List of basketball leagues

This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues around the world.

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup
• Arab Club Basketball Championship

• BAL – Basketball Africa League

 Algeria

• ABC Super Division – Algerian Basketball Championship Super Division

 Angola

• ABL – Angolan Basketball League – first tier
  • ABC – Angola Second Division Basketball Championship – second tier

 Central African Republic

• CABL – Central African Division I Basketball League

 Ghana

• GSP Basketball League

 Egypt

• EBSL – Egyptian Basketball Super League

 Liberia

• LBA League

 Libya

• LBL – Libyan Division I Basketball League

 Morocco

• Nationale 1

 Mozambique

• MBL – Mozambican Division I Basketball League

 Nigeria

• NPL – Nigerian Premier League

 Rwanda

• NBL – National Basketball League

 Senegal

• SBL – Senegalese Division I Basketball League

 South Africa

• BNL – Basketball National League

 Tunisia

• TBL – Tunisian Division I Basketball League

 Uganda

• NBL – National Basketball League

• Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)
• Liga Sudamericana

 Argentina

• LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquet – first tier
  • TNA – Torneo Nacional de Ascenso – second tier

 Bolivia

• Libobasquet

 Brazil

• CBB – Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete – first tier
  • NBB – Novo Basquete Brasil – first tier
  • Liga Ouro de Basquete (Brazil) – second tier
    • LDB – Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (Under-22 League) – third tier

 Canada

• NBA – National Basketball Association (Toronto Raptors)
  • NBA G League (Raptors 905)
• CEBL – Canadian Elite Basketball League
• BSL-Basketball Super League (North America)

 Chile

• LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile

 Colombia

• BPC – Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano

 Costa Rica

• LBSCR – Liga de Baloncesto Superior de Costa Rica

 Cuba

• LSB – Liga Superior de Baloncesto

 Dominican Republic

• LNB – Liga Nacional de Baloncesto

 Ecuador

• LEB – Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto

 El Salvador

• LSBES – Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador

 Mexico

• LNBP – Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional – first tier
  • CIBACOPA – Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico – second tier
• NBA G League – first tier Minor League

 Nicaragua

• ACB League
• LNB – Liga Nicaragüense de Baloncesto (2018–present)

 Panama

• LPB – Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (2015–present)

 Paraguay

• LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol

 Peru

• LBL – Liga de Basket de Lima
• LNB – Liga Nacional de Basketball

 Puerto Rico

• BSN – Baloncesto Superior Nacional
• BSNF – Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino

 Uruguay

• LUB – Liga Uruguaya de Basketball

 United States

• NBA – National Basketball Association
  • NBA G League
• Big3 Basketball
• ABA – American Basketball Association
• ECBL – East Coast Basketball League
• FBA – Florida Basketball Association
• MBL – Maximum Basketball League
• SBL - Southern Basketball League
• NABL – North American Basketball League
• NBL – National Basketball League (United States)
• NNBA – New Nation Basketball Association
• PBL – Premier Basketball League
• PBA - Pro Basketball Association
• TBL – The Basketball League
• UBA – Universal Basketball Association
• UBL – United Basketball League
• WABA - Women's American Basketball Association
• WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association

 Canada

• OUA – Wilson Cup
• U Sports – W. P. McGee Trophy

 United States

• ACCA – Association of Christian College Athletics
• Bible College NIT
• CCCAA – California Community College Athletic Association
• NAIA Division I – NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
  • NAIA Division II – NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
• NCAA Division I – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
  • NCAA Division II – NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
    • NCAA Division III – NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
• NCCAA – List of NCCAA men's basketball champions
• NIT – National Invitation Tournament
• NJCAA Division I – NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
  • NJCAA Division II – NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
    • NJCAA Division III – NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
• NWAC – Northwest Athletic Conference
• USCAA – United States Collegiate Athletic Association
• NCBBA - National Club Basketball Association

• AAU – Amateur Athletic Union
• USSSA – United States Specialty Sports Association

 Venezuela

• SPB – Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto
• LPB – Liga Profesional de Baloncesto

• East Asia Super League
• Basketball Champions League Asia
• TAT – The Asian Tournament
• West Asia Super League

 Bahrain

• BPL – Bahraini Premier League

 China

• CBA – Chinese Basketball Association – first tier
  • NBL – National Basketball League – second tier
    • CUBA – Chinese University Basketball Association – third tier
      • CHBL – China High School Basketball League – fourth tier

