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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian basketball league}}<br />
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{{Infobox sports league<br />
| title = Indian National Basketball League (INBL)<br />
| current_season = <br />
| logo = INBL official logo.jpg<br />
| pixels = 300<br />
| sport = Basketball<br />
| teams = 6<br />
| levels = <br />
| domestic_cup = <br />
| founded = {{start date and age|2021}}<br />
| folded = <br />
| inaugural = <br />
| ceo = [[Parveen Batish]] <br/> [[Rupinder Brar]]<br />
| fame = <br />
| motto = ''DONE. HIDING.''<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| tv = INBL ([[YouTube]]) <br/> FanCode<br />
| champion = [[Chennai Heat]] (1st title)<br />
| champ_season = 2022<br />
| most_champs = <br />
| website = https://inbl.basketball/<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Indian National Basketball League (INBL)''' is the open-entry off-season developmental [[basketball]] league in [[India]], organized and by the HAI and [[Basketball Federation of India]] (BFI).<ref name="Staff Reporter">[https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/indian-national-basketball-league-from-january-4/article37568803.ece Indian National Basketball League from 4 January] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 18 November 2021. Accessed 23 February 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Indian National Basketball League announced in Bengaluru-League to get underway in January 2022|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/indian-national-basketball-league-announced-in-bengaluru-league-to-get-underway-in-january-2022-1878692-2021-11-20 |accessdate=22 November 2021 |work=[[India Today]] |date=20 November 2021}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The league's founder has been Headstart Arena India, a [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]-based recreational, cultural and sporting activities company which also has business interests in [[Australia]]. They have been granted a five-year license by the BFI to run the competition and also help promote the [[3x3 basketball|3x3]] version of the game.<ref name="Staff Reporter" /><br />
[[File:Kanteerava Indoor 40.JPG|thumb|The [[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]] hosted the Finals of the inaugural season in 2022.]] <br />
Distinguished from other leagues, the INBL operates with a closed setup, allowing only Indian players to participate. By doing so, the league aims to strengthen grassroots-level talent from within the nation, nurturing them into future basketball professionals. [[K. Govindaraj]], BFI president, said the INBL's aim was to provide players with additional competitive games to improve their standards towards the [[Elite Pro Basketball League]] and look to qualify for competitions such as the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]] and [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Cup]]s.<ref name="Staff Reporter"/><ref>{{cite news |title= BFI launch INBL (Indian National Basketball League), aim to take sport to higher standards across all formats|url=https://in.nba.com/news/bfi-launch-inbl/17tco84f47iym1abywanqrsyck |accessdate=14 January 2022 |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=19 November 2021}}</ref><br />
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The inaugural season was held in 2022 across three rounds in three different cities, namely [[Kochi]], [[Pune]] and [[Delhi]]. The [[Chennai Heat]] won the first-ever INBL championship after defeating the [[Bengaluru Kings]] in the finals, that were hosted in the [[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]] in [[Bengaluru]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-01-16 |title=Chennai Heats Crowned Champions of Indian Basketball As They Secure The INBL Inaugural 5x5 Season. |work=Outlook |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/business-spotlight/chennai-heats-crowned-champions-of-indian-basketball-as-they-secure-the-inbl-inaugural-5x5-season--news-254066 |access-date=2023-02-12}}</ref><br />
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== Teams ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Team<br />
!Representing city/state<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bengaluru Kings]]<br />
|[[Bengaluru]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Chennai Heat]]<br />
|[[Chennai]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Chandigarh Warriors]]<br />
|[[Chandigarh]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Delhi Dribblers]]<br />
|[[Delhi]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kochi Tigers]]<br />
|[[Kochi]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Mumbai Titans]]<br />
|[[Mumbai]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Results ==<br />
=== List of finals ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Season<br />
!Champions<br />
!Score<br />
!Runners-up<br />
!Ref.<br />
|-<br />
|[[2022 INBL season|2022]]<br />
|[[Chennai Heat]]<br />
|183–151<br />
|[[Bengaluru Kings]]<br />
|<ref name=":0" /><br />
|}<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
=== Most valuable player ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Season<br />
!Player<br />
!Team<br />
|-<br />
|[[2022 INBL season|2022]]<br />
|[[Arvindkumar Muthu Krishnan]]<br />
|[[Chennai Heat]]<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[UBA Pro Basketball League]]<br />
* [[3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL)|3BL]]<br />
* [[FIBA 3x3 World Tour]]<br />
* [[Mizoram Super League]]<br />
* [[National Basketball Championship (men)|National Basketball Championship]]<br />
* [[West Asia Super League]]<br />
* [[Basketball in India]]<br />
* [[Sports in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Indian National Basketball League}}<br />
[[Category:2021 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Basketball competitions in India]]<br />
[[Category:Basketball leagues in Asia|India]]<br />
[[Category:Professional sports leagues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2021]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Facebook|inbl.basketball}}<br />
* {{Twitter|inbl_basketball}}<br />
* {{Instagram|inbl.basketball}}</div>Ajay Kumar