Japan Basketball League
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox basketball league The Japan Basketball League (JBL) was a professional basketball league in Japan. It made up the top-tier of basketball in Japan alongside the bj league, Japan's other basketball competition, with no promotion and relegation between bj and the JBL.
The JBL was composed of two divisions, the JBL (Division 1, formerly JBL Super League) and the JBL2 (Division 2, formerly Japan League).
In June 2012, the Japan Basketball Association announced the establishment of the National Basketball League (NBL) as the topflight professional league in Japan. The 2012–13 season was the last JBL season as JBL teams joined the NBL.
History
The Japan Basketball League was formed after the JBL Super League, which was held from 2001 to 2007, was disbanded. The new Japan Basketball League started with the 2007–08 season with 7 teams of the JBL Super League (Aisin SeaHorses, Hitachi SunRockers, Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins, OSG Phoenix, Panasonic Super Kangaroos, Toshiba Red Thunders, Toyota Alvark), and one team from another league, Rera Kamuy Hokkaido.[1][2]
List of champions
| Season | Regular season champion | Finals champion | Series | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08[2] | Aisin SeaHorses | Aisin SeaHorses | 3–2 | Toyota Alvark |
| 2008–09[3] | Aisin SeaHorses | Aisin SeaHorses | 3–1 | Hitachi SunRockers |
| 2009–10[4] | Aisin SeaHorses | Link Tochigi Brex | 3–0 | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2010–11[5] | Aisin SeaHorses | No winner (league discontinued due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami) | ||
| 2011–12[6] | Aisin SeaHorses | Toyota Alvark | 3–1 | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2012–13[7] | Aisin SeaHorses | Aisin SeaHorses | 3–2 | Toshiba Brave Thunders |
Award winners
Regular season MVP
| Season | MVP | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Shinsuke Kashiwagi[2] | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[3] | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[4] (2×) | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2010–11 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[5] | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[6] (2×) | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[7] (3×) | Aisin SeaHorses |
Finals MVP
| Season | MVP | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Shinsuke Kashiwagi[2] | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[3] | Aisin SeaHorses |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Yuta Tabuse[4] | Link Tochigi Brex |
| 2010–11 | No winner (playoffs not played)[5] | |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon Philip Ricci[6][8] | Toyota Alvark |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[7] | Aisin SeaHorses |
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
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| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Marquis Estill[2][9] | OSG Phoenix | 24.9 |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Takuya Kawamura[3][10] | Link Tochigi Brex | 20.4 |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Takuya Kawamura[11][12] (2×) | Link Tochigi Brex | 20.5 |
| 2010–11 | Template:Flagicon Takuya Kawamura[5][13] (3×) | Link Tochigi Brex | 19.3 |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon Takuya Kawamura[6][14] (4×) | Link Tochigi Brex | 20.4 |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon Nick Fazekas[7][15] | Toshiba Brave Thunders | 21.6 |
Rebounding leaders
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| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Marquis Estill[2][9] | OSG Phoenix | 16.0 |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Cory Violette[16] | Toshiba Brave Thunders | 11.0 |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[11][12] | Aisin SeaHorses | 11.4 |
| 2010–11 | Template:Flagicon Joji Takeuchi[5][13] | Hitachi SunRockers | 12.2 |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[14][17] | Aisin SeaHorses | 12.0 |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[7][15] (2×) | Aisin SeaHorses | 12.5 |
Assists leaders
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| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Cliff Hawkins[2][9] | OSG Phoenix | 7.5 |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Yuta Tabuse[10][16] | Link Tochigi Brex | 5.6 |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Shinsuke Kashiwagi[11][12] | Aisin SeaHorses | 4.1 |
| 2010–11 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[5][13] | Aisin SeaHorses | 3.9 |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon Takuya Kawamura[14][17] | Link Tochigi Brex | 4.5 |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon J. R. Sakuragi[7][15] (2×) | Aisin SeaHorses | 4.4 |
Steals leaders
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| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Cliff Hawkins[2][9] | OSG Phoenix | 2.3 |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Yuta Tabuse[10][16] | Link Tochigi Brex | 2.3 |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Sato[4][11] | Hitachi SunRockers | 2.9 |
| 2010–11 | Template:Flagicon Shinsuke Kashiwagi[13][18] | Aisin SeaHorses | 2.1 |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Sato[14][17] (2×) | Hitachi SunRockers | 1.7 |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon Tomokazu Abe[7][15] | Levanga Hokkaido | 2.1 |
Blocks leaders
| Season | Player | Team | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />BPGScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[9] | Aisin SeaHorses | 1.8 |
| 2008–09 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[3][10] (2×) | Aisin SeaHorses | 1.7 |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[11][12] (3×) | Aisin SeaHorses | 2.0 |
| 2010–11 | Template:Flagicon Kosuke Takeuchi[5][13] (4×) | Aisin SeaHorses | 1.7 |
| 2011–12 | Template:Flagicon Joji Takeuchi[6][14] | Hitachi SunRockers | 1.5 |
| 2012–13 | Template:Flagicon Jameel Watkins[7][15] | Panasonic Trians | 2.1 |
Clubs
The teams that played in JBL's last season in 2012–13 were:[19]
JBL
- Aisin SeaHorses
- Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins
- Levanga Hokkaido
- Toyota Alvark
- Hitachi SunRockers
- Toshiba Brave Thunders
- Panasonic Trians
- Link Tochigi Brex
JBL2
- Hitachi Cable Bulldogs
- Big Blue Tokyo
- Kuroda Electric Bullet Spirits
- Ishikawa Blue Sparks
- Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles
- Aisin AW Areions Anjo
- Toyoda Gosei Scorpions
- Renova Kagoshima
- TGI D-Rise
- Hyogo Storks
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External links
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