217 Best Basketball Team Names To Assist You
Basketball is a sport that’s been around since the late 1800s. Here are some interesting facts:
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891.
It was originally played with a soccer ball and peach baskets.
Dribbling wasn’t allowed at first, you had to throw the ball from wherever you caught it.
The slam dunk was banned for almost 10 years.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. The Federation of International Basketball Associations estimates that at least 450 million people play basketball, either recreationally or competitively.
Give these basketball team names a shot and you can’t go wrong! In this post, we have over 200 basketball team name ideas for you to search through for your next game or competition.
Best Team Names For Basketball
Aces - Aces is also on our list of volleyball team names
Air Ballers
All Game
All-Stars - This is also on our list of the best softball team names
Alley Oop Troop
Backboard Breakers - This is also on our list of team names for esports competitions
Ball Hoggers
Ball So Hard
Basket Hounds
Blazers
Breaking Boundaries
Brick Breakers
Busy Buzzers
Court Crusaders
Cyclones - This is also on our list of names for cycling teams
Dazzling Dunkers
Defending Champs
Destroyers
Dream Team - This is also on our list of fantasy football names
Dunk After Dunk
Fire Ballers - This is also on our list of tennis team names
Five Finger Ball Slingers
Full Court Pressure
Gladiators
Ground Breakers - This is also on our list of names for walking groups
Half Court Heroes - This is also on our list of good badminton team names
Hardwood Hitters
High Hoops
Hoop Hopes
Hot Shots - This is also on our list of team names for hockey
In The Zone
Nothing But Net
Outlaws
Playmakers - This is also on our list of names for a netball team
Rebels
Rebounders
Rockets
Shot Callers
Shooting Stars - This is also on our list of racing team names
Stampede
Stealing Passes
Underrated Superstars
Wolf Pack
Funny Basketball Team Names
99 Problems But A Swish Ain’t One
Alley Oopsies
Alley-Bloopers
Ball Busters - This is also on our list of bowling team names
Ball In The Family - This is also on our list of team name ideas for bocce ball
Benchwarmers
Brockness Monsters
Can’t Touch This
Cease and Assist
Darth Invaders
Double Dribblers
Dunk Skunks
Fancy-Free Shots
Fighting Fish
Flat Earth Society
Fouls For Days
Game Of Throws - This is also on our list of creative dodgeball team names
Geeks In Sneaks
Gerballs
Hoop There It Is
Hoops We Did It Again
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Baller
Kareem Cheese
Kareem Of The Crop
Kat In The Hat
Kawhi Me A River
Kobe Wan Kenobi
Laying Bricks
Low Expectations
Maybe This Year
No Hair, Don’t Care
Pace Makers
Something Inoffensive
See You In Court
Sideline Sitters
Shorties
Slam Drunkers
Slammed Drunk
Sneaker Squeakers
Someday Starters
The B-Team
The Intermediates - This is also on our list of CrossFit team names
The Underachievers
Three Basketeers
Travelers
Untouchaballs
Violation Nation
Cool Basketball Team Names
Alley Oops
Backcourt Bros
Backyard Ballers
Ball Bouncers - This is also on our list of cricket team names and pickleball team names
Ball Hogz
Ball-Stars
Baller Shot Caller
Best Shots
Beyond Boundaries
Bling Kings
Bounce Back - This is also on our list of hip hop dance crew names
Brick Layers
Bruisers
Cavaliers
Chase Your Dreams
Court Rulers
Dribbling Softly
Dunk Life
Dunkin’ Dads
First String Superstars
Free Throw Frenzy
Give Us A Shot
Home Court
Hoop Dreams
Hoop For The Best
Intimidators
Jedi Ballers
Limitless Success
Mavericks
Mountaineers
Outsiders
Own The Court
Predators
Rampage
Shots In The Dark - This is also on our list of soccer team names
Slammin Haters
Stars And Scars
Synergy
Tornadoes
Tough Trotters
Triumphant
Volcanoes
Warriors
We Got Game
Women And Girls Basketball Team Names
Asking For Directions
Backcourt Babes
Baller Angels
Beauty Ballers
Better Halves
Beyond Blonde
Cougars
Court Queens
Dame Of Thrones
Dangerous Divas
Daring Divas
Double Dribble Divas
Dunkin’ Dames
Femme Fatale
Free Throw Fancies
Girl Fusion
Half Court Hotties
Hall Of Dame
Hell On Heels
Her-icanes
Here To Slay
High Tops And Heels
Hook Shot Hens
Hot Flashes
Jane Does
Lashes And Passes
Lethal Ladies
Maternal Instincts
Mean Girls
More Than Makeup
Multitaskers
Pony Tails
Procreators
Prom Queens
Queen Bees
Queens Of The Court
Savage Sisters
She Devils
Sister Zone
Slam Dunk Slayers
Slay Sisters
Slick Chicks
Swarm Sisters
Sweaty Bettys - This is also on our list of running team names
Sweet And Sassy
Three-Point Tigresses
Underpaid
Victorious Secret
Wonder Women
Youth Basketball Team Names
Antelopes
Bharals
Bobcats
Bullfrogs - This is also on our list of youth swim team names
Bulls
Coyotes
Dolphins
Dragons - Dragons is also on our list of flag football team names
Eagles
Falcons
Flying Squirrels
Fleas
Gators
Giraffes
Grasshoppers
Grizzlies
Hawks
Hornets
Huskies
Impalas
Jumping Spiders
Kangaroos
Lizards
Llamas
Lovebugs
Owls
Pandas
Panthers
Pelicans
Polar Bears
Rabbits
Roadrunners
Timberwolves
Tree Frogs
