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href="/w/index.php?title=Basketballs&amp;redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketballs">Basketballs</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Inflated ball used for basketball games</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Basketball.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Basketball.png/220px-Basketball.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Basketball.png/330px-Basketball.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Basketball.png 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>A typical basketball</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>basketball</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Sphere" title="Sphere">spherical</a> <a href="/wiki/Ball" title="Ball">ball</a> used in <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> games. Basketballs usually range in size from very small promotional items that are only a few inches (some centimeters) in diameter to extra large balls nearly 2 feet (60&#160;cm) in diameter used in training exercises. For example, a youth basketball could be 27 inches (69&#160;cm) in circumference, while a <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) men's ball would be a maximum of 30 inches (76&#160;cm) and an NCAA women's ball would be a maximum of 29 inches (74&#160;cm). The standard for a basketball in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) is 29.5 inches (75&#160;cm) in <a href="/wiki/Circumference" title="Circumference">circumference</a> and for the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women&#39;s National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA), a maximum circumference of 28.5 inches (72&#160;cm). High school and junior leagues normally use NCAA, NBA or WNBA sized balls.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BOSW_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOSW-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aside from the court and the baskets, the basketball is the only piece of equipment necessary to play the game of basketball. During the game, the ball must be bounced continuously (<a href="/wiki/Basketball#Dribbling" title="Basketball">dribbling</a>), thrown through the air to other players (<a href="/wiki/Basketball#Passing" title="Basketball">passing</a>) or thrown towards the basket (<a href="/wiki/Basketball#Shooting" title="Basketball">shooting</a>). Therefore, the ball must be very durable and easy to hold on to. The ball is also used to perform tricks (sometimes called freestyling), the most common of which are spinning the ball on the tip of one's index finger, dribbling in complex patterns, rolling the ball over one's shoulder, or performing aerobatic maneuvers with the ball while executing a <a href="/wiki/Slam_dunk" title="Slam dunk">slam dunk</a>, most notably in the context of a <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">slam dunk contest</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basketball_(ball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nearly all basketballs have an inflatable inner <a href="/wiki/Rubber" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber">rubber</a> bladder, generally wrapped in layers of fiber and then covered with a surface made either from <a href="/wiki/Leather" title="Leather">leather</a> (traditional), rubber, or a synthetic composite. As in most inflatable balls, there is a small opening that allows the pressure to be increased or decreased. </p><p>The surface of the ball is nearly always divided by "ribs" that are recessed below the surface of the ball in a variety of configurations and are generally a contrasting <a href="/wiki/Color" title="Color">color</a>. An orangish surface with <a href="/wiki/Black" title="Black">black</a> ribs and a possible logo is the traditional color scheme of basketballs but they are sold in various colors. Most famous of these variations, a red/white/blue basketball, was used for the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters" title="Harlem Globetrotters">Harlem Globetrotters</a>, and as the "money ball" in the NBA <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend">All-Star Weekend</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Three_Point_Contest" class="mw-redirect" title="Three Point Contest">Three Point Contest</a>. </p><p>Balls are generally designated for indoor (generally made of leather or absorbent composites), or all-surface use (generally made of rubber or durable composites, also known as indoor/outdoor balls). Indoor balls tend to be more expensive than all-surface balls due to the cost of materials. In addition, brand new all-leather indoor balls must be "broken in" first to achieve optimal grip before use in competition. The abrasiveness of asphalt and the dirt and moisture present in an outdoor setting will usually ruin an indoor ball within a very short period of time, which is why an indoor/outdoor ball is recommended for recreational players. Outdoor balls are commonly made from rubber to cope with rougher conditions, and they need to be filled with more air to retain a suitable level of air pressure in colder weather. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sizes">Sizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basketball_(ball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Sizes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Different sizes are used for different age groups.<sup id="cite_ref-BKT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BKT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The common standards are: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Size</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Circumference</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Notes on basketball </th></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Men</td> <td>750–770&#160;mm<br />29.5–30.3&#160;in<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td>580–620&#160;g<br />20–22&#160;oz<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align:left;">Men and boys ages 15 and up. This is the official size for men's high school, college, and professional. