1943–44 National Basketball League (United States) season
| 1943–44 NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
|
| Games | 18-22 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Top seed | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Season MVP | Bobby McDermott (Fort Wayne) & Mel Riebe (Cleveland) |
| Top scorer | Mel Riebe (Cleveland) |
| Playoffs | |
| First semifinal champions | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| First semifinal runners-up | Cleveland Chase Brassmen |
| Second semifinal champions | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| Second semifinal runners-up | Oshkosh All-Stars |
| Finals | |
| Venue | |
| Champions | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Runners-up | Sheboygan Red Skins |
The 1943–44 NBL season was the ninth National Basketball League (NBL) season. The regular season began on December 2, 1943, and ran until February 29, 1944. The playoffs began on March 3, 1944, and concluded on March 14, 1944, with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons winning the NBL Championship by three games to none over the Sheboygan Red Skins in a rematch of the previous season's championship.
Only four teams competed in this season of the NBL, with the league being heavily impacted by World War II, more so than in any other season.