Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2011 |
Founder | Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) |
First season | 2011 |
Subdivision | National Basketball Developmental League (Singapore) |
No. of teams | 12 |
Countries | Singapore |
Continent | FIBA Asia |
Most recent champion(s) | Adroit (2nd title) |
Most titles | Siglap Basketball Club (3 titles) SBPHK Hornets/Engtat Hornets (3 titles) |
TV partner(s) | BAS TV (YouTube) |
International cup(s) | 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).
The league currently exists out of twelve 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.
Year | NBL Division I | ||
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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 |
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