association (WBA 1978-1979)
- World Basketball League (1988-1992)
- World Professional Basketball Tournament (1939-1948)
Women's Leagues
- American Basketball League (ABL 1996–1998)
- Liberty Basketball Association
- National Women's Basketball League (NWBL 1997-2007)
- Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL 1978–1981)