The National Basketball League (NBL) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, which has won 26 national titles.
Marcus Anthony Hall is an American professional basketball player for Manisa Belediye Spor of the Turkish Basketball League. The 6'2" guard played college basketball for the University of Colorado.
Robert John Frasor is a retired American professional basketball player, former college coach and currently a head high school coach. He was born in Blue Island, Illinois to Bob and Donna Frasor. His father won 298 games in 27 years as head basketball coach at Eisenhower High School. Bobby Frasor played at North Carolina from 2005 to 2009 as both point guard and shooting guard.
Travis James Peterson is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Lietuvos rytas of the Lithuanian League. The 6 foot 10 inch tall center/power forward is a former NCAA Division 1 collegiate athlete. He played five seasons (2003–2008) at Samford University under head coach, Jimmy Tillette, mostly playing the center position. He graduated from Samford in 2008. He attended Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona which is where he was born and raised.
Yulian Radionov is a retired Bulgarian professional basketball player and former head coach of BC Yambol in the Bulgarian League. He was playing as a point guard. He is well known as Yuli among his team mates.
Omar Strong Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Windsor Express of the NBL Canada. In 2012–13, he was a senior at Texas Southern University and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Jaklin Dencheva Zlatanova is a Bulgarian female basketball player currently competing for WBC Beroe in the Bulgarian League. Zlatanova is considered to be among the most talented athletes in the country which in the past used to be among the most successful nations in the European female basketball.
The Bulgarian Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition, organized by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation since 1951. The cup was not held in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1961. BC CSKA Sofia is the all-time record holder with 17 titles.
Jason Darius Crowe is an American former professional basketball player. He graduated from Cal State Northridge in 1999 and played 13 years as a professional in Europe, South America, Iran, Australia and New Zealand.
The 2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 77th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 7, 2017 and ended on May 29, 2018.
The 2017–18 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 64th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation.The competition started on November 22, 2017, and ended with the Final on March 3, 2018. Rilski Sportist won their second cup. Yordan Bozov was named Final MVP.
Cedrick Bowen is an American professional basketball player for Álftanes. He played college basketball at Charleston Southern Buccaneers from 2011 to 2015.
DeVaughn Lamar Washington is an American professional basketball player who last played for Sendai 89ers of the Japanese B.League. Washington is known for being a consistent scorer in Europe. Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays the power forward positions. After playing four years of college basketball at Ohio Washington entered the 2011 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
Igor Kesar is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for BC SCM Timișoara of the Romanian Basketball League. Standing at 2.10 m, he plays at the power forward and the center positions.
The 2018–19 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 78th season of the Bulgarian NBL. Balkan Botevgrad won its fifth national title.
Diego Kapelan is a Bosnian-Canadian professional basketball player for PANSERRAIKOS of the Greek National League. He played college basketball for McNeese State.
The 2018–19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup is the 65th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation.The competition will start on December 27, 2018, with the quarterfinals and will end with the Final on March 2, 2019 in Panagyurishte.
Mikael Hopkins is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.06 m (6'9"), he plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.
Elijah Isa Mitrou-Long is a Canadian professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's, Texas, and UNLV.
Kwan Cheatham Jr. is an American basketball player who last played for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He plays forward and center.
