| Most recent season or competition: 2025 InBL Pro season | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021; 4 years ago (2021) |
| First season | 2022–23 |
| CEO | Parveen Batish Rupinder Brar Dushyant Khanna Abhishek Yash Tyagi |
| Motto | Done. Hiding. |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | India |
| Most recent champion(s) | Gujarat Stallions (1st title) (2025) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Sony Sports Network InBL Pro (YouTube) |
| Official website | inblpro |
TheIndian National Basketball League, akaINBL, is a professionalbasketball league inIndia for under 25 players.
The INBL was founded in 2021.[1][2] The league was granted a five-year license by theBasketball Federation of India (BFI) to run the competition and also help promote the3x3 version of the game.[1] In its first season, the INBL allowed only Indian players to participate, with the aim being to provide players with additional competitive games to improve their standards towards theElite Pro Basketball League and look to qualify for competitions such as theOlympics andWorld Cups.[1][3]
Theinaugural season was held between October 2022 and January 2023 across three different cities, namelyKochi,Pune andDelhi. The Chennai Heat won the first-ever INBL championship after defeating the Bengaluru Kings in the finals, that were hosted in theKanteerava Indoor Stadium inBengaluru.
Following the 5x5 tournament, the INBL also hosted an inaugural 3x3 tournament.[4]
In May 2024, the league was relaunched asINBL Pro with an August start date and six city-based teams.[4] The competition ultimately did not go ahead due to contract and legal disputes.[5][6]
On 30 October 2024, theIndian Panthers, a team owned by the INBL Pro, entered the New ZealandNational Basketball League (NZNBL) for the2025 season. The team was set up inSouth Auckland.[7][8] On 22 May 2025, the Panthers withdrew from the NZNBL due to not being in a position to meet the requirements of the league to complete the season for a variety of reasons.[9]
In December 2024, the league announced that the InBL Pro U25 would commence in January 2025, with six teams comprising youth and college players under the age of 25.[10]
| Team | Representing city/state |
|---|---|
| Chennai Heat | Chennai |
| Punjab Warriors | Punjab |
| Delhi Dribblers | Delhi |
| Gujarat Stallions | Gujarat |
| Hyderabad Falcons | Hyderabad |
| Mumbai Titans | Mumbai |
| Team | Representing city/state |
|---|---|
| Bengaluru Kings | Bengaluru |
| Kochi Tigers | Kochi |
| Season | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Chennai Heat | 91–74 | Bengaluru Kings | [11] |
| 2025 | Gujarat Stallions | 77–69 | Punjab Warriors | [12] |
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi[11] | Chennai Heat |
| 2025 | Jack Purchase[13] | Hyderabad Falcons |
