Japan Basketball League
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The Japan Basketball League (JBL) is a professional basketball league in Japan
. It lies below the bj league
, which is Japan's top basketball competition, but there is no promotion and relegation
between bj and the JBL.
The JBL is composed of two divisions, the JBL (Division 1, formerly Super League) and the JBL2 (Division 2, formerly Japan League).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It lies below the bj league
Bj league
The bj league is a professional basketball league in Japan that began on November 5, 2005. The ten team league is divided into two conferences, the Eastern Conference, and the Western Conference. It had its inaugural All-Star game in 2006. One of its major sponsors is Spalding.The bj league...
, which is Japan's top basketball competition, but there is no promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
between bj and the JBL.
The JBL is composed of two divisions, the JBL (Division 1, formerly Super League) and the JBL2 (Division 2, formerly Japan League).
JBL
- Aisin SeahorsesAisin SeahorsesAisin Seahorses is a Japanese professional basketball team sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team currently plays in the JBL Super League and has won the league's last two titles .-Roster 2009-10:*C J.R...
- Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins
- Rera Kamuy HokkaidoRera Kamuy Hokkaido-External links:**...
- Toyota AlvarkToyota AlvarkToyota Alvark is a Japanese professional basketball team sponsored by Toyota. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. The team currently plays in the JBL Super League and has won the last two league titles in 2006 and 2007.-Roster 2009-10:...
- Hitachi SunRockersHitachi SunRockersHitashi SunRockers is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Osaka and sponsored by Hitachi. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitashi Honso Rising Sun...
- Toshiba Brave Thunders
- Panasonic Trians
- Link Tochigi BrexLink Tochigi BrexLink Tochigi Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team currently plays in the JBL Super League.-Roster 2009-10:*C Scott Merritt 208cm 1982...
JBL2
- Hitachi Cable Bulldogs
- Big Blue Tokyo
- Kuroda Electric Bullet Spirits
- Ishikawa Blue Sparks
- Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles
- Aisin AW Areions Anjo
- Toyoda Kosei Scorpions
- Renova Kagoshima