1940–41 National Basketball League (United States) season

1940–41 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration
  • November 27, 1940 – March 1941
  • March 4–8, 1941 (Playoffs)
  • March 10–12, 1941 (Finals)
Games24
Teams7
Regular season
Season championsOshkosh All-Stars
Top seedOshkosh All-Stars
Season MVPBen Stephens (Akron Goodyear Wingfoots)
Top scorerBen Stephens (Akron Goodyear Wingfoots)
Playoffs
championsOshkosh All-Stars
   runners-upAkron Firestone Non-Skids
championsSheboygan Red Skins
   runners-upDetroit Eagles
Finals
Venue
ChampionsOshkosh All-Stars
  Runners-upSheboygan Red Skins

The 1940–41 NBL season was the sixth National Basketball League (NBL) season. The regular season began on November 27, 1940, and ran until early March 1941. It was the first NBL regular season to be played without divisions. The playoffs began on March 4, 1941, and ran until March 12, 1941, with the Oshkosh All-Stars defeating the Sheboygan Red Skins by three games to none to claim their first NBL title.

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