 Hong Kong

• A1 – Hong Kong A1 Division Championship

 India

• INBC – Indian National Basketball Championship for Men
• INBL - Indian National Basketball League
• EPBL – Elite Pro Basketball League

 Indonesia

• IBL – Indonesian Basketball League

 Iran

• IBSL – Iranian Basketball Super League

 Iraq

• IBL – Iraqi Basketball Premier League

 Kazakhstan

• KBC – Kazakhstan Basketball Championship – first tier
  • KBC – Kazakhstan Basketball Cup – second tier

 Kuwait

• KBL – Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League

 Japan

• B.League – first tier since 2016–17
  • B.League Division Two – second tier
    • B.League Division Three – third tier
      • AJIBC - All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship – fourth tier

 Jordan

• JPBL – Jordanian Premier Basketball League - first tier
  • First Division - second tier

 Lebanon

• FLB League – Lebanese Basketball League

 Malaysia

• MBL – Major Basketball League Malaysia

 Mongolia

• MNBA – Mongolian National Basketball Association

 Oman

• OBL – Oman Basketball League

 Philippines (Philippine basketball is not divided into a tier-like league system)

The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) issues professional licenses for players playing in professional leagues. GAB had instructed amateur leagues that are paying its players to be under its belt. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this hasn't been applied as the GAB has only allowed professional leagues (of any sport) to operate.

• Professional leagues
  • AsiaBasket
  • Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
  • National Basketball League
  • Philippine Basketball Association
  • Pilipinas Super League
  • Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup

• Amateur leagues:
  • PBA D-League
  • Pinoyliga
  • Sinag Liga Asya

• College basketball (many college leagues also offer high school basketball tournaments):
  • BUCAL – Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League
  • CESAFI – Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc.
  • COSAA – Cagayan de Oro Schools Athletics Association
  • CUSA – Colleges and Universities Sports Association
  • ISSA – Iloilo Schools Sports Association
  • LACUAA – Local Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
  • MNCAA – Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • NAASCU – National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
  • NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship
  • NCAA South – National Collegiate Athletic Association – South
  • NCRAA – National Capital Region Athletic Association
  • PCCL – Philippine Collegiate Championship League
  • SCUAA – State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
  • UAAP – University Athletic Association of the Philippines Basketball Championship
  • UCAA – Universities and Colleges Athletic Association
  • UCAL – Universities and Colleges Athletic League
  • UCCL – United Collegiate Championship League
  • UCLAA – United Central Luzon Athletic Association

• High school basketball:
  • FCAAF – Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation
  • MMTLBA – Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association
  • NBTC – NBTC League
  • NGBL – Next Generation Basketball League
  • PCYAA – Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association
  • PSSBC – Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship
  • PRISAA – Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines)

 Qatar

• QBL – Qatari Basketball League

 Saudi Arabia

• SPL – Saudi Premier League

 Singapore

• NBL -National Basketball League (Singapore)
• Pro-Am SBL - Pro-Am Singapore Basketball League
• Merlion Cup

 South Korea

• KBL – Korean Basketball League – first tier
  • KBL R–League – KBL Reserve League – second tier
    • KUBL – Korean University Basketball League – third tier

 Syria

• SBL – Syrian Basketball League

 Taiwan

• PLG – P. League+ – first tier (professional)
• TPBL – Taiwan Professional Basketball League – first tier (professional)
  • SBL – Super Basketball League – second tier (semi-professional)
    • A League – third tier (amateur)
      • UBA – University Basketball Alliance – fourth tier
        • HBL – High School Basketball League – fifth tier

 Thailand

• TBL – Thailand Basketball League

 United Arab Emirates

• NBL – UAE National Basketball League

 Vietnam

• VBA – Vietnam Basketball Association

 China

• CUBA – Chinese University Basketball Association

 Indonesia

• LIMA – Liga Mahasiswa

 Philippines (many college leagues also offer high school basketball tournaments):

• BUCAL – Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League
• CESAFI – Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc.
• COSAA – Cagayan de Oro Schools Athletics Association
• CUSA – Colleges and Universities Sports Association
• ISSA – Iloilo Schools Sports Association
• LCUAA – Laguna Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
• MNCAA – Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association
• NAASCU – National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
• NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship
• NCAA South – National Collegiate Athletic Association – South
• NCRAA – National Capital Region Athletic Association
• PCCL – Philippine Collegiate Championship League
• SCUAA – State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
• UAAP – University Athletic Association of the Philippines Basketball Championship
• UCAA – Universities and Colleges Athletic Association
• UCAL – Universities and Colleges Athletic League
• UCCL – United Collegiate Championship League
• UCLAA – United Central Luzon Athletic Association

