Kasakhstan - National League

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The Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (Russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу) is the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan, organised by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan is a member of FIBA Asia, as the country lies partly in Asia, and Kazakhstan Championship sides have played in the competitions such as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup and the West Asia Super League. However, the country also partly lies in Europe, and the league's teams have participated in FIBA Europe competitions such as the FIBA EuroChallenge and the FIBA Europe Cup. The league's clubs therefore are also eligible, and often compete, in the Eastern European regional leagues such as the Baltic League and the VTB United League.

**Kasakhstan - National League**

Den Kasakhiske National League er den professionelle basketballliga i Kasakhstan. Den blev grundlagt i 1992 og består af 11 hold. Den er opdelt i to divisioner, med seks hold i Division A og fem i Division B.

Den mest succesfulde klub i ligan er BC Astana, som har vundet 11 mesterskaber. Andre bemærkelsesværdige hold inkluderer BC Almaty og BC Barsy Atyrau.

Ligaen spilles fra oktober til maj, med holdene, der spiller 32 kampe i den regulære sæson. De fire bedste hold går videre til slutspillet, som afgøres i en bedst-af-fem-serie.

Den kasakhiske National League er en af de stærkeste ligaer i Centralasien. Den har produceret flere spillere, der har spillet i NBA, herunder Alexey Shved og Anatoly Kolesnikov.