Current season, competition or edition: 2017 UBA Pro Basketball League season |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2015 |
Inaugural season | 2015 |
Owner(s) | United Basketball Alliance of India |
CEO | Todd Mack |
Motto | Developing talent within India and providing higher levels of competition |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | India |
Most recent champion(s) |
Mumbai Challengers (2017) |
Most titles | Chennai Slam (2 titles) |
TV partner(s) |
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Official website | www |
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The UBA Pro Basketball League is the first professional men's professional basketball tournament in India organized by United Basketball Alliance of India also known as UBA India. The main aim of the UBA is to promote the sport of basketball at the grassroots level in India by getting professionals teams into the game.
Chennai Slam were crowned inaugural champions of UBA Pro Basketball League by beating Pune Peshwas 81-49 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad.
The UBA Pro Basketball League is structured on a league cum knockout basis with final.
There are currently (in season 2) 8 franchise teams competing in the tournament divided into two divisions: