Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1993 (as PBL) |
CEO | Albert Mokoena |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | South Africa |
Continent | FIBA Africa (Africa) |
Most recent champion(s) |
Egoli Magic (2015) |
Official website | BNL |
The Basketball National League is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in South Africa. Founded in 1993 as the Premier Basketball League, it was disbanded in 1996. However, it was later reformed into the present creation.
The league was renamed the Basketball National League in 2013. Many BNL players and coaches are still involved with the Cape Town Hurricanes Basketball Club.
The league currently has 12 clubs: