Established in 2019, it replaced the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (ABL) as the first level competition in the country.

The competition aimed to start "a new era" in Austrian basketball.

The Basketball Superliga was established in the summer of 2019 to replace the Austrian Bundsliga.

Television contracts were signed with Sky Sport and ORF.

In the playoffs, the best eight teams play each other for the national championship in best-of-five series.