National Basketball League (China)

National Basketball League (NBL)
SportBasketball
Founded2004
First season2004
No. of teams10
CountryChina
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
Hong Kong Bulls (1st title)
Most titlesAnhui Wenyi (4 titles)
Level on pyramid2
Official websiteNBL (in Chinese)

The National Basketball League (simplified Chinese: 全国男子篮球联赛; traditional Chinese: 全國男子籃球聯賽; pinyin: Quánguó Nánzǐ Lánqiú Liánsài) is a professional basketball minor league in China, called Chinese Basketball League (CBL) before 2006. It is commonly known as the NBL, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese.

NBL is the second-tier league to the professional Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).