The KBF Premier League, also known as the KBF National Basketball Classic League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Kenya. The league currently consist out of twelve teams. The most successful team in the history of the league is KPA with nine national championships.
The champions of the KBF Premier League are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The league was established in 1987 and has been won by seven different clubs since then.
Current teams The following were the twelve teams for the 2024 season: Men: ABSA Bank ANU Wolfpack Eldonets Equity Dumas KPA Kenyatta University Pirates Nairobi City Thunder Strathmore Blades Ulinzi Warriors Umoja USIU Tigers University of Nairobi Terrorists
Women: ANU Panthers Eldonets Equity KPA Safe Spaces Stanbic Aces Storms Strathmore Swords The Swish USIU Flames University of Nairobi Terrorists Zetech Sparks
List of champions
1987: KPA 1988: Barclays Eagles 1989: Posta 1990: KPA 1991: KPA 1992: Posta 1993: Posta 1994: Co-op Bank 1995: Co-op Bank 1996: Co-op Bank 1997: Co-op Bank 1999: Ulinzi Warriors 2000: NSSF Stars 2001: KCB Lions 2002: Ulinzi Warriors 2003: Ulinzi Warriors 2004: Ulinzi Warriors 2005: Ulinzi Warriors 2006: Ulinzi Warriors 2007: KCB Lions 2008: KCB Lions 2009: KCB Lions 2010: Co-op Bank 2011: Co-op Bank 2012: Co-op Bank 2014: KPA 2015: Ulinzi Warriors 2016: KPA 2017: KPA 2018: KPA 2019: Ulinzi Warriors 2022: KPA 2023: KPA 2024: Nairobi City Thunder 2025: Nairobi City Thunder
Performance by club ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-upKPA931987, 1990, 1991, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 20232009, 2024, 2025Ulinzi Warriors831999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 20192014, 2018, 2022Co-op Bank711994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2011, 20122016KCB Lions422001, 2007, 2008, 20092010, 2011Posta31989, 1992, 1993Nairobi City Thunder212024, 20252019Barclays Eagles11988NSSF Stars12000USIU Tigers22012, 2015Blades12017Equity Dumas12023
Finals (2009–present) Season Champions Runners-up Finals score 2009 KCB Lions (4) KPA 2010Co-op Bank (4)KCB Lions2011Co-op Bank (5)KCB Lions2012 Co-op Bank (6) USIU Tigers 2014 KPA (4) Ulinzi Warriors 2015 Ulinzi Warriors (7) USIU Tigers 2016 KPA (5) Co-op Bank 2017 KPA (6) Blades 2018 KPA (7) Ulinzi Warriors 2019 Ulinzi Warriors (8) Nairobi City Thunder 2021–22 KPA (8) Ulinzi Warriors 2023 KPA (9) Equity Dumas 2023–24Nairobi City ThunderKPA2024–25Nairobi City ThunderKPA
Individual awards Most Valuable Player 2021–22: Kennedy Wachira (KPA) 2022-23: Eugene Adera (KPA) 2023–24: Albert Odero (Nairobi City Thunder) Playoffs MVP
2023–24: Griffin Ligare (Nairobi City Thunder)
References
External links Kenya at AfroBasket.com