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Indian National Basketball League (INBL)
Most recent season or competition:
2022–23 INBL season
SportBasketball
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
First season2022–23
CEOParveen Batish
Rupinder Brar
MottoDone. Hiding.
No. of teams6
CountryIndia
Most recent
champion(s)		Chennai Heat (1st title)
(2022–23)
TV partner(s)YouTube
FanCode
Official websitehttps://inbl.basketball/

The Indian National Basketball League (INBL) is a basketball league in India, organized by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).[1][2]

History

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The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium hosted the Finals of the inaugural season in 2022–23.

The INBL was founded in 2021. The league was granted a five-year license by the BFI to run the competition and also help promote the 3x3 version of the game.[1] In its first season, the INBL allowed only Indian players to participate, with the aim being to provide players with additional competitive games to improve their standards towards the Elite Pro Basketball League and look to qualify for competitions such as the Olympics and World Cups.[1][3]

The inaugural season was held between October 2022 and January 2023 across three different cities, namely Kochi, Pune and Delhi. The Chennai Heat won the first-ever INBL championship after defeating the Bengaluru Kings in the finals, that were hosted in the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.

Following the 5x5 tournament, the INBL also hosted an inaugural 3x3 tournament.[4]

In May 2024, the league was relaunched as INBL Pro with an August start date and six city-based teams.[4] The competition ultimately did not go ahead due to contract and legal disputes.[5][6]

On 30 October 2024, the Indian Panthers, a team owned by the INBL Pro, entered the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2025 season. The team will be based exclusively in South Auckland.[7][8]

Teams

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Team Representing city/state
Bengaluru Kings Bengaluru
Chennai Heat Chennai
Chandigarh Warriors Chandigarh
Delhi Dribblers Delhi
Kochi Tigers Kochi
Mumbai Titans Mumbai

Results

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List of finals

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Season Champions Score Runner-up Ref.
2022–23 Chennai Heat 91–74 Bengaluru Kings [9]

Awards

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Most valuable player

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Season Player Team
2022–23 Arvindkumar Muthu Krishnan Chennai Heat

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Indian National Basketball League from 4 January The Hindu, 18 November 2021. Accessed 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Indian National Basketball League announced in Bengaluru-League to get underway in January 2022". India Today. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "BFI launch INBL (Indian National Basketball League), aim to take sport to higher standards across all formats". NBA.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Basketball league, INBL Pro, to be played with six teams over August, September". indiatimes.com. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Court Restrains Basketball Federation Of India Amid Contract Dispute". BW Businessworld. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ Keerthivasan, K. (12 June 2024). "Slam dunk or fade away: a pro basketball league at last?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Indian Panthers Join NBL & Tauihi – Kiwi Basketball Set To Soar In India". nznbl.basketball. 30 October 2024. Archived from the original on 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ "It's official – Indian Panthers confirmed to join New Zealand basketball leagues in 2025". Stuff.co.nz. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Indian National Basketball League (2022-2023)". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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