National Basketball Development League (Japan)
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The Japan Basketball Development League (JBDL) is a professional basketball league based in Japan. It is a second-tier league below the National Basketball League and was formed in 2013 as the successor of JBL2, the second division of the former Japan Basketball League.[1]
At the end of the 2015-16 season, the league will merge with the National Basketball League and its rival the bj-league to form the B.League.[2]
Teams
| Team | City, Prefecture | 2016 B.League Division [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Aisin AW Areions Anjo | Anjō, Aichi | Division 3 |
| Earth Friends Tokyo Z | Ōta, Tokyo | Division 2 |
| Otsuka Corporation Alphas | Tokyo | Division 3 |
| Pas lab. Yamagata Wwyverns | Yamagata, Yamagata | Division 2 |
| Renova Kagoshima | Kagoshima, Kagoshima | Division 2 |
| Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue | Nerima, Tokyo | Division 3 |
| Tokyo Excellence | Itabashi, Tokyo | Division 2 |
| Tokyo Hachioji Trains | Hachiōji, Tokyo | Division 3 |
| Toyoda Gosei Scorpions | Kiyosu, Aichi | Division 3 |
| Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles Nagoya | Nagoya, Aichi | Division 2 |
References
- ↑ Perpetual problems plague Japan Basketball Association
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
