1927 in basketball
# 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)
