History Of DBL

DBL began in Surabaya in 2004. This league was intentional as a simple high school league, but held the right way. There should be no professional or semipro players, there should be no sponsorship of cigarettes, alcohol and energy drinks. Players must be student athlete. Their performance in the classroom is as important - or even more important - than their performance on the basketball court.
Total 96 teams joined in this first season, from various cities in East Java province. Since its opening match, many people are aware that something special was going on. DBL's first game is tough and emotional. SMAN 20 Surabaya girls team defeated St. Stanislaus High School 2 Surabaya. Sad and happy tears visible around the field, watched by about 1,000 spectators.
Since then, more and more enthusiasts to come watch. In the final round, more than 5,000 people came to watch (record basketball crowd ever in East Java at the time). And they were entertained by the emotional and dramatic games. SMAN 2 Surabaya to win men's, after forcing extra-time through the course of desperation shot from beyond the three-point lineDBL helped to successful first season of this league to grow significantly. More and more teams to join, the more viewers are watching. In fact, so many teams that want to appear, DBL run out of capacity to receive it. Therefore, the new participants must appear first in the qualifying round, with each other to eliminate the main round.
The more years, the standards organization also continues to increase. The new rules introduced to make the presentation better match. Teams and spectators continue to be forced to follow the rules are more stringent.
In 2007, DBL organized games as well - or maybe better - than professional matches and international. More than 55 thousand spectators witnessed the DBL in 2007, nearly four times more than 2004. A total of 220 teams competed in 2007, more than twice the number of participants 2004.
Foreshadowed the success of 2007, that it was time for DBL to develop wings.DBL has established itself as the greatest basketball league in Indonesia in 2008. After four successful seasons in Surabaya, DBL grown to ten cities in ten provinces.
To meet the demands of the number of participants, in East Java DBL is divided into two regions. North at Surabaya, Malang South. Nine other new cities spread across nine provinces, the five islands in Indonesia.
As in Surabaya, DBL was warmly received in other provinces. DBL able to break the record for most participants and spectators in a new city. For example, in the cultural city of Yogyakarta, more than 16 500 people watched the DBL in just six days. Figures that had not been achieved for a basketball event.
Along with the expansion of territory, DBL also made history by two international collaborations. The first is a long-term cooperation with the most prestigious basketball league in the world of NBA. Each year, the NBA will send players and coaches to assist the development of the players and coaches top DBL.
NBA's first official event was held in Surabaya in Indonesia, 23-24 August 2008. Star is Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers top scorer.
The second is the international collaboration with the government of Australia. On October 2008, DBL sent All-Star first team (boys and girls) to Perth, to learn and play against youth teams of choice Western Australia.
As a complement, in 2008, DBL also opened its new basketball building, DBL Arena. The building was constructed in just seven months. One of the best buildings in Indonesia had a capacity of 5,000 spectatorsEXPANSION DBL increasingly expanded in 2009, spread to 16 cities in 15 provinces in Indonesia. Jayapura, Bandar Lampung, Samarinda, Denpasar, and Bandung are five additional cities visited by DBL. In 2009, the junior competition in Surabaya and surrounding areas for the first time also separated from the high school competition, named DBL Junior.
In 2009, more than 400 thousand people watched the whole game DBL. In addition to the number of spectators was fantastic, DBL 2009 was also accompanied by brilliant achievements. DBL son team All-Star 2009 Indonesia managed to score a great victory, the team beat Western Australia by a score of 68-66 at Perry Lakes thin Stadium, Perth. This is the first victory in the history of basketball Indonesia in Australia.
International cooperation with the NBA also continue braided. DBL best players gathered in 2009 to follow Indonesia Surabaya Development Camp organized by the DBL and the NBA. Sacramento Kings star Kevin Martin came to train them.
NBA assistant coach Neal Meyer (LA Clippers) and Joe Prunty (Portland Trail Blazers) are also present train. The event was held for three days, August 16 to 18, in DBL Arena, Surabaya.AT the end of 2009, DBL make big decisions that are considered important for the future. When launching DBL 2010, it was announced that the name of the previous DBL stands for "DetEksi Basketball League," changed to "Basketball Development League."
The evolution of the name was an important step to develop competition in the future. The new name was felt to illustrate everything DBL's mission to be achieved. Which is developing the concept of student athlete, which not only emphasizes the development of basketball, but also personal growth and professionalism of the young players involved in it.
In addition, the new name would also simplify DBL steps to establish international cooperation with more countries.