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The 2023-24 season of the '''Ysqsy Basketball Association (YBA)''' was the first season of the [[Ysqsy Basketball Association|highest tier of amateur basketball]] in [[Ysqsylandia]], featuring clubs in, and around the country's capital city. The league's ten-week regular season started on December 2nd of 2023 and ended on February 17, 2024 (Ysqsylandian time), with a two-week break in between for Christmas and New Year's Day. It was followed by the play-offs, featuring the top four clubs, which ran from February 21 to March 17. The Capital Swans won the title, beating Union 81-79 in a close YBA Championship Game.

==Clubs==
There were six teams which competed in this season. Below is a table listing each team's stadiums and locations.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2023-24 YBA teams
|-
! Teams !! Location !! Stadium !! Capacity
|-
| Armed Forces || Ysqsy City || National Armory || 1,900
|-
| Capital Juniors || Ysqsy City || 911Bet Arena || 3,000
|-
| Capital Swans || Ysqsy City || 911Bet Arena || 3,000
|-
| Police || St. Vincent || St. Vincent Community Arena || 900
|-
| Union || Ysqsy City || CryptoPark || 1,300
|-
| University || Ysqsy City || University Arena || 2,000
|}

==Format==
===Regular season===
The regular season featured the every team playing each one six times. In other words, all teams will play 36 games. The top four teams at the end of this stage will qualify for the play-offs. The teams will be ranked based on wins. In case of a tie on wins, these tiebreakers will apply:
#Head-to-head rankings (points, point difference and points scored).
#Win percentage (during the season).
#Point difference.
#Points scored.
#Draw.

===Play-offs===
The play-offs will be contested using the [[wikipedia:Page playoff system|Page playoff system]].
*'''Semifinals''':
**Minor semifinal: best-of-three series. #3 seed plays against #4 seed. The winner qualifies to the preliminary final.
**Major semifinal: best-of-five series. #1 seed plays against #2 seed. The winner qualifies to the final. The loser goes on to the preliminary final.
*'''Preliminary final''': best-of-three series. The winner qualifies to the final.
*'''Final''': best-of-one series. The winner wins the YBA championship.

==Table==
{| class="wikitable" width="41%" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
! width="2%" rowspan=2| {{Abbr| Pos | Position}}
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center"  | '''2023–24 YBA regular season'''
|-
! width="15%" | Team
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| Pld | Played}}
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| W | Games won}}
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| L | Games lost}}
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| PCT | Winning percentage}}
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| PF | Points for}}
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| PA | Points against}}
! width="3%"  | {{Abbr| PD | Points difference}}
! width="3%"  | Last 5

|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | Capital Swans
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 100%
| 894
| 829
| +65
| 5-0
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | Union
| 10
| 6
| 4
| 60%
| 813
| 763
| +50
| 3-2
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | Capital Juniors
| 10
| 5
| 5
| 50%
| 921
| 902
| -19
| 3-2
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | University
| 10
| 4
| 6
| 40%
| 863
| 901
| -38
| 2-3
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC"
| || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | Police
| 10
| 3
| 7
| 30%
| 879
| 854
| +25
| 1-4
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | Armed Forces
| 10
| 2
| 8
| 20%
| 809
| 930
| -121
| 1-4
|}

