The Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу) is the highest professional
basketball league in
Kazakhstan, it is organised by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full is: Basketball Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams (National league) (russian: Чемпионата Республика Казахстан по баскетболу среди мужских команд (Национальной лиги)).
Kazakhstan is a member of
FIBA Asia, as the country lies partly in
Asia, and Kazakhstan Championship sides have played in its competitions such as the
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is the Asian club championship for professional basketball. It is organised by FIBA Asia, and takes place once a year (since 199 ...
, however the country also partly lies in Europe, and the league's teams have participated in
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...
competitions such as the
FIBA EuroChallenge and the
FIBA Europe Cup as well. The league's clubs therefore are also eligible to, and often do compete in, Eastern European regional leagues such as the
Baltic League and the
VTB United League, which also operates as the
top-tier national domestic league for Russia.
2015–16 teams
Champions
See also
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Kazakhstan Basketball Cup - also organised by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan
Notes
References
External links
National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan league pageLeague Page
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Cham
Basketball leagues in Asia
Basketball leagues in Europe