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The National Basketball League was the first professional basketball league in the world. Centered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the league's teams stretched from New York City to Central New Jersey, through the Philadelphia area and down to Wilmington, Delaware. The league began operations with the 1898–99 season and disbanded in January ...
National Basketball League (1898–1904), U.S., first professional men's basketball league in the world National Basketball League (United States) , 1937–49 National Basketball League (Australia)
National Basketball League (1898–1904) National Basketball League (United States) National Industrial Basketball League; National Professional Basketball League (1950–51) National Professional Basketball League (2007–08) National Rookie League; New York State Professional Basketball League; North American Basketball League
The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). As of the early 21st century, the NBA is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition. [37]
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
The National Basketball League (NBL) was a professional basketball league in the United States. Established in 1935 as the Midwest Basketball Conference, it changed its name to the NBL in 1937. After the 1948–49 season, its twelfth, it merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1898 in basketball; 1898 in sports; Events. April 23 – The 23rd Street YMCA of New York City wins the first national basketball championship tournament, ...
AAU basketball was particularly strong in the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast, where the NBA had not yet established a presence. [3] [4] The top teams also played in the National Industrial Basketball League, which began play in the 1947–48 season, [5] two years before the establishment of the NBA. The NIBL had as many as eleven teams for ...