1944–45 National Basketball League (United States) season
| 1944–45 NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
|
| Games | 30 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Top seed | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Season MVP | Bobby McDermott (Fort Wayne) |
| Top scorer | Mel Riebe (Cleveland) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Eastern runners-up | Cleveland Allmen Transfers |
| Western champions | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| Western runners-up | Chicago American Gears |
| Finals | |
| Venue | |
| Champions | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Runners-up | Sheboygan Red Skins |
The 1944–45 NBL season was the tenth National Basketball League (NBL) season. The regular season began on December 2, 1944, and ran until March 3, 1945. The playoffs began on March 5, 1945, and concluded on March 18, 1943, with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons winning their second consecutive NBL title over the Sheboygan Red Skins in a rematch of the previous two NBL Championships.
For the 1944–45 season, the league returned to an Eastern and Western division format, with three teams in each division. The league was still impacted by World War II, although to a lesser degree than the previous two seasons.