Narozalic Pro League

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Narozalic Pro League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2019-20 NPL season
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SportBasketball
FoundedFebruary 13, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-13)
Samistopol, Narozalica
CommissionerMiloš Zunik
No. of teams26
CountryNarozalica
ConfederationEuclea
Most recent
champion(s)
Planchik Kasavrines
(4th title)
Most titlesTumsha Storm
(9 titles)
TV partner(s)Narnet Sports

The Narozalic Pro League (NPL) is the premier men's professional basketball league in Narozalica, and is widely considered to be one of the premier leagues in the world. The league consists of 26 teams split into two conferences - western and eastern - of which teams compete for playoff berths. Playoff teams enter a 16-team elimination, played until one team from one conference plays a team from the other in the season's finals, with one team becoming champion. The league season runs from the end of March to November, with the playoffs beginning in early October. Teams play 60 games in a single season, not including playoffs, playing each team from their conference three times and each team from the opposing conference twice.

The league was founded in 1985 in Samistopol, with an initial roster of 20 teams. Since then, six expansion franchises have joined the league, the most successful of which are the Onatskoye Jets, with two championships in 2003 and 2005.

History

Foundation and early years (1985–1990)

International popularity (1990–1997)

Storm and Breakers rivalry (1997–2004)

Modern era (2004–)

Teams

Season

Playoffs

Champions

Notable players

Top scorers