Free Online Basketball Simulation Game & Leagues
Play a free online basketball simulation game where you draft real players from basketball history, set rotations and strategy, and compete in multi-player sim leagues. It’s not fantasy basketball—it’s a true basketball sim game with GM control.Join a League Basketball FAQ Tips Hoops Playground
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- Sign up and join an available league.
- Real players, real historic stats determine the results of the games!
- Rank players for the draft (no salary cap restrictions and no duplicate players on multiple teams!)
- Wait for the league to fill, draft your roster over the course of a few days, and let the games begin!
- Read daily box scores and track your team's progress.
- Juggle your rotation, make trades, manage your squad as you fight for a title.
- Play in a variety of leagues featuring every era of basketball history.
Why Pennant Chase Is the Best Basketball Sim Game
- Real stats, real outcomes – every game result is driven by authentic basketball data, not arbitrary ratings.
- Free and easy to play – no downloads, no paywalls, and leagues simulate daily.
- GM-level control – manage rotations, pace, and defensive strategy.
- Decades of history – draft from basketball’s greatest eras or create your own legends.
Why People Love Our Online Basketball Sim
This is by far the best fantasy basketball site I've ever been to. It took me weeks to find a good one. When I found pennantchase, I was hooked immediately. I would definitely recommend this site to any basketball lover.
gr33nappleboy
I know it must take a whole lot of time to put this together and keep it updated. Really is awesome and the fact that it is free is beyond comprehension. Thanks for making one soul happy for a few minutes each day!
biggcommish
I first joined PennantChase during the delayed 2020 season, as I figured it would be a good holdover for fantasy sports. It has far exceeded any expectations I had.
It has been great fun to take part in custom leagues, and I even joined one with three of my friends that I recommended Pennant Chase to.
Great job making this site so accessible and the leagues so customizable.
TemporaryPizza
I want to convey how absolutely blown away I am by the amount of detail you have put into this. As a former player, now coach, and forever fan of the game, I have played every basketball sim I could get my hands on over the years. Never have I found one with as much attention to detail, depth, and strategy as this. Now my biggest concern is keeping myself from forming a new addiction!
The waves set up is perfectly flawless. The usage of all real stat factors and the ability to assign shot shares amongst players on the floor is something I have never seen in a basketball sim. This game is a masterpiece.
bragankelley11
Basketball Sim FAQ
Is Pennant Chase basketball free to play?
Yes—joining public leagues and playing the basketball sim game is free. You can also create custom leagues with commissioner tools.
Are results based on real basketball stats?
Yes. Sim outcomes use real historical statistics from basketball players and teams, not arbitrary ratings.
What makes it different from fantasy basketball?
This is a simulation game: you draft from basketball history, set rotations and on-court strategy, and games are simulated multiple times per day.
Can I run my own custom league?
Absolutely. Use commissioner tools to customize player pools, drafts, schedules, budgets, contracts, and more.
Features of PennantChase.com Basketball Sim Leagues
Most users play in automated public leagues. These leagues are easy to jump in and play.- Pick from a variety of leagues, featuring All-Time Greats to modern stats
- Enjoy two to three sims a day, with the ability for users to sim games every 8 hours
- 82-game schedules and playoffs
- Modify team name, stadium name and logo
- Offer, approve, reject trades
- View Box scores with detailed Play-by-Play of every game
- Track team power rankings
- View MVP & Defensive Player of the Year candidates throughout season
- Adjust on-court strategy
- Modify lineups, rotations and subs
- Drop players and sign free agents
- Ten seasons of historic stats kept for every league!
- Structure your league with as many teams as you want in up to 8 different divisions
- Create, delete, modify players as you wish
- Choose a batch of players to start with or build from scratch
- Import any player or team from the history of basketball
- Create fictional rookie players with the click of a button
- Utilize your league’s draft room at any time – before, during, or after a season
- Create your own schedule
- Simulate games at your own pace, any time, day or night
- Archive seasons and award post-season trophies
- Automate player aging and retiring between season
- Create team budgets and player contracts
For even more info, check out the FAQ.
