[Basketball Cheer Songs] A curated selection of tournament theme songs and energizing anthems!
Basketball’s popularity is on the rise in Japan, thanks to the national team’s strong performances at the Olympics and the excitement surrounding the professional B.League.
Japanese players shining in the NBA are also drawing a lot of attention.
Beyond cheering through the TV, many people are passionately involved in school clubs or heading to arenas to enjoy games in person.
In this article, we’ve gathered basketball-related songs: tracks you can use to cheer during games, theme songs from the domestic league and international tournaments, and opening themes from anime that feature basketball.
They’re all perfect as pump-up BGM for practice, so whether you’re a player or a fan, be sure to check them out!
- Entrance themes and chants too! Classic songs and background music that hype up NBA games [2026]
- [B.LEAGUE] A Collection of Japanese Songs That Hype Up the B.League [Theme Tracks]
- Before a match or when you feel like giving up! Cheer songs to keep you going in club activities
- Theme songs and insert songs from Slam Dunk through the years, including the theme song from the 2022 film!
- [Deeply Moving] A Tear-Jerking Cheer Song: Popular Inspirational Anthems That Resonate with the Heart
- [Exams, Club Activities, Dreams] Encouragement songs recommended for teens: Tracks to listen to when you want to do your best
- [To All Athletes] Inspirational Sports Anthems & Empowering Theme Songs
- Songs to Play Before a Match: Athlete-Approved Anthems and Pump-Up Tracks That Overflow with Power
- An uplifting song with great lyrics. A wonderful, memorable message that stays with your heart.
- [Hype Songs] A must-listen for athletes and sports lovers! A curated selection of tracks that boost motivation
- [For those doing their best] A collection of motivational cheer songs
- Classic songs about school clubs. Recommended popular tracks.
- [2026] Entrance Music for Sports: Cool Western Songs and Entrance BGMs
[Basketball Cheering Songs] A curated selection of tournament theme songs and energizing anthems! (51–60)
KernKraft 400Zombie Nation
It’s a song by a German technopop band.
Although it’s a relatively old track released in 1999, your body naturally starts moving to the rhythm.
With a rhythm that hits you directly and a spacious melody, it evokes a strong fighting spirit to battle through a match.
Once you hear it, it’s highly addictive and makes you want to listen to it over and over.
Captivated by a sparkling momentMANISH
This is a signature song by MANISH, a music duo active in the 1990s.
It was released in 1995 as their 10th single.
The track served as the ending theme for season 3 of the anime adaptation of the basketball manga SLAM DUNK, which became a social phenomenon.
The song celebrates the importance of being passionate about something, and when you’re trying hard but not seeing results, it makes you feel, “It’s okay to be who I am right now.” Its distinctly ’90s sound arrangement and straightforward vocals leave a strong impression.
A must-listen classic for any SLAM DUNK fan.
RUN 100 feat. Miliyah Kato & SWAYRUN THE FLOOR
This is a collaboration between singer Miliyah Kato and rapper SWAY.
It was produced as part of a project by RUN THE FLOOR, established to promote the professional basketball league B.LEAGUE, and released in 2020.
It’s a cool R&B track with heavy, stylish bass and rhythm.
The lyrics, filled with real, straightforward words, are also distinctly gritty.
If you’re a basketball player, it might get you pumped up before a game.
I still believeFUNKY MONKEY BABYS
This is the 16th single by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, released in 2011.
The song carries an encouraging message about joining hands with your friends and moving forward to overcome failures and anxieties.
It’s a perfect track for basketball, where teamwork is essential.
[Basketball Fight Songs] A curated selection of tournament theme songs and energizing anthems! (61–70)
Beautifulyuzu
It’s not only the players’ passionate performances that color the basketball court.
Yuzu’s song “Beautiful” brings energy worthy of the battlefield of competition.
Singing of determination to win and of friendship, the track seems to speak for the emotions of the players standing on the court.
Its lyrics express the strength to keep moving forward with heads held high even against the wind, and its bright, hopeful melody is equally striking.
It’s perfect not only as a fight song on game day but also as BGM to boost motivation during practice.
Feel the powerful synergy of sports and music through this song.
SWALLOWSWALLOW
SWALLOW, a band from Aomori Prefecture formerly known as No title, released their self-titled track “SWALLOW” digitally in November 2020, the same year they changed their name.
The song was selected as the theme for Winter Cup 2020, the 73rd All Japan High School Basketball Championship, the biggest event in high school basketball.
Written and composed by guitarist-vocalist Honoka Kudo, the track’s sound production was handled by SEED SEEKERS, known for work with artists like Yorushika.
Like a “swallow,” the arrangement lets shimmering piano and delicate band textures dart and soar freely.
It’s a powerful yet light pop tune that propels players’ footwork across the court and gives them the strength to spread their wings.
It’s sure to be there for you when you want to turn over a new leaf, too!
Sweet Georgia BrownBrother Bones & His Shadows
It’s the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters, an American basketball team that has existed since the late 1920s.
A whistled version of “Sweet Georgia Brown” plays when the team members enter the court.
This song was also used in the film Jazz on a Summer’s Day, which documented the 5th Newport Jazz Festival.
