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The Japanese basketball league system, or Japanese basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in the country of Japan. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball team and their Under-age teams. It also manages the B.League commenced in October 2016. [1] As of April 2021, its president has been Yuko Mitsuya. [2]
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 Women's Japan Basketball League (Japanese: 一般社団法人バスケットボール女子日本リーグ) is the premier women's basketball league in Japan.There are currently 14 teams playing in the league, with all of the teams being from cities in the main Japanese island of Honshu.
In March 2014 the league issued a public call for expansion teams to join the NBL or NBDL for the 2015-16 season. [5] The Tokyo Hachioji Trains joined the NBDL but the NBL remained at twelve teams. The league abandoned the two-conference system in 2015-16, with teams instead playing five matches against each other for a total 55-game regular ...
[2] [3] [4] The number of high school basketball players reached a record high of more than 113,000 boys in 1995, and over 77,000 girls in 1994. [4] The Japan Basketball Association later presented Inoue with a special commendation for his contributions to the sport. [5] However, the numbers have continued to drop since then. [4]
B.League teams (8 P) ... Shinagawa City Basketball Club (2 C, 4 P) Shinshu Brave Warriors (2 C, 7 P) ... Pages in category "Basketball teams in Japan"