Ukrainian Basketball League (Higher League) History
League status
The Higher League is the second-tier professional basketball league in Ukraine. Higher League was established in 1992.
The Higher League sits above the 1 League which effectively forms the third-tier of Ukrainian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 4 teams qualify to the play-offs.
League name history
1992 until now: Higher League 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 2013 |  Since 2013 |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rivne | 2022-23 |
| 1 |  K.Sokoly | 2024-25 |
| 1 |  Prometey | 2023-24 |
| 1 |  Khmelnytskyi | 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Rivne-OSHVSM |  Krivbas Kryvyi Rih 2nd team | Rivne-OSHVSM | |
| 2023-24 |  SC Prometey Kamianske | 106-40 |  Sambir Lyvivska Politehnika | SC Prometey Kamianske |
| 2024-25 | Kharkivski Sokoly | 1-0 |  MBC-Niko Basket Mykolaiv | Kharkivski Sokoly |
| 2025-26 | Khmelnytskyi | 2-0 |  DiDiBao Kamianets-Podilskyi | Khmelnytskyi |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Niko Basket | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K.Sokoly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DiDiBao | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prometey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Khmelnytskyi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sambir | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Krivbas 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khmelnytskyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K.Sokoly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rivne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prometey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sambir | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Niko Basket | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Krivbas 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DiDiBao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Politekhnik-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Niko Basket 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Ukrainian Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Oleksii Adediran | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Danylo Kundyk | 2 | 2023, 2026 |
| Anton Sturov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Dmytro Lykhoy | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Mykyta Bezyma | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Illia Shavharov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Mikita Bibikov | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Yevgen Brechko | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Rodion Kuzmin | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Daniil Yefimov | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
Players with the most Ukrainian titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Mykyta Bezyma | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Illia Shavharov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Rodion Kuzmin | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Maksym Bezyma | 2 | 2025, 2025 |
