The 2025-26 season is the landmark 10th in B.LEAGUE history, and is the last before the league undergoes major innovation in 2026. 7 Filipino players will serve as Asian Quota imports in the day-one rosters.
It’s all systems go for the B.LEAGUE’s landmark 2025-26 season.
Aside from being the league’s 10th season, this upcoming year marks the last before the B.LEAGUE undergoes a major innovation for 2026, further upping the stakes for the 26 teams in the first division.
Seven Filipino stars are confirmed for the opening-day rosters, continuing the Philippines’ influence in the Asian Quota Player System that the B.LEAGUE introduced during the 2020-21 season.
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RAY PARKS JR. (Osaka Evessa)
Ray Parks Jr. is entering his fifth season in Japan, and second with Osaka. He is the reigning Impressive Asia Player of the Year after averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists last year.
However, Parks Jr.’s playoff streak was snapped last year, as the Evessa missed a wildcard spot with a 29-31 record. Osaka will play in the West Division this season.
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DWIGHT RAMOS (Levanga Hokkaido)
Dwight Ramos is also entering his fifth B.LEAGUE season, and fourth with Hokkaido. Last year saw Ramos at his healthiest, appearing in 53 games which resulted in a career high of 11.5 points, to go along with 2.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists.
Still, Ramos is yet to make the B.LEAGUE playoffs as Hokkaido finished 21-39 last year. This season, the team added Keisei Tominaga and Jahlil Okafor in hopes of making noise in the East standings.
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KIEFER RAVENA (Yokohama B-Corsairs)
Kiefer Ravena is likewise set for his 5th year in Japan, and fourth in the first division as he spent one year in the B2. In his first year with the Yokohama B-Corsairs last year, he averaged 9.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
The B-Corsairs finished 24-36, but picked up a key piece for this season in Seiya Ando, who notably played as an Asian import in the PBA with the Meralco Bolts and is the no. 2 local scorer in B.LEAGUE history with 6,676 points (no. 4 all-time with imports).
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KAI SOTTO (Koshigaya Alphas)
When Kai Sotto takes the floor this season, it will be his fourth in Japan and second with the Koshigaya Alphas.
His 2024-25 campaign was cut short due to knee injury, but Sotto averaged 13.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 26 games, all career-highs. Koshigaya finished 19-41 last year in the team’s first season in the B1 and will look for a stronger push in the East this year.
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AJ EDU (Gunma Crane Thunders)
After his first season with Toyama ended early due to injury, AJ Edu bounced back with a clean bill of health last year, appearing in 59 out of 60 games for the Nagasaki Velca and averaged a solid 5.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.4 blocks, which was no. 2 in the league.
For this season, Edu joins a Gunma team that had a campaign last year, making the playoffs with a 39-21 record.
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JAMIE MALONZO (Kyoto Hannaryz)
Jamie Malonzo is one of two new Filipino standouts in the B1 this year, with the former Ginebra star joining Kyoto Hannaryz.
A former no. 2 pick in the PBA, Malonzo won one Commissioner’s Cup title with Ginebra and now joins a Kyoto team that’s familiar with Filipino fans, as the Hannaryz had Matthew Wright as Asian import for two seasons. Kyoto finished with a 33-27 record last year.
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FRANCIS LOPEZ (FE Nagoya)
Francis Lopez is the only rookie in this year’s batch of Filipino imports in Japan, making the jump straight out of the UAAP.
Lopez helped the UP Fighting Maroons reclaim the UAAP title in Season 87, a hard-fought three-game series against De La Salle. The high-flying guard joins a Nagoya team that finished with an even 30-30 mark last year.
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FORMAT
Each B.LEAGUE team will play 60 regular season games. For the 2025-26 season, the B1 is down to two divisions with 13 teams each: East and West.
The top-2 teams from each division earn a spot in the playoffs. The playoff-field will be complete by four other teams with the next best records, regardless of their division.
All playoff series are best-of-3. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, the higher-ranked team gets homecourt for the series. The Finals will be played on a neutral venue.