Developmental Basketball League (DBL), previously named DetEksi Basketball League, is a basketball league for middle and high school students in

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History

DBL began in

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in 2004. The league originated by ''

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'' newspaper as a simple high school league. The ''DetEksi'' term of its original name came from a former teenager section of the paper. A total of 96 teams joined in the first season, from cities throughout

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. In 2007 more than 55,000 spectators watched games. This was a four-fold increase on 2004's figures, and a total of 220 teams competed. East Java DBL subsequently divided into two regions: North in Surabaya; and South in

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. These included nine cities throughout nine provinces and five islands in Indonesia. DBL began to foster international collaborations. The first official

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event in Indonesia was held in Surabaya on 23–24 August 2008. NBA player

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of the

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ran a workshop training local players. Further in October 2008, DBL sent its first All-Star team (of both genders) to

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to learn and play against select

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n teams. In 2008 DBL opened a new basketball building, the DBL Arena, which was built in just seven months. It has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

Eligibility

Professional or semi-professional players are forbidden and sponsors cannot be in the business of

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or energy drinks. Players must be student athletes and they are encouraged to value their performance in the classroom as much as their performance on the basketball court.

History

Eligibility

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Medal table

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