Thailand Basketball League

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Thailand Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded2012
First season2012
No. of teams10
CountriesThailand
ConfederationFIBA Asia
Most recent
champion(s)
Phuket Wave (1st title)
(2023)
Most titlesHi-Tech Bangkok City
(4 titles)
TV partner(s)MONO29
Mono Plus
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toTBL Division 2
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League Asia
Related
competitions
ASEAN Basketball League

The Thailand Basketball League (TBL) (Thai: ไทยแลนด์บาสเกตบอลลีก) is a men's professional basketball league in Thailand. The lower competitions are the TBL Division 2 and Division 3. The league has a similar organization and structure as the NBA.

Hi-Tech Bangkok City is the most decorated team in league history with four national titles.

History[edit]

The Thailand Basketball League was started in 2012 by the Basketball Sport Association of Thailand to develop basketball players in Thailand.[1] Teams are composed of both Thai and foreign players. In 2012 and 2013 teams were allowed use 2 foreigners player on the court in the same time, but, in 2014, teams can have only 1 foreign player on the court at a time. The champions are awarded ฿3,000,000.

Teams[edit]

  • Bangkok Tigers
  • Chiangmai Eagles
  • Chaophraya Thunder
  • Ban Bueng Devil Rays
  • MFT Khon Kaen Kings
  • Pathum Thani Pythons
  • Phuket Waves
  • Suphanburi Sniper
  • SWU
  • T-Rex Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Warriors Thailand

Former teams[edit]

Former clubs

  • ThailandDunkin' Raptors
  • ThailandNakhon Pathom Mad Goats
  • PhilippinesMakabayan Warriors
  • ThailandMekong United BC
  • ThailandMono Vampire
  • ThailandMono Thewphaingarm
  • ThailandSWU
  • ThailandT-Rex Nakhon Ratchasima
  • ThailandTGE
  • VietnamHanoi Buffaloes
  • PhilippinesZNO Eagles

Champions[edit]

Year TBL TBSL TPBL
Champions Runners-up Champions Runners-up Champions Runners-up
2012 Thew Charoen Aksorn (1)
2013 Hi-Tech Bangkok City (1)
2014 Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat (1) -
2015 Mono Vampire (1) Mono Thewphaingram
2016 Mono Vampire (2) Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2017 Mono Vampire (3) Hi-Tech Bangkok City Mono Vampire Mono Thewphaingram
2018 Hi-Tech Bangkok City (2) Mono Vampire Mono Vampire Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2019 Thai General Equipment (1)[2] Hi-Tech Bangkok City Hi-Tech Bangkok City Kabayan Pilipinas Hi-Tech Bangkok City Mono Warriors
2020 Hi-Tech Bangkok City (3) Mekong United BC[3]
2021 Hi-Tech Bangkok City (4) Thai General Equipment
2022 Ban Bueng Devil Rays (1) Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2023 Phuket Wave (1) Ban Bueng Devil Rays

Format[edit]

Regular season typically start in August. After the regular season, the league proceeds to the play-off round where the top 4 teams of the regular season match up for two games. The winners play in the final to determine the league champion.

Every team is required to send 1 player to the All-Star Team for the All-Star Game held in the middle of the season.

The league uses FIBA rules. Teams can have up to 2 foreign players in the roster but teams can only use one foreign player on the court. Teams can also have as many as five players from the national team but can only use three players on the court.

Broadcasting[edit]

Thailand Basketball League is broadcast nationwide regular season by Mono Plus and playoffs and finals by MONO29.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thailand Basketball Federation Profile".
  2. ^ "TBL". asia-basket.
  3. ^ "Hitech claim third Thailand Basketball League title in dominating fashion". FIBA. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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