==Fixtures==
An asterisk is added to the final score for each overtime period played.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! {{abbr|Rd|Round/week}} !! Date !! Hour !! Home team !! Score !! Away team !! Arena
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1
| rowspan="3" | December 2, 2023
| 18:00 || Police || 99-77 || Armed Forces
| rowspan="3" | Municipal Colosseum
|-
| 19:20 || University || 87-103 || Union
|-
| 20:40 || Capital Juniors || 114-117 || Capital Swans
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2
| December 8 || 18:50 || Armed Forces || 91-92 || Union || National Armory
|-
| December 9 || 20:00 || Police || 94-95 || Capital Juniors || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| December 10 || 15:00 || Capital Swans || 92-88** || University || 911Bet Arena
|-
| rowspan="3" | 3
| rowspan="2" | December 16 || 18:00 || Capital Juniors || 92-104 || Armed Forces || 911Bet Arena
|-
| 19:15 || Union || 75-76 || Capital Swans || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| December 17 || 15:00 || University || 88-69 || Police || University Arena
|-
| rowspan="3" | 4
| rowspan="2" | January 6, 2024 || 19:45 || Armed Forces || 92-104 || Capital Swans || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| 20:00 || Capital Juniors || 121-70 || University || 911Bet Arena
|-
| January 7 || 16:30 || Police || 98-88 || Union || St Vincent Community Arena
|-
| rowspan="3" | 5
| rowspan="2" | January 13 || 19:45 || University || 92-60 || Armed Forces || University Arena
|-
| 20:00 || Capital Swans || 96-94 || Police || 911Bet Arena
|-
| January 7 || 16:30 || Capital Juniors || 106-73 || Union || Municipal Colosseum
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! {{abbr|Rd|Round/week}} !! Date !! Hour !! Home team !! Score !! Away team !! Arena
|-
| rowspan="3" | 6
| rowspan="2" | January 20 || 19:15 || Armed Forces || 56-123 || Police || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| 20:00 || University || 64-66 || Union || 911Bet Arena
|-
| January 21 || 17:30 || Capital Juniors || 71-64 || Capital Juniors || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| rowspan="3" | 7
| rowspan="2" | January 27 || 19:30 || Union || 81-73 || Armed Forces || CryptoPark
|-
| 20:15 || Capital Juniors || 98-83 || Police || 911Bet Arena
|-
| January 28 || 17:00 || University || 100-110 || Capital Swans || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| rowspan="3" | 8
| February 3 || 20:15 || Armed Forces || 82-89 || Capital Juniors || National Armory
|-
| rowspan="2" | February 4 || 16:15 || Capital Swans || 63-52 || Union || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| 17:00 || Police || 82-102 || University || St Vincent Community Arena
|-
| rowspan="3" | 9
| rowspan="2" | February 10 || 19:30 || Capital Swans || 96-88 || Armed Forces || 911Bet Arena
|-
| 20:15 || Capital Juniors || 97-109 || University || Municipal Colosseum
|-
| February 11 || 17:30 || Union || 74-70 || Police || Crypto Park
|-
| rowspan="3" | 10
| rowspan="3" | February 17
| rowspan="3" | 20:30 || Armed Forces || 91-73 || University || 911Bet Arena
|-
| Police || 67-80 || Capital Swans || CryptoPark
|-
| Capital Juniors || 66-78 || Union || Municipal Colosseum
|}
{{col-end}}

==Play-offs==
{{4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
|RD1-seed1 = 1
|RD1-seed2 = 2
|RD1-seed3 = 3
|RD1-seed4 = 4

| autolegs = yes

|RD1-text1= February 22, 24, 29
|RD1-team1= '''Capital Swans'''
|RD1-score1-1='''78'''
|RD1-score1-2=87
|RD1-score1-3='''80'''
|RD1-team2= Union
|RD1-score2-1=77
|RD1-score2-2='''91'''
|RD1-score2-3=69
|RD1-text2= February 21, 25, 28
|RD1-team3= '''Capital Juniors'''
|RD1-score3-1='''93'''
|RD1-score3-2=54
|RD1-score3-3='''111'''
|RD1-team4= University
|RD1-score4-1=75
|RD1-score4-2='''58'''
|RD1-score4-3=85

|RD2-text1= March 3, 10
|RD2-team1='''Union'''
|RD2-score1-1='''92'''
|RD2-score1-2='''97'''
|RD2-score1-3=
|RD2-team2=Capital Juniors
|RD2-score2-1=79
|RD2-score2-2=87
|RD2-score2-3=

|RD3 = YBA Championship Game
|RD3-text1= March 17
|RD3-team1='''Capital Swans'''
|RD3-score1='''81'''
|RD3-team2=Union
|RD3-score2=79
}}

==References and notes==

{{YBA seasons}}
[[Category:Ysqsy Basketball Association seasons]]