Nepal Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2019 Nepal Basketball League season | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| First season | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Most recent champion(s) | The Times International Club (1st title) (2019) |
| Most titles | Golden Gate International Club The Times International Club (1 title) |
| Current season, competition or edition: 2019 Nepal Basketball League season | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| First season | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Most recent champion(s) | Nepal Police Club (1st title) (2019) |
| Most titles | Nepal Police Club (1 title) |
The Nepal Basketball League (नेपाल बास्केटबल लिग), also known as Kwiks Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball league in Nepal, comprising 10 men's teams and 4 women's teams.[1]
The league was founded in 2018 and held its first season in the same year.[1] The league also introduced the Women's Nepal Basketball League from its second season in 2019.[2]
Teams
Current Nepal Basketball League teams
| Team | Court | First season | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budhanilkantha Municipality Basketball Club | Golfutar Basketball Court | 2018 | Budanilkantha |
| Golden Gate International Club | Golden Gate International College | 2018 | Kathmandu |
| Kirtipur Basketball Club | Naya Bazaar Club | 2018 | Kirtipur |
| Nepal Police Club | National Police Academy | 2019 | Kathmandu |
| Royal Basketball Club | Royal Basketball Academy | 2019 | Lalitpur |
| South Siders Basketball Club | St Xavier's College | 2018 | Kathmandu |
| The Times International Club | The Times International College | 2019 | Kathmandu |
| Tribhuwan Army Club | Army Officer's Club | 2018 | Kathmandu |
| Hounds Academy | Surya Futsal | 2023 | Kathmandu |
| Rasagya Nets | Bhangal Basketball Court | 2023 | Budhanilkantha |
Current Women's Nepal Basketball League teams
| Team | First season |
|---|---|
| Iso Kite | 2019 |
| Nepal Police Club | 2019 |
| Saipal Academy | 2019 |
| Samriddhi Gorillas | 2019 |
Former teams
| Team | Court | Duration | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishal Milan Kendra | Bishal Milan Kendra | 2018 | Kathmandu |
| Himalayan Hounds | Shankar Dev Campus | 2018 | Kathmandu |
| Xavier International College | Xavier International College | 2018 | Kathmandu |
Summary
| Season | Nepal Basketball League | Women's Nepal Basketball League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Champion | Score | Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Golden Gate International College | 97–96 | Nepal Army Club | — | ||
| 2019 | The Times International Club | 88–71 | Nepal Army Club | Nepal Police Club | 65–52 | Samriddhi Gorillas |
Titles by club
Nepal Basketball League
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gate International Club | 1 (2018) | — | — |
| The Times International Club | 1 (2019) | — | — |
| Nepal Army Club | — | 2 (2018, 2019) | — |
| Bishal Milan Kendra | — | — | 1 (2018) |
| Nepal Police Club | — | — | 1 (2019) |
Women's Nepal Basketball League
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal Police Club | 1 (2019) | — |
| Samriddhi Gorillas | — | 1 (2019) |
See also
References
- ^ a b "KWIKS Basketball league to kick off from February 17". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Nepal\'s first ever women\'s basketball league from Saturday". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.