The Ontario Basketball League (OBL) is a province-wide league run by Ontario Basketball for its member clubs. The league is open to U10 to U19 teams at all levels of play (AAA, AA and A) with an OBL Excellence OBLX stream for elite U13 to U19 teams.

The purpose of the OBL is to provide an inclusive, age- and ability-appropriate, province-wide league structure that provides meaningful competition and promotes safe and stage-appropriate athlete development according to Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) principles.

The OBL season takes place between November and May, depending on age and gender category.

Check the OBL Season Schedule to find your team’s schedule.

OBL is open to all Ontario Basketball member club teams.

Check the list of teams currently registered for OBL.

Note: The list is updated as teams register. The list will be final after the respective registration deadlines.

Your opponents will depend on your team’s level of ability (AAA+, AAA, AA and A). Ontario Basketball strives to divide teams into pools of similar level of ability in order to provide meaningful competition to all teams.

During the registration process, you must indicate your team’s level of ability (AAA+, AAA, AA or A) based on your team’s previous Ontario Cup division and results as well as your assessment of your current team. Ontario Basketball staff will use coaches’ input to divide teams into pools of similar level of ability in order to provide meaningful competition to all teams.

The deadline to register for OBL depends on your team’s age and gender category.

Check the OBL registration deadlines.

U10 to U19

12 games

$2,500 per team for 12 games

7 teams

Teams have to play their first six games in the pool to which they were assigned in order to provide a clear picture of the skill level of each team. A re-ranking will then take place and your team may be moved to a different pool for the remaining weekends.

There are numerous benefits to participating in OBL, including:

• Not-for-profit league managed by sport governing body
• Standardized cost structure
• OABO-certified officials for every game
• Table officials and conveners at every location for every game
• Inclusive model
• Competition divided to cater to varying skill levels
• Games against numerous opponents to broaden competition
• Re-ranking between Weekends 3 and 4 to provide the most relevant competition for remaining games
• Automatically eligible for Ontario Cup Provincial Championships
• Increased opportunity to have accurate ranking for Ontario Cup Provincial Championships
• Less administrative responsibility for coaches and administrators
• Pool Champions will be featured on the OBA website and receive OBL Pool Champions Medals

Coaches can protest OBL games by submitting a copy of the score sheet via email to Anthony Bennett no more than 1 hour after the game has completed. The score sheet must be included in its entirety for the protest to be considered. No additional documentation will be considered to determine the validity of a protest. It will be reviewed on Monday following the weekend of competition.

OBL Excellence (OBLX) is the highest OBL division available for U13 to U19 teams after the re-rank.

U13 to U19

14 teams per age and gender category. They are divided into 2 equitable pools.

OBLX will be determined using initial rankings. The top 14 teams will be placed into two equitable OBLX pools.

OBL teams are eligible for Ontario Cup, hosted in the host city. Its location varies based on age group. You can find Ontario Cup dates and locations here.

OBLX is the required path for teams hoping to participate in Provincial Championships, hosted at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The winner of this tournament will be named Provincial Champion.

Since OBLX is not determined until after 6 OBL games have been played, there are only 2 competition weekends for OBLX teams. The number of games played on a competition weekend varies, as outlined below. Teams play a maximum of 2 games per day.

Weekend 4: 4 games (2 days)
Weekend 5: 2 games (1 day)
*Please note that the number of games on each weekend varies by age group. For full details, see here.

There is no additional cost to participate in OBLX. 

There are numerous benefits to participating in OBLX, including:

• Not-for-profit league managed by sport governing body
• Standardized cost structure
• OABO-certified officials for every game
• Table officials and conveners at every location for every game
• Increased opportunity to have accurate ranking for Ontario Cup Provincial Championships
• The top 8 OBLX teams participate in Provincial Championships
• Opportunity for players to be selected for OBL All-Star Game Showcase
• Less administrative responsibility for coaches and administrators

Registration for the 2022-23 OBL season will be completed through TeamSnap, OBA’s new membership registration system.  Click HERE to register for the upcoming season.

Tuesday September 13, 2022

The deadline to register for OBL depends on your team’s age and gender category.

Check the OBL registration deadlines.

Ontario Basketball will create divisions for as many teams as possible, but there may be situations where divisions are too small and/or not competitive. In such cases, the division may not be played and full refunds will be provided.

OBL Schedules & Results section

Note: OBL schedules will be released two weeks prior to the competition weekend.  In the meantime, check out the confirmed OBL Competition Weekend Schedule.

After Weekend 3 for U10 to U19 Girls and U10 to U14 Boys, a re-ranking will take place based on the results of the first three weekends, and teams may be moved to a new pool for Weekends 4 and 5.

After Weekend 2 for U15 to U19 Boys, a re-ranking will take place based on the results of the first two weekends, and teams may be moved to a new pool for Weekends 3 and 4.

For U10 to U19 Girls and U10 to U14 Boys, the schedule for Weekends 4 and 5 will be released in the OBL Schedules & Results section after the re-ranking that follows Weekend 3, because teams may be moved to a new pool for the last two weekends.

For U15 to U19 Boys, the schedule for Weekends 3 and 4 will be released in the OBL Schedules & Results section after the re-ranking that follows Weekend 2, because teams may be moved to a new pool for the last two weekends.

All OBL games take place on Saturdays and Sundays. There are no games on Fridays or any other weekday evenings.

