Indian Basketball League (Indian National Basketball League) History

League status

The National Basketball Championship (NBC) is the first-tier professional basketball league in India.
The INBL sits above the Elite Pro Basketball which effectively forms the second-tier of Indian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 4 teams qualify to the play-offs.

League name history

until 2014: National Basketball Championship 
2015[+]-2017[+]: United Basketball Alliance  2015 2016 2017
2022[+] until now: Indian National Basketball League  2022-2023
Until 2014
2015-2017
Since 2022

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
1Gujarat S. 2024-25
1Chennai H. 2022-23

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champion
2021-22Not held
2022-23Chennai Heat91-74Bengaluru KingsChennai Heat
2023-24Not held
2024-25Gujarat Stallions77-69Punjab WarriorsGujarat Stallions

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Gujarat S.101
Bengaluru K.011
Chennai H.101
Punjab W.011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Gujarat S.1000
Punjab W.0100
Hyderabad F.0010
Chennai H.0001

Players with the most appearances in the Indian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears

Players with the most Indian titles

PlayerCountYears Won