National Basketball League (Singapore)

National Basketball League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2011
Founder	Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS)
First season	2011
Subdivision	National Basketball Developmental League (Singapore)
No. of teams	10
Countries	Singapore
Continent	FIBA Asia
Most recent champions	Adroit (3rd titles)
Most titles	Siglap Basketball Club (3 titles) SBPHK Hornets/Engtat Hornets (3 titles)
Broadcaster	BAS TV (YouTube)
International cup	Basketball Champions League Asia
Official website	http://bas.org.sg/

The National Basketball League (NBL) ^[1] is the first-tier basketball league in Singapore. It was established in 2011 and founded by the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS). Matches are played at the Singapore Basketball Centre in Aljunied.

The league currently exists out of ten teams. The champions of each season are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League Asia.

Siglap Basketball Club and Engtat Hornets hold the record for most championships with three each.

Current teams

• Adroit
• Eng Tat Hornets
• SG Basketball
• Siglap Basketball Club
• Tagawa
• Tong Whye
• Chong Ghee
• Siglap BC
• Tung San
• Xin Hua Sports Club

Results

Year	NBL Division I
	Champions	Runners-up	Third place
2011	Siglap (1)	SAFSA	Eng Tat Hornets
2012 [2]	Min Yi (1)	SAFSA	Siglap
2013	Siglap (1)	Adroit	SAFSA
2014	Adroit (1)	SBPHK Hornets	Home United
2015	SBPHK Hornets (1)	Adroit	Home United
2016	SBPHK Hornets (2)	Adroit	Siglap
2017 [3]	Xin Hua (1)	SAFSA	SBPHK Hornets
2018	SAFSA (1)	Adroit	SBPHK Hornets
2019	Siglap (3)	Xin Hua Sports Club	Adroit
2022	Engtat Hornets (3)	Adroit	Siglap
2023	Adroit (2)	Engtat Hornets	Tong Whye
2024	Adroit (3)	Engtat Hornets	Tagawa

Prize money

As of the 2025–26 season. ^[4]

• Champion: $4,000
• Runner-up: $2,000
• Third place: $1,000

Incident

In August 2025, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau arrested nine people for suspected involvement in fixing matches in the league. ^[4] Players were among those arrested. The match between Tagawa and Tong Whye held on 1 August was among several matches that were allegedly fixed. ^[4]

See also

• Asean Basketball League (ABL)
• Pro-Am Singapore Basketball League (Pro-Am SBL)

References

1. "Basketball Association of Singapore". Basketball Association of Singapore.
2. "NBL: Min Yi beat SAFSA 75-66 to win first ever title". Red Sports.
3. "Is Xin Hua SC ready to make some noise at SEABA Champions Cup 2018?". FIBA.basketball. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
4. Ganesan, Deepanraj; BNB, Diviyadhaarshini (19 August 2025). "CPIB nabs 9 suspects for alleged match-fixing in national basketball league". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 20 August 2025.