Thailand Basketball League
The Thailand Basketball League is a man's professional basketball league in Thailand. The lower competitions are the TBL Division 2 and Division 3. Hi-Tech is the most decorated team in the league history.
History
The Thailand Basketball League was started in 2012 by the Basketball Sport Association of Thailand to develop basketball players in Thailand. Teams are composed of both Thai and foreign players. In 2012 and 2013 teams were allowed to use 2 foreigner players on the court at the same time, but, in 2014, teams can have only 1 foreign player on the court at a time. The champions are awarded ฿3,000,000.Current teams
Basketball Thai League
- Air Force Basketball
- Banvas Slammers
- Crypto Cobra Chiangrai
- Hi-Tech
- Pathum Thani Pythons
- Shoot-It Dragons
- Thailand Gorillas
- TGE (Thai General Equipment)
- Warriors Thailand
- White Lions Basketball Club
Thai Global Basketball League
- Bangkok Gladiators
- Bangkok Wolverines
- Coastal Comets
- CNX Orion
- Dynasty Demons
- Fully Feared B.C.
- Naga Hunters
- New Era Elks
- New Force B.C.
- Overseas Supreme
- RawCamp Academy Sharks
- RMUTT
- Sathorn Galaxy
- Shoot-It Dragons
- Southern Grizzlies
- Thailand Goblins
- Thailand Gorillas
- Urban Reapers
- West Nonthaburi
- Western Thai Wolves
Notable teams
- Ban Bueng Devil Rays
- Bangkok Tigers
- Black Scorpions
- Burapa Sea Falcons
- Chaophraya Thunders
- Chiang Mai Eagles
- JD T-Rex
- Khaoyai Chichi Wild Katz
- Mekong Raptors
- Mekong United BC
- MFT Khon Kaen Kings
- Mono Vampire
- Mono Thewphaingram
- Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat
- OSK R. Airline
- Pathum Thani City Wings
- Phuket Waves
- PEA
- Runnin' Raptors
- Similan Black Fox
- Suphanburi Mammoth
- SWU
- Thew Charoen Aksorn
- XTG Andaman Geckos
Format
Regular season typically starts in August. After the regular season, the league proceeds to the playoffs round, where the top 4 teams of the regular season match up for two games. The winners play in the final to determine the league champion.Every team is required to send 1 player to the All-Star Team for the All-Star Game held in the middle of the season.
The league uses FIBA rules. Teams can have up to 2 foreign players in the roster, but teams can only use one foreign player on the court. Teams can also have as many as five players from the national team but can only use three players on the court.