South African National Basketball Championship

Not to be confused with Basketball National League.

The South African National Basketball Club Championship is the national championship for premier basketball teams in South Africa. The winner of the national championship qualifies for the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The privately organised Basketball National League (BNL) is considered the de facto top level basketball league in the country, and has had a representative in some seasons.

South African Clubs Championship

Organising body	Basketball South Africa
Founded	2021
First season	2021
Country	South Africa
Number of teams	3–4
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	MBB (1st title) (2024)
Most championships	Cape Town Tigers (2 titles)

The competition is organised by Basketball South Africa, the national basketball federation, since 2021.^{[citation needed]}

The Cape Town Tigers won the 2021 and 2022 titles.^[1][2] The competition was not held in 2023, but returned in 2024.^[3]

Format and rules

Each team is allowed to register a maximum of 20 players, of which 4 can be foreign players.^{[citation needed]}

Champions

Season	Champions	Finals score	Runners-up	Third place	Venue	Ref.
2021	Cape Town Tigers	76–70	Jozi Nuggets	KwaDukuza Kings	Walter Sisulu Hall, Randburg	[1][4]
2022	Cape Town Tigers (2)	Round-robin	Jozi Nuggets	Tshwane Suns	Mandeville Sport Complex, Johannesburg	[2]
2023	Not organised[a]
2024	MBB	80–58	TS Vikings	–	Mandeville Sport Complex, Johannesburg	[5][6]

Notes

1. In the 2023 season, the Cape Town Tigers won the Basketball National League (BNL) championship and qualified for the Road to BAL as South African champions.