Basketligaen Norge

Basketligaen Norge, better known as BLNO, is a professional men's basketball league in Norway. It was established in 2000 following the rebranding of the former premier division Hovedserien (1974–2000). The competition is organised by the Norwegian Basketball Federation (NBBF). It is played with a regular season and playoff format.

BLNO

Organising body	NBBF
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (1974)
First season	1974–75
Country	Norway
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	1. divisjon
Domestic cup(s)	Norwegian Cup
Current champions	Fyllingen Basketballklubb (1st title) (2023–24)
Most championships	Asker Aliens (6 titles)
Website	www.basket.no/blno

Current teams (2024–25)

Team	City	Arena
Ammerud	Oslo	Apallokka
Asker Aliens	Asker	Vollenhallen
Bærum	Bærum	Rykkinnhallen
Centrum Tigers	Oslo	Vulkanhallen
Frøya	Bergen	Frøya Idrettspark
Fyllingen		Framohallen
Gimle		Gimlehallen
Kongsberg Miners	Kongsberg	Kongsberghallen
Nidaros Jets	Trondheim	Trondheim Spektrum
Oppsal Panthers	Oslo	Oppsal Arena
Tromsø Storm	Tromsø	Tromsøhallen

Former teams

Club	First season in top division	Number of seasons in top division	Top division titles	Last title
Bergen Bulldogs	2001–02	1	–	n/a
Bærums Verk Jets	2000–01	5	1	2003–04
Fjellhamar Stallions	2006–07	3	–	n/a
Frøya Ambassadors	2002–03	3	–	n/a
Harstad Vikings	2000–01	10	1	2005–06
Kongsberg Penguins	2000–01	7	–	n/a
Kristiansand Pirates	2000–01	9	–	n/a
Langhus	2011–12	1	–	n/a
Oslo Kings	2000–01	2	1	2000–01
Ulriken Eagles	2000–01	11	2	2008–09
Vålerenga Kings	2002–03	1	–	n/a

Finals

Season	Champion	Result	Runner-up
2000–01	Oslo Kings	3–2	Kongsberg Penguins
2001–02	Asker Aliens	3–0	Kongsberg Penguins
2002–03	Asker Aliens	3–0	Harstad Vikings
2003–04	Bærum Basket	3–2	Harstad Vikings
2004–05	Asker Aliens	3–0	Harstad Vikings
2005–06	Harstad Vikings	3–2	Asker Aliens
2006–07	Ulriken Eagles	3–1	Harstad Vikings
2007–08	Asker Aliens	3–0	Harstad Vikings
2008–09	Ulriken Eagles	3–2	Tromsø Storm
2009–10	Asker Aliens	3–1	Tromsø Storm
2010–11	Bærum	3–2	Tromsø Storm
2011–12	Frøya	80–78	Asker Aliens
2012–13	Bærum	81–65	Tromsø Storm
2013–14	Gimle	102–68	Ammerud
2014–15	Asker Aliens	81–75	Bærum
2015–16	Centrum Tigers	85–71	Tromsø Storm
2016–17	Centrum Tigers	87–74	Gimle
2017–18	Kongsberg Miners	2–1	Asker Aliens
2018–19	Kongsberg Miners	2–1	Gimle
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22	Gimle	3–1	Bærum
2022–23	Gimle	3–1	Frøya Ambassadors
2022–23	Fyllingen BBK [no]	3–0	Bærum

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2011–12	Stian Mjøs	PG	Norway	Bærum Basket
2012–13	Gerald Walace	F	United States	Tromsø Storm
2015–16	Mike Bruesewitz	F	United States	Bærum Basket
2016–17	Juan Ferrales	PG	United States	Kongsberg Miners
2017–18	Aksel Bolin	F	Norway	Asker Aliens
2020–21	Devin Gilligan	G	United States	Froya Basket
2021–22	Wayne Stewart	F	United States	Froya Basket
2022–23	Devin Gilligan	G/F	United States	Fyllingen BBK

Finals MVP

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2011–12	Miilah Kombat	F	Norway	Frøya Basket
2013–14	Audun Eskeland	PG	Norway	Gimle Basket
2014–15	Anders Stien	SG	Norway	Asker Aliens
2015–16	Roy Nwachukwu	F	Norway	Centrum Tigers
2016–17	Aksel Bolin	F	Norway	Centrum Tigers
2017–18	Brian Voelkel	F	Ireland	Kongsberg Miners

Young Player of the Year

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2011–12	Magnus Midtvedt	G	Norway	Asker Aliens
2012–13	Marko Lepovic	SG	Serbia	Centrum Tigers
2014–15	Johannes Dolven	F	Norway	Bærum Basket
2015–16	Harald Eika Frey	PG	Norway	Centrum Tigers
2016–17	Lars Fredrik Espe	PG	Norway	Gimle
2017–18	Mikal Gjerde	SG	Norway	Kongsberg Miners

Defensive Player of the Year

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2011–12	Anthony Lee-Ingram	F	United States	Asker Aliens
2012–13	Delano Thomas	PF	United States	Gimle
2015–16	Eric Gilchrese	G	United States	Ammerud Basket
2016–17	Eric Gilchrese	G	United States	Bærum Basket
2017–18	Fred Thomas	G	United States	Kongsberg Miners

External links

• Eurobasket.com League Page