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The National Basketball League of Canada ( NBL Canada ; French: Ligue nationale de basketball du Canada ) is a Canadian professional men's basketball league. The NBL was founded in 2011, when three teams formerly of the Premier Basketball League joined with four new franchises to form the NBL's "Original Seven". The league has changed in size multiple times and currently has eight teams; four located in the Atlantic provinces and four in Ontario. The most recent champions are the Moncton Magic, having defeated the St. John's Edge 4–0 in the 2019 NBL Finals. The league's season begins in November and ends in April of the following year.

This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( April 2020 ) Establishment edit In mid-2011, discussion began of a domestic basketball minor league in Canada. Three franchises from the Premier Basketball League (PBL), the Halifax Rainmen, Quebec Kebs, and Saint John Mill Rats were the first to join the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). The teams had been unhappy with the officiating in the PBL. On May 12 of that year in Halifax, Nova Scotia, league CEO Andre Levingston held a press conference regarding the creation of the NBL Canada. By the end of the summer, the London Lightning, Moncton Miracles, Oshawa Power, and Summerside Storm were established and had announced that they would join the league. There had also been unsuccessful attempts to start up teams in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Kingston, Ontario. John Kennedy, a native of Windsor and a sports executive based in Los Angeles, was named the ...

Current teams edit Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach Atlantic Division Halifax Hurricanes Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 11,093 2015 Ryan Marchand Island Storm Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Eastlink Centre 3,717 2011* Tim Kendrick Moncton Magic Moncton, New Brunswick Avenir Centre 8,800 2017 Joe Salerno St. John's Edge St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Mile One Centre 4,800 2017 Steven Marcus Central Division KW Titans Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 7,312 2016 Cavell Johnson London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,046 2011 Doug Plumb Sudbury Five Greater Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 4,640 2017 2018 Logan Stutz Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 7,000 2012 Bill Jones Notes Former teams edit Brampton A's – moved to Orangeville for 2015–16 season as the Orangeville A's. Orangeville A's – folded after the ...

Statistics below are for all-time leaders at the end of the 2017–18 regular season only.

The NBL Canada annually announces the winners of eight awards. Players can be named Most Valuable Player, Canadian of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year. The league also awards the Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. In addition, the top player in the NBL Canada Finals wins Finals Most Valuable Player. After the 2015–16 season, the league started announcing Commissioner's Awards to groups that helped support it, including ownership groups, teams, and referees. These awards were first handed out by Dave Magley. Until the 2013–14 season, the NBL Canada held All-Star Weekend every year. In the 2012 game, players Joey Haywood and Eddie Smith chose each team through a fantasy draft. The best performer in the game was named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. Starting with the next All-Star game, the league began matching top players from the Central Division with those from the Atlantic Division. At least thre...

The commissioner of the NBL Canada is the league's chief executive and is elected by the board of directors and a group of representatives from each team. Commissioner Years Notes John Kennedy 2011–2012 Resigned after the inaugural season due to a family emergency. Paul Riley 2013–2015 Stint ceased following the 2015 NBL Canada Finals controversy. Dave Magley 2015–2017 Oversaw the investigation of the 2015 NBL Finals.