bj league
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The bj league was Japan's first professional basketball league, operating independently from the traditional corporate-backed system before eventually merging into the B.League.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basketball Japan League | 1 |
| National Basketball League (Japan) | 1 |
| bj League Finals | 1 |
| bj league 2008–09 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
professional basketball league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | bj ⓘ |
| aimedTo | professionalize Japanese basketball ⓘ |
| allowedForeignPlayersPerTeam | multiple with restrictions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
bj league
ⓘ
surface form:
Basketball Japan League
|
| championshipGameName |
bj league
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
bj League Finals
|
| coexistedWith |
Japan Basketball League
ⓘ
bj league self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Basketball League (Japan)
|
| competitionFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| confederation | FIBA Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2016 ⓘ |
| fanEngagementMethods |
cheerleading squads
ⓘ
in-arena entertainment ⓘ |
| featuredGender | men ⓘ |
| finalSeason | 2015–16 ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 2005–06 ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of team representatives ⓘ |
| governingBody |
B.League
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Professional Basketball League
|
| hadAllStarGame | yes ⓘ |
| hadConference |
Eastern Conference
ⓘ
Western Conference ⓘ |
| hadImportPlayerSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hadPromotionRelegation | no ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| introducedPlayoffs | 2005–06 season ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | top tier ⓘ |
| legacy |
expanded professional basketball markets in regional Japanese cities
ⓘ
precursor to unified B.League system ⓘ |
| mergedInto | B.League ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first fully professional basketball league in Japan
ⓘ
operated outside traditional corporate team structure ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 24 ⓘ |
| operatedIndependentlyFrom |
Japan Basketball Association system
ⓘ
corporate-backed company teams ⓘ |
| organisedAs | independent professional league ⓘ |
| playedUnderRules | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | single-elimination tournament in later rounds ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | unification of Japanese professional basketball leagues ⓘ |
| replacedBy | B.League ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | autumn to spring ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage |
cable and satellite sports channels
ⓘ
regional broadcasters ⓘ |
| ticketRevenueModel | club-based professional model ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basketball Japan League
this entity surface form:
bj League Finals
this entity surface form:
National Basketball League (Japan)
this entity surface form:
bj league 2008–09