American Basketball Association (2000–present)

The American Basketball Association (ABA) is an American semi-professional men's basketball minor league that was founded in 1999.

For the 1967–1976 basketball league that merged into the National Basketball Association, see American Basketball Association.
American Basketball Association
FormerlyABA 2000
SportBasketball
Founded1999 (1999)
Inaugural season2000–01
CEOJoe Newman
MottoMore than just a game
CountriesUnited States
HeadquartersIndianapolis, Indiana
Most recent
champion(s)		Burning River Buckets and Indiana Lyons (2023)
Most titlesJacksonville Giants (7)
TV partner(s)ABAGALE and SFBN
Official websiteABA Basketball

ABA teams are based in the United States, and the league previously had international teams based in Canada and Mexico. Traveling teams from countries such as China and Japan have also played in the ABA. League management infamously maintains low requirements for franchise ownership, and hundreds of ABA teams have either folded or defected to rival leagues. The Women's American Basketball Association has operated as a sister league to the ABA since 2017.

The league licenses its name and use of ABA trademarks from the National Basketball Association, which absorbed the American Basketball Association (1967–1976) during the ABA–NBA merger.

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