NBL
Sports abbreviation · Sports League and Organization
| Stands for | National Basketball League (Australia) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
NBL stands for National Basketball League (Australia), a sports league and organization abbreviation.
Australia's top men's professional basketball league, with ten teams including the New Zealand Breakers. Its Next Stars program has drawn NBA prospects such as LaMelo Ball and Josh Giddey for a season before the draft.
Example: LaMelo Ball spent his pre-draft season in the NBL with the Illawarra Hawks.
Usage notes
Founded in 1979, the league plays from September to March, during the Australian spring and summer. The initials also belonged to the US National Basketball League (1937-1949), whose surviving teams merged with the Basketball Association of America in 1949 to create the NBA.
Related abbreviations
More sports league and organization abbreviations
- MLB – Major League Baseball
- MLBPA – Major League Baseball Players Association
- MLS – Major League Soccer
- NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- NASCAR – National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
- NBA – National Basketball Association
- NBPA – National Basketball Players Association
- NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NFL – National Football League
- NFLPA – National Football League Players Association
- NHL – National Hockey League
- NHRA – National Hot Rod Association