B-ball Headband
The B-ball Headband(NA)[a] or B-Ball Headband(EU/OC)[b], is headgear in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon, it is a 1-star item produced by Zink and comes with the primary ability Opening Gambit.
It can be purchased from Cooler Heads for 
300.
In Splatoon 2, it is a 1-star item produced by Zink and comes with the primary ability Opening Gambit.
It can be purchased from Headspace for 
300 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 750.
In Splatoon 3, it is a 0-star item produced by Zink and comes with the primary ability Opening Gambit.
It can be purchased from Naut Couture for 
300 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 750.
Appearance
The B-ball Headband is a white headband with a thick stripe through the middle, which changes color based on that of the wearer's ink, though it often does not quite match. Towards the front on the left side is a rectangular label in red and black, depicting two opposing squids, with a tiny yellow tag on the back.
Splatoon
The B-ball Headband debuted in Splatoon at release.
Abilities
The B-ball Headband comes with Opening Gambit as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Last-Ditch Effort, or Tenacity. As a 1-star item, the B-ball Headband comes with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail or 30,000 cash for each slot. Since it is made by the Zink gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill its secondary ability slot.
Splatoon 2
The B-Ball Headband returns in Splatoon 2's version 2.0.0.
Abilities
The B-ball Headband comes with Opening Gambit as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Last-Ditch Effort, or Tenacity. When purchased from SplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 1-star item, the B-ball Headband comes with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. Since it is made by the Zink gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill its secondary ability slot.
Splatoon 3
300 750
The B-ball Headband returns in Splatoon 3's Fresh Season 2023 in version 3.0.0.
Abilities
The B-ball Headband comes with Opening Gambit as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Last-Ditch Effort, or Tenacity. When purchased from SplatNet 3, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 0-star item, the B-ball Headband comes with one additional slot for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of it from Naut Couture for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level to 1 or 2 stars will add a secondary ability slot per level, up to a maximum of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the Zink gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill its secondary ability slots.
Gallery
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Another Inkling girl wearing the B-ball Headband, flinging ink with the Dynamo Roller.
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Promotional image of an Inkling boy on the far right wearing the B-ball Headband, firing a Splattershot.
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Official art of a team of Inklings - the farthest is wearing the B-ball Headband.
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An Inkling girl holding the Splat Charger is wearing the B-ball Headband in a promotion for Camp Triggerfish.
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Front view in Splatoon 2.
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Back view
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Icon found in Super Mario Maker.
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The promotional image for gear in Splatoon 3's Fresh Season 2023.
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Worn by an Inkling on the Super Chump Tableturf Battle card.
Trivia
- At just
300, the B-ball Headband is the cheapest piece of gear with Opening Gambit, cheapest Zink gear, and is tied with the Tennis Headband for cheapest purchasable headgear in Splatoon. It is tied with the Tennis Headband, Sunny-Day Tee, Rainy-Day Tee, Blue Slip-Ons, and Red Slip-Ons for cheapest purchasable gear overall. - The icon found in Super Mario Maker has an outline on the headband with what looks like the Pilot Goggles.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
バスケバンド basuke bando |
Baskeband (Merge between basketball and band) |
 Dutch |
Basketbalhoofdband | Basketball headband |
 French (NOA) |
Bandeau de sport (Splatoon 2 & 3) Bandeau de baseball (Splatoon) |
Sports headband Baseball headband |
 French (NOE) |
Bandeau de basket | Same as English |
 German |
Basketballstirnband | Basketball headband |
 Italian |
Fascia da basket | Basket Headband |
 Russian |
Повязка (баскетбол) Povyazka (basketbol) |
Headband (basketball) |
 Spanish (NOA) |
Cinta de baloncesto | Basketball headband |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Cinta baloncesto | Basketball headband |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
篮球头带 lánqiú tóudài (Mandarin) |
Basketball Headband |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
籃球頭帶 lánqiú tóudài (Mandarin) |
Basketball Headband |
 Korean |
바스켓볼 밴드 baseuketbol baendeu |
Basketball Band |
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