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| countries = Ibica (29 teams)<br />[[Merona]] (1 team)
| countries = Ibica (30 teams)<br />[[Merona]] (1 team)
| headquarters = Elizabeth City City
| headquarters = [[Elizabeth City]]
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==Teams==
==Teams==


The NBL originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions, and relocations, currently consists of 30 teams. Ibica is home to 29 teams and one is located in Merona.
The NBL originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions, and relocations, currently consists of 31 teams. Ibica is home to 30 teams and one is located in Merona.
 
The current league organization divides thirty teams into two conferences of three divisions with five teams each. The current divisional alignment was introduced in the [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05 season]]. Reflecting the population distribution of the United States and Canada as a whole, most teams are in the eastern half of the country: thirteen teams are in the [[Eastern Time Zone]], nine in the [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central]], three in the [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain]], and five in the [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]].


===Western Conference===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
|-
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! style="background:white"|City, State
! style="background:white"|City, State
! style="background:white"|Founded
! style="background:white"|Founded
|-
| '''Albany Lancers'''
| [[Albany, Angola]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1946
|-
|-
| '''[[Petra Nets]]'''
| '''[[Petra Nets]]'''
| [[Albany, Petra]]
| [[Albany, Petra]]
| align=center|1976
| align=center|1976
|-
| '''[[Baton Rouge Knicks]]'''
| [[Baton Rouge, Cartier]]
| align=center|1946
|-
|-
| '''[[Barton Hawks]]'''
| '''[[Barton Hawks]]'''
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| [[Boston, Panamor]]
| [[Boston, Panamor]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995
|-
| '''[[Buena Vista Bulls]]'''
| [[Buena Vista, Romane]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1966
|-
| '''[[Charlotte Cavaliers]]'''
| [[Charlotte, East Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1970
|-
|-
| '''[[Columbia Pistons]]'''
| '''[[Columbia Pistons]]'''
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| align=center|1948
| align=center|1948
|-
|-
| '''[[Coronado Pacers]]'''
| '''[[Maurau Explorers]]'''
| [[Coronado, Ochoa]]
| [[Maurau, North Caustoles]]
| align=center|1976
| align=center|2021
|-
|-
| '''[[Calahan Pioneers]]'''
| '''[[Calahan Pioneers]]'''
| [[Cuyoga, Calahan]]
| [[Cuyoga, Calahan]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1968
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1968
|-
| '''[[Elizabeth City Panthers]]'''
| [[Elizabeth City, Angola]]
| align=center|1949
|-
|-
| '''[[Frankfort Hornets]]'''
| '''[[Frankfort Hornets]]'''
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| [[Highlands, Panamor]]
| [[Highlands, Panamor]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1989
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1989
|-
| '''[[Mobile Thunder]]'''
| [[Mobile, Petra]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1967*
|-
| '''[[Orange Warriors]]'''
| [[Orange, West Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1946*
|-
| '''[[Parkland Clippers]]'''
| [[Parkland, Petra]]
| align=center|1948
|-
| '''[[Rhone Suns]]'''
| [[Rhone, West Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1968
|-
| '''[[Underwood Rockets]]'''
| [[Underwood, Hamilton]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1967*
|-
| '''[[Vermont Grizzlies]]'''
| [[Vermont, Hamilton]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995*
|-
| '''[[Willmington Wizards]]'''
| [[Willmington, West Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2002*
|}
===Eastern Conference===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:white"|Team
! style="background:white"|City, State
! style="background:white"|Founded
|-
| '''[[Albany Lancers]]'''
| [[Albany, Angola]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1946
|-
| '''[[Baton Rouge Knicks]]'''
| [[Baton Rouge, Cartier]]
| align=center|1946
|-
| '''[[Buena Vista Bulls]]'''
| [[Buena Vista, Romane]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1966
|-
| '''[[Charlotte Cavaliers]]'''
| [[Charlotte, East Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1970
|-
| '''[[Coronado Pacers]]'''
| [[Coronado, Ochoa]]
| align=center|1976
|-
| '''[[Elizabeth City Panthers]]'''
| [[Elizabeth City, Angola]]
| align=center|1949
|-
|-
| '''[[Iberville Pelicans]]'''
| '''[[Iberville Pelicans]]'''
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| [[Madison, East Monroe]]
| [[Madison, East Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1970*
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1970*
|-
| '''[[Mobile Thunder]]'''
| [[Mobile, Petra]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1967*
|-
|-
| '''[[Nevada Trail Blazers]]'''
| '''[[Nevada Trail Blazers]]'''
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| [[Olympia, Angola]]
| [[Olympia, Angola]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1974*
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1974*
|-
| '''[[Orange Warriors]]'''
| [[Orange, West Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1946*
|-
| '''[[Parkland Clippers]]'''
| [[Parkland, Petra]]
| align=center|1948
|-
| '''[[Rhone Suns]]'''
| [[Rhone, West Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1968
|-
|-
| '''[[San Marcos Spurs]]'''
| '''[[San Marcos Spurs]]'''
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| [[Troy, Albion]]
| [[Troy, Albion]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1980
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1980
|-
| '''[[Underwood Rockets]]'''
| [[Underwood, Hamilton]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1967*
|-
| '''[[Vermont Grizzlies]]'''
| [[Vermont, Hamilton]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995*
|-
| '''[[Willmington Wizards]]'''
| [[Willmington, West Monroe]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2002*
|}
|}


