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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
| First season | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
| CEO | Junas Miradiansyah |
| Motto | #LigaKita (#OurLeague) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Continent | FIBA Asia |
| Most recent champions | Dewa United Banten (2025) |
| Most titles | Satria Muda Pertamina (11 titles) |
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| Feeder to | Basketball Champions League Asia |
| Official website | iblindonesia |
 2025 IBL Indonesia | |
TheIndonesia Basketball League (IBL;Indonesian:Liga Bola Basket Indonesia) is the preeminent men'sprofessional basketballleague inIndonesia, founded byIndonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 2003.[1] From 2010 to 2015 it was known as theNational Basketball League (NBL) and organised byDBL Indonesia.[2] In 2016, PT Bola Basket Indonesia acquired Starting5 and after that PT Bola Basket Indonesia assigned by PP Perbasi to organised the league.[3]
Basketball has a long history in Indonesia. Noted since the 1930s, although not yet officially an independent country, several cities in Indonesia have their own local clubs.
Although it does not yet have a national sports parent, at the time of the holding of the firstNational Sports Week held inSolo in 1948, basketball had become one of the sports branches that was contested and was received quite lively both in terms of participants and spectators. Three years after, on 23 October 1951, Perbasi was born.
Following the results of the VIII Congress in 1981, Perbasi finally organised a competition between basketball clubs in Indonesia which are the highest competition followed by big clubs from the islands ofSumatra,Java,Kalimantan andSulawesi.3 April 1982 is a historic date for the basketball world in Indonesia. On that day, the match between the Rajawali Jakarta club against the Sinar Surya Yogyakarta Spirit marked the start of the first Main Basketball Competition (Kobatama) as well as the first step in the long history of the competition of top clubs in Indonesia. Jakarta Muda Indonesia listed themselves as the first club to win the prestigious Kobatama Champion title. Kobatama as an amateur basketball competition rolled out for 20 years and continued until it stopped in 2010.[citation needed]
In 2003, the inaugural season of theIndonesian Basketball League (IBL) professional competition was held. 12 teams participated in the IBL inaugural season from 6 cities around Indonesia:Bandung,Bogor,Jakarta,Salatiga,Surabaya, andYogyakarta. The league was organized independently by Perbasi until 2010.[4][5]Aspac Jakarta succeeded in becoming the first title winner in 2003.[6]
In 2004,Satria Muda emerged as a new force to get rid of Aspac in the grand final and appear as a champion. Aspac won the title of champion again in 2005. The following years (2006–09) belonged to Satria Muda Jakarta.[6]
In addition to the annual regular competition, IBL also holds an IBL Cup Tournament at the beginning or end of the season. In 2009, Satria Muda Jakarta defeatedPelita Jaya Jakarta in the final held at GOR C-Tra ArenaBandung. In 2008, Garuda Bandung managed to steal the previous IBL Cup Tournament title, in 2006 and 2007 also belonged to Satria Muda.[6]
Unfortunately, the development of IBL did not go as expected. After repeatedly changing promoters, the league threatened to disband at the end of 2009.[6]
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All participating club representatives also asked PT DBL Indonesia to manage and to operate the league. Previously, DBL Indonesia was considered to be successful in managing theDevelopment Basketball League (DBL), the largest student basketball league in Indonesia, which in 2010 had expanded to 21 cities in Indonesia, followed by around 25,000 players and officials.[6]
To restore the prestige of this professional league, re-branding is inevitable. Starting in 2010 until 2015, IBL, operated by DBL Indonesia, changed its name to the IndonesianNational Basketball League (NBL).[4][5] A number of changes were made, trying to increase the number of matches again, bringing the league closer to its fans.[6]