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Women</td> <td>715–730&#160;mm<br />28.1–28.7&#160;in<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td>510–550&#160;g<br />18–19&#160;oz<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align:left;">Boys ages 12–14. Women and girls ages 12 and up. This is the official size for women's high school, college, and professional. </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Youth (North America)<sup id="cite_ref-BKT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BKT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Mini (FIBA)<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td>685–700&#160;mm<br />27.0–27.6&#160;in<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td>465–495&#160;g<br />16–17&#160;oz<sup id="cite_ref-fiba_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiba-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align:left;">Children ages 9–11 years old. This is the standard youth basketball. </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Youth (North America)<sup id="cite_ref-BKT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BKT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td>25.5&#160;in (65&#160;cm)</td> <td>14&#160;oz (400&#160;g)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Children ages 5–8 years old. </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Mini (North America)<sup id="cite_ref-BKT_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BKT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td> <td>22.0&#160;in (56&#160;cm)</td> <td>10&#160;oz (280&#160;g)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Children ages 4–8 years old. Also known as "mini" basketball. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The ball used for all competitions (men's, women's, and mixed) in the formal halfcourt game of <a href="/wiki/3x3_basketball" title="3x3 basketball">3x3</a> combines characteristics of the size 6 and size 7 balls. Its circumference is that of a size 6 ball, but its weight is that of a size 7.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_3x3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson_3x3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basketball_(ball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Basketball_historic.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Basketball_historic.tif/lossless-page1-220px-Basketball_historic.tif.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Basketball_historic.tif/lossless-page1-330px-Basketball_historic.tif.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Basketball_historic.tif/lossless-page1-440px-Basketball_historic.tif.png 2x" data-file-width="1096" data-file-height="1113" /></a><figcaption>A historic basketball.</figcaption></figure> <p>In early December 1891, the chairman of the physical education department at the School for Christian Workers (<a href="/wiki/Springfield_College" title="Springfield College">Springfield College</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield, Massachusetts</a>, instructed physical education teacher <a href="/wiki/James_Naismith" title="James Naismith">James Naismith</a> to invent a new game to entertain the school's athletes in the winter season. Naismith assembled his class of 18 young men, appointed captains of two nine-player teams, and set in motion the first-ever basketball game, played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets tacked to either end of the gymnasium. </p><p>The first purpose-built basketballs were made from panels of leather stitched together with a rubber bladder inside. A cloth lining was added to the leather for support and uniformity. A molded version of the early basketball was invented in 1942. For many years, leather was the material of choice for basketball coverings, however, in the late 1990s, synthetic composite materials were put forth and rapidly gained acceptance in most leagues, although the NBA's game balls still use real leather (apart from a brief experiment with a microfiber composite ball in 2006 that was not well received by the players).<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1967 through 1976, the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association_(1967-1976)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Basketball Association (1967-1976)">American Basketball Association</a> (ABA) used a distinctive red, white and blue basketball. It is used in the NBA's <a href="/wiki/Three-Point_Contest" title="Three-Point Contest">three point contest</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_basketball_manufacturers">Notable basketball manufacturers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basketball_(ball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Notable basketball manufacturers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Spalding</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg/150px-Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg/225px-Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg/300px-Spalding-Platinum-ZKPro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="338" data-file-height="336" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spalding_(sports_equipment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spalding (sports equipment)">Spalding</a> was the first company to produce a basketball for official use. Company founder <a href="/wiki/Albert_Spalding" title="Albert Spalding">A. G. Spalding</a> made the first dedicated basketball in the last years of the 19th century at the behest of James Naismith. It has produced basketballs since that time and was the NBA's official game ball supplier from 1983 to 2021. They also produced the basketballs for the WNBA and <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a>. The company produces a wide variety of balls for the consumer market. <p>In 2012, it became official provider for both the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a> and <a href="/wiki/EuroCup_Basketball" title="EuroCup Basketball">EuroCup</a> competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It also serves as provider for <a href="/wiki/Liga_ACB" title="Liga ACB">Liga ACB</a>. </p><p>Spalding became the supplier for <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)" title="National Basketball League (Australia)">NBL Australia</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Molten</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Molten_GL7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Molten_GL7.jpg/150px-Molten_GL7.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Molten_GL7.jpg/225px-Molten_GL7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Molten_GL7.jpg/300px-Molten_GL7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="1134" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Molten_Corporation" title="Molten Corporation">Molten</a>, a Japanese sporting goods manufacturer, has the contract to provide game balls for:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> <ul><li>All <a href="/wiki/International_Basketball_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="International Basketball Federation">International Basketball Federation</a> (FIBA) world championships and continental qualifying events.</li> <li>All <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Asia" title="FIBA Asia">FIBA Asia</a> events.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/VTB_United_League" title="VTB United League">VTB United League</a>.