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The Japan Basketball League (JBL) was a professional basketball league in
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
. It made up the top-tier of basketball in Japan alongside the bj league, Japan's other basketball competition, with no
promotion and relegation In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues ...
between bj and the JBL. The JBL was composed of two divisions, the JBL (Division 1, formerly ''
JBL Super League The JBL Super League was a professional basketball league in Japan. It started operations in 2001 and was disbanded in 2007, with the foundation of the Japan Basketball League. History The first season of the JBL Super League was played in 2001� ...
'') and the JBL2 (Division 2, formerly ''Japan League''). In June 2012, the
Japan Basketball Association The is the governing body of basketball in Japan. Formed in 1930, it is based in Tokyo. The JBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia. The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball t ...
announced the establishment of the National Basketball League (NBL) as the topflight professional league in Japan. The 2012–13 season was the last JBL season as JBL teams joined the NBL.


History

The Japan Basketball League was formed after the
JBL Super League The JBL Super League was a professional basketball league in Japan. It started operations in 2001 and was disbanded in 2007, with the foundation of the Japan Basketball League. History The first season of the JBL Super League was played in 2001� ...
, which was held from 2001 to 2007, was disbanded. The new Japan Basketball League started with the 2007–08 season with 7 teams of the JBL Super League (
Aisin SeaHorses Seahorses Mikawa is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kariya and sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team played in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team will compete in ...
, Hitachi SunRockers, Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins,
OSG Phoenix is a B.League professional basketball team, based in the eastern Mikawa and Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture region of central Japan. The team was founded in 1965 as the company team of the OSG Corporation, a Toyokawa-based machine parts manufact ...
, Panasonic Super Kangaroos,
Toshiba Red Thunders The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League. The team was the 2016 Champion of the now dissolved Japanese National Basketball League.
, Toyota Alvark), and one team from another league, Rera Kamuy Hokkaido.


List of champions


Award winners


Regular season MVP


Finals MVP


Statistical leaders


Top scorers


Rebounding leaders


Assists leaders


Steals leaders


Blocks leaders


Clubs

The teams that played in JBL's last season in 2012–13 were:


JBL

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Aisin SeaHorses Seahorses Mikawa is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kariya and sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team played in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team will compete in ...
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Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins The are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric. In 2020, the Diamond Dolphin ...
* Levanga Hokkaido * Toyota Alvark * Hitachi SunRockers * Toshiba Brave Thunders * Panasonic Trians *
Link Tochigi Brex Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team played in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team would compete in ...


JBL2

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


References


External links


Official JBL website

Official JBL2 website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Japan Basketball League (2007-13) 2007 establishments in Japan Basketball leagues in Japan 2013 disestablishments in Japan