List of basketball leagues

• 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)