</li> <li>Many domestic leagues, including <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)" title="National Basketball League (Australia)">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liga_Nacional_de_B%C3%A1squetbol" title="Liga Nacional de Básquetbol">Argentina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liga_Uruguaya_de_Basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Liga Uruguaya de Basketball">Uruguay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ligue_f%C3%A9minine_de_basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue féminine de basket">France</a> (women), <a href="/wiki/British_Basketball_League" title="British Basketball League">Great Britain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greek_Basket_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Basket League">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Indonesia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball League (Indonesia)">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A" title="Lega Basket Serie A">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lietuvos_Krep%C5%A1inio_Lyga" class="mw-redirect" title="Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga">Lithuania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_Association" title="Philippine Basketball Association">the Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polish_Basketball_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Basketball Association">Poland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Basketball_League_(LCB)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese Basketball League (LCB)">Portugal</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li></ul> <p>Until the 2006–07 season, it provided balls for both <a href="/wiki/European_professional_club_basketball_system#Continental_competitions" title="European professional club basketball system">Europe-wide competitions</a> organized by <a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Basketball" title="Euroleague Basketball">Euroleague Basketball</a>, the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a> and <a href="/wiki/ULEB_Eurocup" class="mw-redirect" title="ULEB Eurocup">ULEB Cup</a> (the EuroCup).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Molten's top-of-the line product is the GL7, a leather ball with a distinctive 12-panel design.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Wilson</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilson_Solution.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Wilson_Solution.jpg/150px-Wilson_Solution.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Wilson_Solution.jpg/225px-Wilson_Solution.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Wilson_Solution.jpg/300px-Wilson_Solution.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Sporting_Goods" title="Wilson Sporting Goods">Wilson Sporting Goods</a> is the official ball supplier of all NCAA postseason tournaments, most notably the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men&#39;s Division I Basketball Championship">men's</a> and <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Women%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Women&#39;s Division I Basketball Championship">women's</a> Division I tournaments, and is used by many NCAA teams during the season as well by many high school leagues. As of 2015, Wilson supplies balls for all FIBA-operated 3x3 competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_3x3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson_3x3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Like Spalding, Wilson produces a variety of balls for the consumer market. It served as the supplier of the NBA's game ball from 1946 to 1983, and again since <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season#Notable_occurrences" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Rawlings</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rawlings_TEN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Rawlings_TEN.jpg/150px-Rawlings_TEN.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Rawlings_TEN.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="198" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rawlings_(company)" title="Rawlings (company)">Rawlings</a> has manufactured basketballs since 1902. The company is known for producing a 10-panel ball (the TEN), along with traditional 8-panel balls. The TEN basketball is the official ball of the <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> and the "<a href="/wiki/Gus_Macker" class="mw-redirect" title="Gus Macker">Gus Macker</a>", the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the United States.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Nike</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BB9_4005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/BB9_4005.jpg/150px-BB9_4005.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/BB9_4005.jpg/225px-BB9_4005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/BB9_4005.jpg/300px-BB9_4005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> had the contract to produce balls for the <a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Basketball" title="Euroleague Basketball">Euroleague Basketball</a> (operators of the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a> and the <a href="/wiki/EuroCup_Basketball" title="EuroCup Basketball">EuroCup</a>) from 2007<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> until 2012, when it turned to Spalding. In the Philippines the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)">NCAA</a> (unrelated to the American NCAA) and <a href="/wiki/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines" title="University Athletic Association of the Philippines">UAAP</a> use the Nike 4005 Official Tournament Balls. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Nivia</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nivia_Basketball,_Top_Grip,_BB-195,_Jan2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Nivia_Basketball%2C_Top_Grip%2C_BB-195%2C_Jan2017.jpg/150px-Nivia_Basketball%2C_Top_Grip%2C_BB-195%2C_Jan2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Nivia_Basketball%2C_Top_Grip%2C_BB-195%2C_Jan2017.jpg/225px-Nivia_Basketball%2C_Top_Grip%2C_BB-195%2C_Jan2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Nivia_Basketball%2C_Top_Grip%2C_BB-195%2C_Jan2017.jpg/300px-Nivia_Basketball%2C_Top_Grip%2C_BB-195%2C_Jan2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="690" data-file-height="694" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nivia_Sports" title="Nivia Sports">Nivia</a> is based in <a href="/wiki/Jalandhar" title="Jalandhar">Jalandhar, India</a> and it has been manufacturing basketballs since 1934. 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