 South Korea

• U-League

 Taiwan

• UBA – University Basketball Alliance

 China

• CHBL – China High School Basketball League

 Indonesia

• DBL – Developmental Basketball League

 Philippines

• FCAAF – Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation
• MMTLBA – Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association
• NBTC – NBTC League
• NGBL – Next Generation Basketball League
• PCYAA – Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association
• PSSBC – Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship
• PRISAA – Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines)

 Taiwan

• HBL – High School Basketball League

Clubs participate pan-European leagues in two ways. Larger clubs play in Euroleague Basketball's system, with several of them having long-term licenses and others having annual licenses (irrespective of domestic league results), akin to the franchise model in North American sports. The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is the other way clubs participate, which is mostly based on sporting merit. A club usually opts to play in the EuroLeague instead of the BCL if it's eligible for both.

• BCL – Basketball Champions League – organized by FIBA Europe
  • FIBA Europe Cup – organized by FIBA Europe
• EuroLeague – organized by Euroleague Basketball
  • EuroCup – organized by Euroleague Basketball

• AAC – Alpe Adria Cup – featuring teams from Austria, Croatia, Czechia (Czech Republic), Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
• ABA League (also known as the Adriatic League) – first tier league featuring teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia
  • ABA League Second Division – second tier
• BIBL – Balkan International Basketball League – featuring teams from Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia
• ENBL – European North Basketball League
• LEBL – Latvian-Estonian Basketball League – featuring teams from Latvia and Estonia
• VTB League – VTB United League – featuring teams from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia

 Albania

• ABSL – Albanian Basketball Superliga – first tier
  • ABFD – Albanian Basketball First Division – second tier

 Austria

• ABS – Austrian Basketball Superliga – first tier
  • BZL – Basketball Zweite Liga – second tier

 Armenia

• ABL – Armenia Basketball League A

 Azerbaijan

• ABL – Azerbaijan Basketball League

 Belarus

• BPL – Belarusian Premier League (basketball)

 Belgium &  Netherlands

• BNXT League – first tier in both countries from 2021-22 season onward

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

• BCBH – Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina – first tier
  • A1 Liga – second tier

 Bulgaria

• NBL – National Basketball League

 Croatia

• A-1 Liga

 Cyprus

• Cyprus Basketball Division 1

 Czech Republic

• NBL – National Basketball League, also called the Kooperativa NBL for sponsorship reasons

 Denmark

• DBL – Danish Basketball League

 Estonia

• KML – Korvpalli Meistriliiga

 Finland

• Korisliiga – first tier
  • I Division – second tier

 France

• LNB Élite – Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A – first tier
  • LNB Pro B – Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B – second tier

 Georgia

• GSL – Georgian Superliga

 Germany

• BBL – Basketball Bundesliga – first tier
  • ProA – second tier
    • ProB – third tier

 Greece

• GBL – Greek Basket League – first tier
  • GBL A2 – Greek A2 Basket League – second tier
    • GBL B – Greek B Basket League – third tier
      • GBL C – Greek C Basket League – fourth tier

 Hungary

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A

 Iceland

• Premier League
• First Division

 Israel

• IBPL – Israeli Basketball Premier League – first tier
  • Liga Leumit – second tier
    • Liga Artzit – third tier

 Italy

• Serie A – first tier
  • Serie A2 – second tier
    • Serie B – third tier
      • Serie C Gold – fourth tier
        • Serie C Silver – fifth tier
          • Serie D Regionale – sixth tier
            • Promozione – seventh tier

 Kosovo

• KBSL – Kosovo Basketball Superleague – first tier
  • KBFL – Kosovo Basketball First League – second tier

 Latvia

• LBL – Latvijas Basketbola līga

 Lithuania

• LKL – Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga – first tier
  • NKL – Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga – second tier
    • RKL – Regioninė Krepšinio Lyga – third tier

