National Basketball League (England)
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| Country | England Wales |
| Continent | FIBA Europe |
| Most recent champions | Hemel Storm (2nd title) |
| Level on pyramid | 3–5 |
| Domestic cup | National Cup |
| Official website | Official website |
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 3 to 5 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish Basketball Championship, sitting directly below the top-tier competition, Super League Basketball, and the second-tier competition, British Championship Basketball.
For the 2025–26 season, the league will have teams split across three levels:
- Division 1 (NBL1) (24 teams across 2 regions)
- Division 2 (NBL2) (40 teams across 4 regions)
- Division 3 (NBL3) (56 teams across 6 pools)
The league also runs the English Women's Basketball League, with Division 1 and Division 2 North and South, and a junior structure with over 630 teams competing in Under-18s, Under-16s, Under-14s and Under-12s leagues.
There is no automatic promotion and relegation between the National Basketball League and Super League Basketball (SBL), or British Championship Basketball (BCB), due to the franchise system in place for the top-level leagues.