The Indonesia Basketball League is the preeminent men's professional basketball league in Indonesia, founded by Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 2003. From 2010 to 2015 it was known as the National Basketball League (NBL) and organised by DBL Indonesia. In 2016, PT Bola Basket Indonesia acquired Starting5 and after that PT Bola Basket Indonesia assigned by PP Perbasi to organised the league.
Satya Wacana Saints Salatiga is an Indonesian professional basketball club based in Salatiga. Formerly known as Angsapura Evalube Medan, it changed its name to Satya Wacana Angsapura Salatiga for the 2010-11 season of NBL Indonesia.
The 2010-11 NBL Indonesia is the first season of NBL Indonesia, a nationwide basketball competition which previously known as Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).
BTN CLS Knights Indonesia is a basketball club based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia that plays in the ASEAN Basketball League. Their home games are played at GOR Kertajaya Surabaya. They dissolved in 2019 to focus on developing their junior team, which consist of varsity players under the age of 21. In 2022 the team joined Malaysia's Basketball Development League under the name BBM Vikings Warriors.
The 2012-13 NBL Indonesia is the third season of NBL Indonesia, a nationwide basketball competition which previously known as Indonesian Basketball League.
Pacific Caesar Surabaya is a professional basketball team based in Surabaya, Indonesia. The club is one of the oldest basketball club in the country. For most of their existence, the club was an amateur basketball club until they joined KOBATAMA in 1992 until 2000. They joined the NBL Indonesia in 2011–12 season. Ever since then, they competed in the highest level of Indonesian basketball, IBL.
The 2013–14 NBL Indonesia is the fourth season of NBL Indonesia, a nationwide basketball competition which previously known as Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).
Andakara Prastawa Dhyaksa is an Indonesian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He is generally regarded as one of the best players of Indonesia at his position.
Prawira Bandung is an Indonesian professional basketball club based in the city of Bandung, West Java province. It was founded by Lilian Wijaya in 1991 as Hadtex Indosyntec.
Jamarr Andre Johnson is an American-Indonesian professional basketball player for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He is Indonesia's first American naturalized basketball player.
Mountain Gold Timika is a professional basketball team based in Timika, Papua, Indonesia. NSH Mountain Gold Timika is the first team from Papua to join in the IBL Indonesia. Mountain Gold originally signed up as a new team for 2020 season's competition. However, the new team slot was only available for two teams, so Mountain Gold decided to merge with NSH Jakarta. NSH Mountain Gold has 3 native Papuan players, one of which is a player from the Amungme tribe usually known as Amungme people or Suku Amungme where it is one of the tribes in the Jayawijaya Mountains.
Arki Dikania Wisnu, is an American-born Indonesian professional basketball player for the Satria Muda Pertamina of the Indonesian Basketball League. He is a member and captain of the Indonesia national basketball team. Known for his all-around game, Wisnu throughout his professional years has develop himself into one of the best and most popular player in Indonesia. He is a 3x IBL all-star, 2x NBL Indonesia champion, 3× IBL champion, ABL champion and was the league MVP in 2017. Wisnu crowned Satria Muda with 6 championships under his tally.
The 2017–18 Indonesian Basketball League is the third season of the Starting5 as a promoter of the league. The second foreign player draft was held on October 2, 2017. The regular season will begin on December 8, 2017 and end on February 25, 2018. The All-Star break will be on January 7, 2018 and will be held in Jakarta.
The 2018–19 Indonesian Basketball League is the fourth season of the Starting5 as a promoter of the league. The regular season began on 30 November 2018 until 17 February 2019, with the Playoffs starting on 1 until 23 March 2019. The Pre-Season was held on 14 until 21 October 2018.
The 2020 Indonesian Basketball League was the fifth season since the re-branding by Starting5. The regular season began on 10 January 2020 and was suspended on 13 March until 23 June 2020, then both remaining series at the regular season in Yogyakarta (UNY) and Malang, as well as the post season in Jakarta has been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season originally resumed and concluded directly with the playoffs on 13 until 27 October 2020 at Mahaka Square, Jakarta. Originally, the playoffs were scheduled to begin on 27 March until 12 April 2020, and end with the Finals in 17 and 18 or 19 April 2020. The All-Star game was played on 9 February 2020, at the GOR UNY, Yogyakarta, and was won by IBL All-Stars, 157–155. There was no official Pre-Season held for this season, however 2019 Indonesia President's Cup that was held from 20 November to 24 November 2019 in Solo, Indonesia was treated as the pre-season.
The 2021 Indonesian Basketball League was the sixth season since the re-branding by Starting5. The regular season began on 10 March 2021 and was ended with the Finals in June 2021. In this season there would be no official preseason tournament and all-star games, while throughout the season would be played inside a bubble in Bogor and Jakarta due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, every player, staff, and official must follow the strict health protocols implemented by the organizers.
The 2022 Indonesian Basketball League was the seventh season since the re-branding by Starting5. After successfully implemented the "bubble" system in last year's season, IBL decided to return into the Series format with the supporters are returning into stadium. The season would be held with implementing strict health protocols that recommended by the government. The regular season began on 15 January 2022 and was suspended on 2 February 2022 until 3 March 2022, then the remaining series at the regular season in Yogyakarta, Solo, Surabaya, Denpasar, as well as the post season in Bandung has been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The series return again to "bubble" after many players get Covid-19.
The 2023 Indonesian Basketball League is the eighth season of Indonesian top domestic basketball league since the re-branding by Starting5. This season marked the 20th Anniversary of the IBL indonesia since its establishment in 2003.
The 2024 Indonesian Basketball League is the ninth season of Indonesian top domestic basketball league since the re-branding by Starting5. It is also the 21st IBL season overall since its establishment in 2003. The season began on January 13 and scheduled to end in August 2024 with two breaks, one in February due to the general election and FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers and another due to Eid al-Fitr and lebaran.
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