In 2015, Perbasi chose Starting5 to be the league operator. Dubbed the 'IBL Reborn', the league's name was change back to IBL from NBL.[4] IBL then began to gain momentum and garnered nationwide support year by year.[5]
In 2017, the league began to allow clubs to sign foreign players limited by salary cap and height restriction regulations.[4][5]
| Club | City | Homebase | Joined IBL | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satria Muda Pertamina | Jakarta | The BritAma Arena Hall A Senayan Pertamina Arena, Simprug | 2016 |  Youbel Sondakh |
| Pelita Jaya Jakarta | Jakarta | Tennis Indoor Senayan | 2016 |  Justin Tatum |
| Pacific Caesar | Surabaya | GOR Pacific Caesar | 2016 | Andika Supriadi Saputra |
| Prawira Harum Bandung | Bandung | C-Tra Arena | 2016 | David Singleton |
| Hangtuah Jakarta | Jakarta | GOR Universitas Negeri Jakarta | 2016 | Wahyu Widayat Jati |
| Bima Perkasa | Yogyakarta | GOR Pancasila UGM Among Rogo Sports Hall | 2016 | Oleh Halim |
| Satya Wacana | Semarang | GOR UNDIP Tembalang | 2016 | Jerry Lolowang |
| Dewa United Banten | Tangerang | Dewa United Arena | 2020 |  Pablo Favarel |
| Bali United | Denpasar | GOR Purna Krida GOR Merpati | 2021 | I Gusti Rusta Wijaya |
| Kesatria Bengawan Solo | Solo | Sritex Arena | 2021 |  Miloš Pejić |
| Borneo Hornbills | Bogor | GOR Laga Tangkas | 2022 | Ismael Tan |
| RANS Simba Bogor | Bogor | Gymnasium Sekolah Vokasi IPB | 2022 |  Anthony Garbelotto |
| Tangerang Hawks | Tangerang | Indomilk Arena Basketball | 2022 | Antonius Joko Endratmo |
| Rajawali Medan | Medan | GOR Universitas Medan | 2022 | Arif Gunarto |
| Years | Players | Selected by | College | IBL rookie statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG | RPG | APG | |||||
| 2017 | Foreign | DeChriston McKinney | CLS Knights Surabaya | Arkansas Tech University | 11.3 | 10.6 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | Foreign | DeAngelo Hamilton* | Satya Wacana Salatiga | Washington State University | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | Local | Sabda Ahesa | Siliwangi Bandung | University of Notre Dame Australia | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign | Martavious Irving | Siliwangi Bandung | Kansas State University | 20.3 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |
| 2019 | Local | Nikholas Mahesa | Louvre Surabaya | Harapan Bangsa Institute of Technology | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Foreign | Savon Goodman | Louvre Surabaya | Shaw University | 22.9 | 12.9 | 2.4 | |
| 2020 | Local | David Simeone Lavi | Bima Perkasa | PB Kumala Jaya | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | Local | Mochammad Noval Mahadi | Tangerang Hawks | Budi Luhur University | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Foreign | Richard Ross Jr. | Tangerang Hawks | Old Dominion | 16.0 | 9.3 | 2.1 | |
| 2022 | Local | Victor Jacob Emillio Lobbu | Bima Perkasa | Pelita Harapan University | 3.97 | 2.06 | 1.81 |
| Foreign | Cameron Coleman | Bima Perkasa | York College | 17.78 | 8.25 | 2.75 | |
Note : *The player didn't play in IBL Seasons
in the 2024 season of the IBL, the draft system would not continue.[9]
| Season | League | Name | Club | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NBL | Ary Chandra | Pelita Jaya Energi Mega Persada | 14.1 |
| 2012 | Yanuar Dwi Priasmoro | Bimasakti Nikko Steel Malang | 17.3 | |
| 2013 | Bima Riski Ardiansyah | Bimasakti Nikko Steel Malang | 16.5 | |
| 2014 | Merio Ferdiansyah | Stadium Jakarta | 18.1 | |
| 2015 | Respati Ragil | Satya Wacana Salatiga | 19.5 | |
| 2016 | IBL | Jamarr Johnson | CLS Knights Surabaya | 15.2 |
| 2017 | Gary Jacobs Jr. | NSH Jakarta | 27.5 | |
| 2018 | Madarious Gibbs | Satya Wacana Salatiga | 27.1 | |
| 2019 | Madarious Gibbs | Satya Wacana Salatiga | 29.7 | |
| 2020 | Dior Lowhorn | Pelita Jaya Bakrie | 28.3 | |
| 2021 | Jamarr Johnson | Louvre Dewa United | 20.2 | |
| 2022 | Shavar Newkirk | NSH Mountain Gold | 21.9 | |
| 2023 |  Brandone Francis | Prawira Harum Bandung | 23.9 | |
| 2024 | Michael Qualls | Borneo Hornbills | 27.1 | |
| 2025 | Quintin Dove | Rajawali Medan | 29.3 |
