The BUZ National Championship is the national championship for men's and women's basketball teams in Zimbabwe. It is organised by the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ), and is typically held in May or June. In the current format, both tournaments exists of eight teams each. The current record-holders for men's team is JBC, who have won six championships.
The winners are eligible to play in the Road to BAL, the qualification rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Current teams
Men's teams
JBC Arcadia Bucs Legends Warriors Foxes Southern Mavericks Leopards Academy Harare City Hornets Florida mambas
Women's teams
UZ Sparks Harare City Hornets MSU Hawks JBC Vixens Lakers Mzansi Bunnies NUST Phoenix
Men's champions
2004: Highdon Raiders 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: JBC 2009: JBC 2010: JBC 2011: 2012: Cameo 2013: Cameo 2014: 2015: JBC 2016: JBC 2017: 2018: Harare City Hornets 2019: Mercenaries 2020: Cancelled 2021: Cancelled 2022: Foxes 2023: JBC 2024: Basket Hounds 2025: Basket Hounds 2026: Harare Kings
Titles by team +TeamTitlesYear(s) wonJBC62008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023Cameo22012, 2013Highdon Raiders12004Harare City Hornets12018Mercenaries12019Foxes12022Basket Hounds12024Harare Kings12026
Men's finals +YearChampionsScoreRunners-upHost city2012Cameo48-47MercenariesRichwood Park2013CameoBulawayo2014Gweru2015JBC49-39CameoMutare (Mutare Boys High)2016JBC2019Mercenaries75-60Foxes2022Foxes67-52MercenariesHarare (Khanysile Sports Centre)2023JBC68-66Harare2024Basket Hounds83–64JBCGweru2025Basket Hounds85–52Mbare BullsMutare2026Harare Kings82–40JBCBulawayo (BCD Courts)
Women's champions
2008: JBC 2016: Mavericks 2019: Harare City Hornets 2022: Vixens 2023: UZ Sparks 2024: UZ Sparks
References