Basketball Schedule 2025 — International Tournaments & Local Fixtures for Kenyan Bettors
If watching basketball is your favorite hobby, why not use it to make a profit?
With proper planning, you can build a successful strategy for winning. This is why we have prepared a comprehensive basketball calendar for 2025, listing events with a monthly breakdown. We don’t waste time; we keep everything brief and informative.
What to Expect from the 2025 Basketball Season
This year marks continued growth for African competitions, with the Basketball Africa League 2025 and AfroBasket 2025 promising to deliver endless excitement. Here is an overview of the African basketball season this year. We will then go on to discuss all the events in more detail, together with the major international fixtures, in the following sections.
| Zambia Basketball League | February – November 2025 |
| KBF Premier League | March – November 2025 |
| Basketball Africa League (BAL) | April – June 2025 |
Major Basketball Events in 2025
The major basketball events in the upcoming season are split across the NBA, FIBA, Euroleague, BAL, and NCAA.
NBA
The 2024/25 NBA season concludes with the NBA playoffs 2025 stage in mid-April, with the final being held in June 2025.
| Stage | Dates |
| Play-In Tournament | April 15–18, 2025 |
| First Round | April 19–May 5 |
| Conference Semifinals | May 6–May 19 |
| Conference Finals | May 20–June 3 |
| Finals of NBA schedule 2025 | June 5–June 19 |
FIBA AfroBasket 2025
FIBA brings together the top African national teams. 16 men’s and 12 women’s national teams compete in the group stages, and this is followed by knockout rounds.
| FIBA Schedule | Host Country | |
| Men | August 12–24, 2025 | Angola |
| Women | July 25–August 3, 2025 | Côte d’Ivoire |
FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers
The path to the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup continues for teams in 2025. The calendar windows for qualifying matches are scheduled as follows:
| Basketball Schedule (2025) | |
| 1 | November 24 – December 2, 2025 |
| 2 | February 23 – March 3, 2026 |
| 3 | June 29 – July 7, 2026 |
| 4 | August 24 – September 1, 2026 |
| 5 | November 23 – December 1, 2026 |
| 6 | February 22 – March 2, 2027 |
EuroLeague
The EuroLeague 2025 fixtures bring together the top European clubs to compete for the trophy. The competition begins in October and ends in May.
| Regular Season | Oct 2024 – Apr 2025 | Europe |
| Quarterfinals | April 22–May 1 | Europe |
| Final Four | May 15–17, 2025 | Berlin, Germany |
BAL
The Basketball Africa League 2025 continues its growth as the premier club competition in the continent. Sponsored by the NBA and FIBA, BAL features the top teams from all over Africa. The playoffs and finals are set to take place in South Africa.
| Conference Games | April 5 – May 12, 2025 |
| Playoffs and Final | June 1–14, 2025 |
NCAA March Madness
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (NCAA March Madness 2025) once again captivated fans with a 68-team bracket format from March 18:
| First Four | March 18–19 | Dayton (OH) |
| First and Second Rounds | March 20–23 | 8 cities, including Charlotte (NC), Memphis (TN), and Sacramento (CA) |
| Sweet 16 and Elite 8 | March 27–30 | Newark (NJ), Dallas (TX), Detroit (MI), and Los Angeles (CA) |
| Final Four and Final | April 5, 7 | San Antonio (TX) |
African Basketball Leagues
The Kenya Basketball League, Zambia Basketball League, and national leagues remain the lifeblood of the sport in East and Central Africa. Find the African basketball fixtures below:
| Kenya | Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) | March – November 2025 | Regular season + playoffs |
| Zambia | Zambia Basketball League | February – November 2025 | Regional leagues + national playoffs |
| Nigeria | Nigeria Premier Basketball (NBBF) | April – October 2025 | Zonal leagues + Final |
| South Africa | Basketball National League (BNL) | May – September 2025 | Group stage + playoffs |
Month-by-Month Breakdown of the 2025 Basketball Calendar
Are there too many dates to remember? We’ve created a monthly calendar of the most important basketball events this year—just save them to your notes and enjoy your betting experience!
January
FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) Season 6 – Window 2 (Jan 10–15)
February
- NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco (Feb 14–16)
- FIBA International Window for Continental Cup Qualifiers (Feb 19–25)
March
- NCAA March Madness: Men’s tournament (March 18–April 7), Women’s tournament (March 21–April 6)
- FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Tournament – West (Mar 21–23)
April
- Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2025 – Group Phase begins: April 5
- NBA Regular Season concludes (April 13)
- NBA Playoffs commence (April 19)
- FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) Season 6 – Final 4 (Apr 19–20)
May
- BAL Group Phase ends: May 12
- FIBA Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenina (LSBF) – Group A (May 2–4)
June
- NBA Finals begin (June 5)
- FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in Chile (June 28–July 6)
- FIBA U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup in Switzerland (June 28–July 6)
July
- FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Czech Republic (July 12–20)
- FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in China (July 13–20)
- FIBA Women’s Afrobasket in Ivory Coast (July 25–August 3)
August
- FIBA Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia (Aug 5–17)
- FIBA AfroBasket 2025 – Men’s Tournament in Angola: Aug 12–24
- FIBA AmeriCup in Nicaragua (Aug 23–31)
- FIBA EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia, and Poland (August 27–September 14)
September–December
- FIBA EuroBasket 2025 continues (August 27–September 14)
- NBA 2025–26 Season starts (October 21)
- NBA In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) concludes (December)
Why do you need to keep this schedule in your betting calendar?
Looking at these basketball fixtures, 2025 promises to be an exciting year. The calendar will allow you to plan your bets well in advance of the event and then respond to developments as they unfold. You can follow injury reports as they are released and refer back to the calendar to review travel schedules, back-to-back games, and rest days—all of which affect performance and point spreads. If you know when key matchups are coming, you can also anticipate market movements and place bets early, often locking in better value.
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