The Japan Basketball League (JBL) was a professional basketball league in Japan . It made 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.
3-776: The JBL was composed of two divisions, the JBL (Division 1, formerly JBL Super League ) and the JBL2 (Division 2, formerly Japan League ). In June 2012, the Japan Basketball Association 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. The Japan Basketball League
6-617: 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 . The first season of the JBL Super League was played in 2001–02, but a "Pre-Super League" was played in 2000–01. The league was played with 8 participating teams for the first seasons until 2006, when Fukuoka Red Falcons left the league. The JBL Super League
9-700: Was formed after the JBL Super League , 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 , Hitachi SunRockers , Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins , OSG Phoenix , Panasonic Super Kangaroos , Toshiba Red Thunders , Toyota Alvark ), and one team from another league, Rera Kamuy Hokkaido . The teams that played in JBL's last season in 2012–13 were: JBL Super League The JBL Super League
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