 Luxembourg

• Total League
  • Nationale 2

 North Macedonia

• MFL – Macedonian First League

 Montenegro

• MBL – Montenegrin Basketball League

 Netherlands

• Promotiedivisie – second tier; top purely domestic level from 2021 to 2022

 Norway

• BLNO

 Poland

• PLK – Polska Liga Koszykówki (Polish Basketball League) – first tier
  • I Liga – second tier
    • II Liga – third tier

 Portugal

• LCB – Portuguese Basketball League
• Proliga

 Romania

• Divizia A

 Russia

• VTB–League – VTB United League – first tier since the 2012–13 season (also featuring teams from Belarus & Kazakhstan)
  • BSL 1 – Basketball Super League 1 – second tier; was the first tier league from 1992 to 2010
    • BSL 2 – Basketball Super League 2 – third tier
      • First League – fourth tier
        • VTB-League U21 – fifth tier

 Serbia

• BLS – Basketball League of Serbia – first tier
  • BLS B – Basketball League of Serbia B – second tier
    • RBL First Division – Regional Basketball League First Division – third tier
      • RBL Second Division – Regional Basketball League Second Division – fourth tier

 Slovakia

• SEL Slovak Extraliga

 Slovenia

• 1. A SKL – Premier A Slovenian Basketball League (also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach) – first tier
  • SSBL – Slovenian Second Basketball League – second tier
    • SBL – School Basketball League – third tier

 Spain

• Liga Endesa – first tier
  • LEB Oro – second tier
    • LEB Plata – third tier
      • Liga EBA – fourth tier
        • Primera División – fifth tier

 Sweden

• SBL – Swedish Basketball League (Ligan) – first tier
  • Basketettan – second tier

 Switzerland

• LNBA – Swiss Basketball League – first tier
  • Championnat LNB – second tier

 Turkey

• BSL – Turkish Basketball Super League – first tier
  • TBL – Turkish Basketball First League – second tier
    • TB2L – Turkish Basketball Second League – third tier
      • TRBL – Turkish Regional Basketball League – fourth tier

 Ukraine

• UBSL – Ukrainian Basketball Superleague – first tier
  • Higher League – second tier

 Ireland

• Super League

 Great Britain

• BBL – British Basketball League – First Tier
  • NBL - National Basketball League – Second Tier
  • SBC – Scottish Basketball Championship – Second Tier

 Australia

• NBL – National Basketball League – Major League
  • NBL1 – Minor League
  • Big V – Minor League
  • University Basketball League – Minor League

 Guam

• GBA – Guam Basketball Association

 New Zealand

• NBL – National Basketball League

• FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
• Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship

National leagues

 Angola

• AWBL - Angola Women's Basketball League

 Morocco

• MWBC - Moroccan Women's Basketball Championship

 South Africa

• WNBL - Women's National Basketball League

 Tunisia

• Tunisian Women's Division I Basketball League

 Nigeria

• ZWBL - Zenith Women Basketball League

 United States

• Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • Athletes Unlimited Basketball (AUB)
  • Women's American Basketball Association (WABA)
  • Women's Basketball Development Association (WBDA)

College basketball

• NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (NCAA Division I Women's)
• NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament (NCAA Division II Women's)
• NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament (NCAA Division III Women's)
• Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
• NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division I Women's)
• NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division II Women's)
• Association of Christian College Athletics
• NCCAA Women's Basketball (NCCAA Women's)
• NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division I Women's)
• NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division II Women's)
• NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division III Women's)
• USCAA Women's Basketball (USCAA Women's)

Youth leagues

• AAU
• USSSA
• YBOA

 Canada

University basketball

• U Sports

 Puerto Rico

• Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF)

 China

• WCBA - Women's Chinese Basketball Association - first tier
  • WCUBA - Women's Chinese University Basketball Association - second tier

 Hong Kong

• WHKBA - Women's Hong Kong Basketball Association

 India

• Indian National Basketball Championship for Women

 Indonesia

• Srikandi Cup

 Japan

• WJBL - Women's Japan Basketball League

 Philippines

• WNBL — Women's National Basketball League

Filipino College Basketball

• UAAP - University Athletic Association of the Philippines
• WNCAA - Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
• NAASCU - National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
• NCRAA - National Capital Region Athletic Association
• UCCL - United Collegiate Championship League

 South Korea

• WKBL - Women's Korean Basketball League

 Republic of China (Taiwan)