Games are played at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.,* and teams play a maximum of 2 games per day.

*On Saturdays only for U13 teams and higher

U10 to U19 Girls and U10 to U14 Boys teams play 2 games for 4 weekends and 4 games for one weekend (either Weekend 4 or 5).

U15 to U19 Boys teams alternate between playing 2 games and 4 games over 4 weekends.

Teams play a maximum of 2 games per day.

OBL games take place across the province, with the majority of games taking place in the GTA and surrounding area.

Check out the list of confirmed OBL facilities.

Note: The list above is not a complete list. Additional facilities will be added as they are confirmed.

Teams that join the league are committing to all competition weekends and games. Teams will be fined $300 for not showing up to a scheduled game to cover the costs incurred.

OBL competition weekends have been available for months in advance of the season and teams are expected to attend all scheduled games. Games will be rescheduled only in extreme circumstances.

Rescheduled games will be permitted if the two teams agree to reschedule, however, this can only be done with approval from Ontario Basketball.

Contact Rohan Prasaud regarding any rescheduling requests.

Most games are centralized in the GTA and surrounding area in an effort to accommodate teams from across the province.

If you would like to play OBL games in your city, contact Rohan Prasaud to discuss the potential of becoming an official OBL host.

OBL games are scheduled at centralized locations across the province in an effort to accommodate all teams, which may at times result in teams from the same geographical region playing each other in a centralized location.

If you would like to play OBL games in your city, contact Rohan Prasaud to discuss the potential of becoming an official OBL host

OBL Schedules & Results section

Ontario Basketball relies on OBL hosts to report scores at the end of each weekend, and sometimes this information is not submitted in a timely manner.

Coaches may contact Rohan Prasaud if they have a score for a game that their team played that needs to be updated on the website.

Contact Rohan Prasaud to discuss becoming an official OBL host.

Many of Ontario Basketball’s member clubs use OBL games as a fundraiser for their teams. OBA pays OBL hosts to cover the costs of a convener and table officials, and hosts can sell concessions to earn additional revenue.

Being an OBL host builds capacity within clubs by developing table officials, conveners, administrators and other volunteers, which can prepare clubs to host other tournaments, including Ontario Cup. (Learn more about hosting Ontario Cup.)

Hosting OBL games also allows hosts to ensure that their teams are not traveling far from home on specific weekends.

If you are interested in hosting OBL games, please contact Rohan Prasaud to become an official OBL host.

All teams competing in OBL are automatically eligible for the Ontario Cup Provincial Championships.

No. All OBL teams are eligible for the Ontario Cup Provincial Championships, but OBL participation is not mandatory to compete in Ontario Cup.

The OBL All-Star Game Showcase is an annual event that brings together top OBL athletes to highlight the top talent in the league and province.

Age categories with OBLX: Each team in OBLX nominates a player (or players) from their team.

Age categories without OBLX: Selection for the OBL All-Star Game Showcase prioritizes athletes from teams that finish in Division 1 in their respective age group final rankings for Ontario Cup and/or have been in Pool A at any point during the OBL season. Each team that meet these criteria nominates a player (or players) from their team.

Age categories with OBLX: Coaches of the top two teams in OBLX are invited to coach an all-star team for their age category.

Age categories without OBLX: Coaches of the top two teams in Pool A are invited to coach an all-star team for their age category.

Check out the OBL All-Star Game Showcase section to find out when the showcase is taking place this year.

HoopDome (75 Carl Hall Rd #17, Toronto, ON M3K 2B9)

Photo and video submission is completed one of two ways. Either photos/videos are shared with abennett@basketball.on.ca through email or through shared cloud storage (Google Drive, etc.), or on Instagram use the hashtag #OwnTheCourt. If you are using the latter method, please DM us (@OBABBALL) to let us know of your post, as individual posts can sometimes be difficult to locate.

• Select photos will be shared on social media. Some will be selected for future OBL communications, such as Instagram posts. There will also be a Photos of the Month feature on Instagram.
• Videos of excellent highlights will be shared on Instagram. All good quality videos will be shared through the OBL’s Highlights of the Month video, posted within a week of month’s end.

• Player of the Week nominations are accepted until Wednesday at 12:00 following the previous weekend’s games. They are also accepted through the Anthony Bennett (abennett@basketball.on.ca). To be qualified, nominations must consist of the following:

1. The athlete played OBL games in the previous weekend
2. The submission includes at least 3 reasons for the nomination. Reasons can be statistical or otherwise (great leader, helps teammates, volunteers, straight A student, etc.)
3. A high quality image (headshots preferred) of the athlete
4. The athlete’s mailing address

• POTW’s will be mailed an OBL prize pack

• The OBL committee (comprised of all OBL staff) considers each application before ultimately choosing a maximum of 4 winners per week.
• All applicants are notified of the results of the award selection, regardless of if they are selected
• The Player of the Week graphic is posted to Instagram and Twitter by Friday of the week following the OBL weekend.

No, the award will only be granted to each athlete once per season.

Matt Singleton
Manager, Business Development & Partnerships
416-477-8075 ext. 217

For questions about OBL schedules and results or the OBL All-Star Showcase, contact Kaelan Shipley or Anthony Bennett.

For questions about Ontario Basketball League (OBL) Media or Communications, contact Anthony Bennett.

For questions about hosting OBL weekends, OBL All-Star Showcase, or other questions, contact Rohan Prasaud.