B.League

B.League
Organising bodyJapan Professional Basketball League
FoundedApril 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
First season2016–17
CountryJapan
FederationJapan Basketball Association
ConfederationFIBA Asia
DivisionsB1 League
B2 League
B3 League
Number of teams55 (B1: 24, B2: 14, B3: 17)
Level on pyramid1–3
Feeder toBasketball Champions League Asia
East Asia Super League
Current championsB1: Utsunomiya Brex (3rd title)
B2: Altiri Chiba and Toyama Grouses (1st title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsB1: Utsunomiya Brex (3 titles)
B2: Nishinomiya Storks
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Shinshu Brave Warriors
Gunma Crane Thunders
Fighting Eagles Nagoya
Saga Ballooners
Shiga Lakes
Altiri Chiba
Toyama Grouses
(1 title each)
PresidentShinji Shimada
TV partnersNHK
Websitewww.bleague.jp
2024–25 B1 League season

The B.League is a men's professional basketball league in Japan. 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 merger had been mandated by FIBA as a condition to Japan having its membership resumed following suspension in November 2014. The league began play in September 2016.