==Regular season==
==Regular season==

Latest revision as of 21:06, 14 January 2021

National Basketball League (NBL)
File:National Basketball League logo.svg
SportBasketball
FoundedJune 6, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-06-06)
(as Basketball Association of Ibica),
Elizabeth City, Angola
CommissionerFiona Young
No. of teams31
CountriesIbica (30 teams)
Merona (1 team)
HeadquartersElizabeth City
ContinentIbica

The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Ibica, composed of 30 teams (29 in Ibica and 1 in Merona). It is one of the three major professional sports leagues in Ibica, and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world.

The league was founded in Elizabeth City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of Ibica (BAI). It changed its name to the National Basketball League on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBL's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. Its playoffs extend into June. NBL players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.

Teams

The NBL originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions, and relocations, currently consists of 31 teams. Ibica is home to 30 teams and one is located in Merona.

Western Conference

Team City, State Founded
Petra Nets Albany, Petra 1976
Barton Hawks Barton, West Monroe 1949
Boston Raptors Boston, Panamor 1995
Columbia Pistons Columbia, Edward Island 1948
Maurau Explorers Maurau, North Caustoles 2021
Calahan Pioneers Cuyoga, Calahan 1968
Frankfort Hornets Frankfort, West Monroe 1988*
Franklin Heat Franklin, Panamor 1988
Highlands Magic Highlands, Panamor 1989
Mobile Thunder Mobile, Petra 1967*
Orange Warriors Orange, West Monroe 1946*
Parkland Clippers Parkland, Petra 1948
Rhone Suns Rhone, West Monroe 1968
Underwood Rockets Underwood, Hamilton 1967*
Vermont Grizzlies Vermont, Hamilton 1995*
Willmington Wizards Willmington, West Monroe 2002*

Eastern Conference

Team City, State Founded
Albany Lancers Albany, Angola 1946
Baton Rouge Knicks Baton Rouge, Cartier 1946
Buena Vista Bulls Buena Vista, Romane 1966
Charlotte Cavaliers Charlotte, East Monroe 1970
Coronado Pacers Coronado, Ochoa 1976
Elizabeth City Panthers Elizabeth City, Angola 1949
Iberville Pelicans Iberville, Merona 1961*
Laffayette Nuggets Laffayette, Cartier 1976
Laurel Timberwolves Laurel, Romane 1989
Madison Lakers Madison, East Monroe 1970*
Nevada Trail Blazers Nevada, Albion 1970
Olympia Jazz Olympia, Angola 1974*
San Marcos Spurs San Marcos, Albion 1976
St. Clarke Kings St. Clarke, Albion 1948
Troy Mavericks Troy, Albion 1980


Regular season

Following the summer break, teams begin training camps in late September. Training camps allow the coaching staff to evaluate players (especially rookies), scout the team's strengths and weaknesses, prepare the players for the rigorous regular season, and determine the 12-man active roster (and a 3-man inactive list) with which they will begin the regular season. After training camp, a series of preseason exhibition games are held. Preseason matches are sometimes held in non-NBL cities, both in Ibica and overseas. The NBL regular season begins in the last week of October.

Playoffs

The NBL playoffs begin in April after the conclusion of the regular season with the top eight teams in each conference, regardless of divisional alignment, competing for the league's championship title. Seeds are awarded in strict order of regular season record (with a tiebreaker system used as needed).

Having a higher seed offers several advantages. Since the first seed begins the playoffs playing against the eighth seed, the second seed plays the seventh seed, the third seed plays the sixth seed, and the fourth seed plays the fifth seed, having a higher seed means a team faces a weaker team in the first round. The team in each series with the better record has home court advantage, including the First Round. Before the league changed its playoff determination format for the 2006–07 season, this meant that, for example, if the team that received the sixth seed had a better record than the team with the third seed (by virtue of a divisional championship), the sixth seed would have home court advantage, even though the other team had a higher seed. Therefore, the team with the best regular season record in the league is guaranteed home court advantage in every series it plays.

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