1927 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1927 throughout the world.

Events

• The Harlem Globetrotters play their first game.

Championships

Men

• AAU
  • Hillyard Chemical 29, Ke-Nash-A 10

Births

• March 11 — Vince Boryla, NBA player, coach and executive (died 2016)
• December 2 — Ralph Beard, All-American at Kentucky. Two-time National Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist (died 2007)