2024 BNL season explained

2024 BNL season
League:Basketball National League
Sport:Basketball
Prevseason Year:2023
Duration:June 22 – September 28, 2024 (group stage)
October 12–20, 2024 (final round)
No Of Teams:11
Prevseason Link:2023 BNL season
Nextseason Link:2025 BNL season
Nextseason Year:2025

The 2024 BNL season is the 11th season of the Basketball National League (BNL), the top-flight basketball league in South Africa. The season began on June 22, 2024, and will end with the championship game on October 20, 2024.

The Cape Town Tigers were the defending champions, but are unable to defend their title as they withdrew from the league.

Team changes

The league existed out of 11 teams. The BNL decided to enforce a promotion and relegation system and as such the last-ranked Eastern Cape Windbreakers were not part of the league this season, and MBB from Johannesburg joined the league. The defending champions Cape Town Tigers withdrew from the league, citing budgetary constraints.[1]

Group stage

The schedule was announced on June 9, 2024.[2]

References

  1. C8Xfn4rNoVW . bnlsa . We’re thrilled to share the revised 2024 BNL fixture with you! Note that Cape Town Tigers are excluded, and EC Windbreakers have been relegated. Stay tuned for more updates and let the games begin! . Basketball National League . 2024-06-14.
  2. C7_ijSBoerf . bnlsa . BNL Schedule 2024. . Basketball National League . 2024-06-09.