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B. J. Armstrong
B.J. Armstrong (Benjamin Roy Armstrong Jr., born 1967) is an American former NBA point guard, 1989 draft pick 18, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1991-93), made the 1994 All-Star Game, and led the NBA in three-point percentage in 1992-93.
B.League (Bリーグ)
B.League (Bリーグ), Japan's top men's professional basketball league, opened September 2016 by merging the NBL and bj-league; B1 reached 26 clubs, and from 2026-27 it restructures into B.LEAGUE PREMIER, B.ONE, and B.NEXT.
Baba Miller
Baba Miller, Spanish forward born 2004 in Mallorca, played for Real Madrid's youth program and Florida State, Florida Atlantic, and Cincinnati before the LA Clippers drafted him 36th overall in 2026 as a playmaking big.
Backboard (basketball)
Basketball backboard: the regulated panel behind the rim, made of tempered glass (FIBA Level 1, NBA) or acrylic and polycarbonate for residential hoops; dimensions, rebound tests, and material tradeoffs.
Bam Adebayo
Bam Adebayo (Edrice Femi Adebayo), Miami Heat center-forward drafted 14th in 2017 out of Kentucky; three-time All-Star, five-time All-Defensive pick, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and scorer of the NBA's second-highest single-game total, 83 points in 2026.
Bam Adebayo's 83-point game
Bam Adebayo's 83-point game: verified NBA performance, March 10, 2026, Heat 150-129 Wizards; second-highest single-game total ever behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100, with NBA-record 36 free throws made on 43 attempts.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (Gin Kings), PBA team owned by Ginebra San Miguel Inc. of San Miguel Corporation; most popular PBA club, eleven titles, Tim Cone coach, won the 2026 Commissioner's Cup over TNT.
Baron Davis
Baron Davis (Baron Walter Louis Davis, born 1979, Los Angeles) is a former NBA point guard, 1999 No. 3 pick out of UCLA, two-time All-Star, and leader of the 2007 "We Believe" Warriors upset of Dallas, now an entrepreneur and producer.
Barthelemy Chinenyeze
Barthelemy Chinenyeze, French middle blocker (born 1998, Coudekerque-Branche), two-time Olympic volleyball champion Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024; clubs Toulouse, Tours, Vibo Valentia, Milan, Lube Civitanova, Fenerbahçe.
Bas van de Goor
Bas van de Goor (Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor, born 1971) is a Dutch middle blocker, 1996 Olympic volleyball champion and two-time Olympic MVP, later founder of the Bas van de Goor Foundation for diabetes and sport.
BASEketball
BASEketball is a 1998 Universal sports comedy directed by David Zucker, starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone as Milwaukee friends whose invented basketball-baseball hybrid becomes a professional league; it grossed $7.0 million and holds 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Basketball
Basketball, invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in December 1891, is a team court sport governed internationally by FIBA; NBA and FIBA rules differ in game length, three-point distance, and defensive three seconds.
Basketball (ball)
Basketball (ball): the inflated spherical ball used in basketball, standardized by FIBA as size 7 (750-770 mm, 580-620 g) for men and size 6 for women; bladder, winding, and leather, composite, or rubber covers.
Basketball Association of America
Basketball Association of America (BAA), 1946-1949 professional basketball league founded June 6, 1946 at New York's Commodore Hotel with 11 teams; merged with the NBL on August 3, 1949 to form the NBA, which counts 1946 as its founding date.
Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the first open to NBA professionals, won by the United States "Dream Team" (Jordan, Magic, Bird) 8–0, beating Croatia 117–85 in the final; average margin just under 44 points.
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Athens Olympics: Argentina won men's gold (MVP Ginobili), Italy silver, USA bronze after losses to Puerto Rico, Lithuania, and Argentina; US women won gold.
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's 12-team Olympic basketball tournament, Athens, 13–29 August 2004. Argentina won its first gold, beating the USA 89-81 in the semifinal and Italy 84-69 in the final; Ginóbili was MVP; the US took bronze.
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics: two 12-team tournaments at the Wukesong Olympic Basketball Gymnasium, 9–24 August 2008. The US Redeem Team beat Spain 118–107 for men's gold; US women won a fourth straight title.
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2012 London Olympics: 12-team men's and women's FIBA tournaments, 28 July to 12 August. USA won both golds, beating Spain 107-100 in the men's final; Spain and Russia took men's silver and bronze.
Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2016 Rio Olympics: two 12-team tournaments at Carioca Arena 1. USA men beat Serbia 96-66 for a third straight gold; USA women beat Spain 101-72 for a sixth.
Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic basketball tournament, Rio 2016, 6–21 August, Arena Carioca 1. United States won a third straight gold, beating Serbia 96–66; Spain took bronze over Australia 89–88; Carmelo Anthony won a record third gold.
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: 5x5 men's and women's tournaments at Saitama Super Arena plus 3x3's Olympic debut at Aomi Urban Sports Park; USA won three golds, Latvia the men's 3x3.
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Tokyo 2020 men's Olympic basketball tournament: 12-team FIBA competition at Saitama Super Arena, 25 July–7 August 2021, in three groups of 4. USA beat France 87-82 for a fourth straight gold; Australia took bronze.
Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Men's basketball qualification for Paris 2024: seven direct berths from the FIBA World Cup 2023, host France, and four July 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments won by Greece, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Spain.
Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's basketball at Paris 2024: 12-team FIBA Olympic tournament, July 27-August 10, 2024. USA beat France 98-87 for a fifth straight gold; Serbia took bronze; group stage in Lille, knockouts at Bercy Arena.
Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics women's tournament (Paris 2024): 12-team FIBA event won by the United States, which beat France 67-66 for an eighth straight gold; Australia took bronze, Taurasi won a record sixth gold.
Basketball at the 2026 Asian Games
Basketball at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya, September 19 to October 4, 2026): men's tournament of 12 teams in three groups at Aichi International Arena, starting September 10, with the Philippines defending the Hangzhou 2023 gold.
Basketball at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Men's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, held at Aichi International Arena; groups of Japan, Korea, Iran, China and others; South Korea and Japan reached the gold medal game.
Basketball at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's tournament
Women's 5x5 basketball at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026: 11 teams at Aichi International Arena, Nagoya, 17-26 September 2026; South Korea beat Japan 75-70 for gold, China took bronze.
Basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics (LA28): 5x5 at Intuit Dome, Inglewood, and 3x3 at Sepulveda Basin, July 16-22, with the 3x3 field expanded from 8 to 12 teams per gender.