Japan Basketball League

The Japan Basketball League (JBL) is a professional basketball league in Japan. It makes up the top-tier of basketball in Japan alongside the bj league, Japan's other basketball competition, with no promotion and relegation between bj and the JBL.

The JBL is composed of two divisions, the JBL (Division 1, formerly Super League) and the JBL2 (Division 2, formerly Japan League).

In June 2012, the Japan Basketball Association announced to establish a National Basketball League (NBL) as the topflight professional league in Japan. The 2012–13 season becomes the last JBL season as JBL teams will join the NBL alongside an undetermined number of teams from the bj league.

Clubs

Teams currently playing in the JBL are:

JBL

• Aisin Seahorses
• Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins
• Levanga Hokkaido
• Toyota Alvark
• Hitachi SunRockers
• Toshiba Brave Thunders
• Panasonic Trians
• Link Tochigi Brex

JBL2

• Hitachi Cable Bulldogs
• Big Blue Tokyo
• Kuroda Electric Bullet Spirits
• Ishikawa Blue Sparks
• Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles
• Aisin AW Areions Anjo
• Toyoda Kosei Scorpions
• Renova Kagoshima
• TGI D-Rise
• Hyogo Storks

External links

• Official JBL website
• Official JBL2 website

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