The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the DBL and PBL.

[3] The league started its inaugural season amidst an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a great number of games had to be played behind locked doors as a result of national lockdowns.

[4] On 11 June 2022, ZZ Leiden were crowned the inaugural BNXT champions.

In the first stage, teams played each other home and away in the national regular season.

The two winners of the national playoffs then played in the BNXT League Final.