Indian National Basketball League

The Indian National Basketball League (INBL) is the open-entry franchise basketball league in India, organized and run by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).[1][2]

Indian National Basketball League (INBL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 Indian National Basketball League season
SportBasketball
Founded2021
CEODushyant Khanna
MottoDONE. HIDING.
No. of teams6
CountryIndia
Most recent
champion(s)		Chennai Heat (1st title)
(2022)
Official websitehttps://inbl.basketball/

History

The league's organizer has been Headstart Arena India, a Punjab-based recreational, cultural and sporting activities company which also has business interests in Australia. They have been granted a five-year license by the BFI to run the competition and also help promote the 3x3 version of the game.[1]

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

K. Govindaraj, BFI president, said the INBL's aim was 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 in 2022 across three rounds in 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.[4]

Results

List of finals
Season Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
2022 Chennai Heat 183–151 Bengaluru Kings [4]

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Season Player Team
2022 Arvindkumar Muthu Krishnan Chennai Heat

See also

References
  1. 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. "Chennai Heats Crowned Champions of Indian Basketball As They Secure The INBL Inaugural 5x5 Season". Outlook. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.


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