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Organising body | Japan Professional Basketball League[1] |
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Founded | April 1, 2015[2] |
First season | 2016–17 |
Country | Japan |
Federation | Japan Basketball Association[3] |
Confederation | FIBA Asia |
Divisions | B1 League B2 League B3 League |
Number of teams | 56 (B1: 24, B2: 14, B3: 18) |
Level on pyramid | 1–3 |
Current champions | B1: Hiroshima Dragonflies (1st title) B2: Shiga Lakes (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | B1: Alvark Tokyo Utsunomiya Brex (2 titles) B2: Nishinomiya Storks Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka Saga Ballooners Shiga Lakes Shinshu Brave Warriors Gunma Crane Thunders Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya (1 title each) |
President | Shinji Shimada[2] |
TV partners | Amazon Prime Video |
Website | www.bleague.jp |
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The B.League is a professional men's basketball league in Japan that began play in September 2016.[4][5] The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that was operated by the FIBA-affiliated Japan Basketball Association and the independently operated bj league. The merger had been mandated by FIBA as a condition to Japan having its membership resumed following suspension in November 2014.[6]