| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 |
| Ceased | 1963 |
| No. of teams | 25 |
| Country |  United States |
| Last champion(s) | Cleveland Pipers (1st title) |
| Most titles | Phillips 66ers (11) |
The National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947 to enable U.S. mill workers a chance to compete in basketball. The league was founded by the industrial teams (teams sponsored by the large companies and made up of their employees) belonging to the National Basketball League (NBL) that did not join the National Basketball Association when the NBL merged with the Basketball Association of America.
The NIBL teams participated every year in the AAU National tournament against teams from other amateur or semi-professional leagues.