The Thailand Basketball League (TBL) () 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 (Korat CK 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
Champions
Tier-1: Thailand Basketball League/ Basketball Thai League YearLeagueChampionsRunners-upRef.2012TBLThew Charoen Aksorn (1)–2013Chonburi Hi-Tech (1)–2014Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat (1)–2015Mono Vampire (1) Mono Thewphaingram2016Mono Vampire (2)Hi-Tech2017Mono Vampire (3)Hi-Tech2018Hi-Tech (2)Mono Vampire2019Thai General Equipment (1)Hi-Tech2020Hi-Tech (3)Mekong United BC2021Hi-Tech (4)Thai General Equipment2022Ban Bueng Devil Rays (1)Hi-Tech2023Phuket Waves (1)Ban Bueng Devil Rays2024Dunkin' Raptors (1)Bangkok TigersBTLHi-Tech (1)Thai General Equipment2025Hi-Tech (2)Crypto Cobra Chiangrai2026Hi-Tech (3)Thai General Equipment
Tier-2: TBSL/ TEBA League YearLeagueChampionsRunners-upRef.2017TBSLMono Vampire (1)Mono Thewphaingram2018Mono Vampire (2)Hi-Tech2019Hi-Tech (1)Kabayan Pilipinas2020––2021––2022––2023TEBABangkok Sharks (1)Bangkok Dai Tigers2024––2025Pattaya Red Dragons (1)Bangkok Coyotes2026––
Tier-3: TPBL/ Thai Global Basketball League YearLeagueChampionsRunners-upRef.2019TPBLHi-Tech (1)Mono Warriors2020––2021––2022––2023––2024––2025TGBL––
Tier-4: Warriors Thailand League YearLeagueChampionsRunners-upRef.2023WTLJP Toy (1)Wakanda Forever2024CNX Orion (1)Wakanda Forever2025RawCamp Academy Sharks (1)Bei Yi Jinging2026Fully Feared BC (1)Naga Hunters
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.
Broadcasting Thailand Basketball League is broadcast nationwide regular season by Mono Plus and playoffs and finals by MONO29.
See also FIBA Asia Champions Cup ASEAN Basketball League
References
External links FIBA profile