1939–40 National Basketball League (United States) season

1939–40 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration
  • November 23, 1939 – March 6, 1940
  • March 6–9, 1940 (Playoffs)
  • March 11–16, 1940 (Finals)
Games28
Teams8
Regular season
Season championsAkron Firestone Non-Skids
Top seedAkron Firestone Non-Skids
Season MVPLeroy Edwards (Oshkosh)
Top scorerLeroy Edwards (Oshkosh)
Playoffs
Eastern championsAkron Firestone Non-Skids
  Eastern runners-upDetroit Eagles
Western championsOshkosh All-Stars
  Western runners-upSheboygan Red Skins
Finals
Venue
ChampionsAkron Firestone Non-Skids
  Runners-upOshkosh All-Stars

The 1939–40 NBL season was the fifth National Basketball League (NBL) season. The regular season began on November 23, 1939, and ended on March 6, 1940. The playoffs began on the same day as the end of the regular season and ran until March 16, 1940, with the Akron Firestone Non-Skids once again defeating the Oshkosh All-Stars by 3 games to 2 in a rematch of the previous season's NBL Championship.