• WSBL - Women's Super Basketball League

 Thailand

• WTBL - Women's Thailand Basketball League

• EuroLeague
  • EuroCup
  • Europe SuperCup
  • Baltic Women's League

 Albania

• Albanian A-1 League

 Austria

• AWBB - Austrian Women's Basketball Bundesliga

 Belgium

• BWBL - Belgian Women's Basketball League

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Women)

 Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship

 Croatia

• Prva ženska liga - Croatian First Women's Basketball League

 Cyprus

• Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A
  • Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi - Women's Basketball League

 Czech Republic

• Česká ženská basketbalová liga - Czech Women's Basketball League

 Denmark

• Women's Danish Basketball League

 France

• LFB – Ligue Féminine de Basketball

 Estonia

• WKML - Women's Korvpalli Meistriliiga

 Finland

• Naisten Korisliiga

 Germany

• Women's Basketball Bundesliga

 Greece

• Greek Women's Basket - first tier
  • Greek A2 Women's Basket - second tier

 Hungary

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A for Women's

 Iceland

• Úrvalsdeild kvenna - Premier league women

 Israel

• Israeli Female Basketball Premier League

 Italy

• LegA Basket Femminile Serie A1 - first tier
  • Serie A2 - second tier
    • Serie B d'Eccellenza - third tier

 Latvia

• Latvijas Sieviešu basketbola līga

 Lithuania

• LMKL - Lithuanian Women's Basketball League

 Luxembourg

• Total League - Dames

 North Macedonia

• First Women's Basketball League of Macedonia

 Montenegro

• First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro

 Netherlands

• Vrouwen Basketball League

 Poland

• BLK – Basket Liga Kobiet (first tier)
  • I Liga (second tier)

 Portugal

• LFB - Premier Women's Basketball League

 Romania

• Divizia A

 Russia

• Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
  • Superleague
    • Higher League

 Serbia

• Adriatic League
  • First Women's Basketball League of Serbia

 Slovakia

• Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga

 Slovenia

• Slovenian Women's Basketball League

 Spain

• LFB – Liga Femenina de Baloncesto Ligue Féminine de Basketball
  • LF2B - Liga Femenina 2 de Baloncesto Ligue Féminine 2 de Basketball

 Sweden

• Basketligan dam

 Switzerland

• Swiss Women's Basketball Championship

 Turkey

• TWBL - Turkish Women's Basketball League

 Ukraine

• UWBSL, Ukrainian Women's Basketball SuperLeague

 United Kingdom

• WBBL - Women's British Basketball League
  • EWBL - English Women's Basketball League
  • SWNL - Scottish Women's National League

 Australia

• WNBL – Women's National Basketball League – Major League
  • NBL1 – Minor League
  • Big V – Minor League
  • University Basketball League – Minor League

 New Zealand

• Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa

• McDonald's Championship, 1987–1999

• FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, (1972-2019)

• FIBA Americas League, (2007-2019)
• Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol, (1993-2000)

Subregional Leagues

• Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes, (1946-2008)
• Liga Centroamericana de clubes de baloncesto, (2014-2018)

National Leagues

 Canada

• National Basketball League (NBL), 1993–94
• Canadian National Basketball League (CNBL), 2002–2004
• National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). 2011-2023

