BLNO

BLNO is Norway's premier professional men's basketball league. It was established in 2000.

Format

There are 11 teams in the BLNO. Foreign players are allowed on all teams, but a maximum of two Americans are allowed on the court at a time. Also, a minimum of two Norwegian players are required on court by the rules.

Clubs

The following 8 clubs competed in the BLNO during the 2011–12 season:

Club	Position in 2011–12	First season in top division	Number of seasons in top division	First season of current spell in top division	Top division titles	Last title
Ammerud Basket	7	2007–08	5	2007–08	–	n/a
Asker Aliens	2	2000–01	12	2000–01	7	2014–15
Bærum Basket	5	2006–07	6	2006–07	1	2012-13
Centrum Tigers	4	2001–02	2	2011–12	1	2015-16
Frøya Basket	1	2009–10	3	2009–10	1	2011–12
Gimle Basket	6	2007–08	5	2007–08	1	2013-14
Langhus	8	2011–12	1	2011–12	–	n/a
Tromsø Storm	3	2000–01	12	2000–01	–	n/a

Former members

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
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 Aliens
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 Basket	3–2	Tromsø Storm
2011–12	Frøya Basket	80–78	Asker Aliens
2012–13	Bærum Basket	81–65	Tromsø Storm
2013–14	Gimle Basket	102–68	Ammerud Basket
2014–15	Centrum Tigers	85–71	Tromsø Storm

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2011–12	Stian Mjos	PG	Norway	Bærum Basket
2012–13	Gerald Walace	F	United States	Tromsø Storm

Finals MVP

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2011–12	Miilah Kombat	F	Norway	Frøya Basket

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

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 BBK

External links

• Norwegian league on Eurobasket