 United States

• Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU), 1897–1982
• National Basketball League (NBL), 1898–99 to 1903-04
• Philadelphia Basketball League (PBL), 1902–1909
• New England Basketball League (NEBL), 1903–1904
• Western Massachusetts Basketball League (WMBL), 1903–1904
• Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (WPBL), 1903–1904; 1912–1913; 1914–1915
• New England Basketball Association (NEBA), 1904–1905
• Mohawk Valley League (MVL), 1906–1910
• Central Basketball League (CBL), 1906–1912
• Hudson River League (HRL), 1909–12
• Eastern Basketball League (EBL), 1909–1933
• New York State League (NYSL), 1911–23
• Pennsylvania State League (PSL), 1914–1921
• Interstate Basketball League (IBL), 1915–1920
• Interstate League (IL), 1919–1923
• Metropolitan Basketball League (MBL), 1921–1928
• American Basketball League (ABL), 1925–1955
• National Basketball League (NBL), 1926–27
• National Basketball League (NBL), 1929–30
• National Basketball League (NBL), 1932–33
• Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC), 1935–1937; became National Basketball League with 1937–38 season.
• National Basketball League (NBL), 1937–1949; merged with the Basketball Association of America to become the National Basketball Association.
• World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT), 1939–1948
• Eastern Pro League (EPL)
• Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League (PCPBL), 1946–1948
• Basketball Association of America (BAA), 1946–1949; merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.
• New York State Professional Basketball League (NYSPL), 1946–1949
• Continental Basketball Association (CBA), 1946–2009;^[1] originally named Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, then Eastern Professional Basketball League.
• Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA), 1947–1948
• National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL), 1947–1961
• National Professional Basketball League (NPBL), 1950–1951
• American Basketball League (ABL), 1961–1963
• Midwest Professional Basketball League (MPBL) (1961-1964)
• North American Basketball League (1964-1968), (NABL) 1964–1968
• American Basketball Association (ABA), 1967–1976, Merged with NBA, four teams now in NBA.
• All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA), 1977–78
• Western Basketball Association (WBA), 1978–79
• World Basketball League (WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season.
• Global Basketball Association (GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992–93 season.
• International Basketball Association (IBA), 1995–2001
• International Basketball League (IBL), 1999–2001
• National Rookie League (NRL), 2000
• All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL), 2005
• United States Basketball League (USBL)
• National Professional Basketball League (NPBL)
• All-American Basketball Alliance (2010)
• Global Professional Basketball League (GPBL)
• Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL 2)
• United Regions Basketball League (URBL)
• National Alliance Basketball League (NABL)
• National Athletic Basketball League (NABL)
• Universal Basketball League (UBL)
• Minor League Basketball Association (MLBA)
• Continental Basketball League (CBL)
• American Basketball League (ABL)
• Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA)
• West Coast Pro Basketball League (WCBL)
• International Basketball League (IBL)

Subregional Leagues

• ABL – ASEAN Basketball League, (2009–2023)
• WABA – WABA Champions Cup, (1998-2019)

National Leagues

 China

• Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA), 1996–97
• Chinese University Basketball Super League (CUBS), 2004–15

 India

• UBA Pro Basketball League, 2015–17

 Japan

• bj league - Basketball Japan League, 2005–16
• JBL - Japan Basketball League, 2007–2013
  • NBL - National Basketball League, 2013–16

 Malaysia

• MNBL - Malaysia National Basketball League, 1981–2013

 Philippines

• Philippine Basketball League (PBL), 1983–2011
• Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), 1938-1981
• Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), 1998–2002
• Liga Pilipinas (LP), 2008–2011

 Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA), 1995–1999
• T1 League, 2021–2024

Subregional leagues

• BBL – Baltic Basketball League - teams from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus Sweden
• CEBL – Central European Basketball League

National leagues

 Austria

• ÖBB – Austrian Basketball Bundesliga replaced by the Austrian Basketball Superliga

 Belgium

• Pro Basketball League (PBL), 1925–2021; replaced by the BNXT League

 Great Britain

• National Basketball League (NBL), 1972–2003

 Netherlands

• Dutch Basketball League (DBL), 1960–2021; replaced by the BNXT League

 Russia

• Professional Basketball League (PBL), 2010–2013; superseded by the VTB United League

Former Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Basketball League

 Australia

• Australian Basketball Association (ABA), 1965–2008
• South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), 1981–2018

 New Zealand

• Conference Basketball League (CBL), 1981–2010

 United States

• Women's Professional Basketball Association (WPBA), 1975; the league folded before it ever started.
• Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL), 1978–1981
• Ladies Professional Basketball Association (LPBA), 1980–81; formed as a rival league to the WBL when the WBL began to experience financial problems. The league was poorly organized and played only five (or seven) games before disbanding with three teams never playing a game.
• Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 1984
• National Women's Basketball Association (NWBA), 1986; the league folded right before the season was supposed to start.
• Liberty Basketball Association (LBA), 1991; played one pre-season exhibition game on February 10, 1991, before disbanding.
• Women's Basketball Association (WBA), 1993-1995
• American Basketball League (ABL), 1996–1998
• National Women's Basketball League (NWBL), 1998–2007
• Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 2002
• Women's Minor League Basketball Association (WMLBA), 2016–2020

 China

• Women's Chinese University Basketball Super League (WCUBS), 2004–15

 Philippines

• Pinay Ballers League (2014-2018)
• Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL)

 Australia

• Australian Basketball Association (ABA), 1965–2008
• South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), 1981–2018

 New Zealand

• Women's Basketball Championship (WBC)