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Carlton Cup
Carlton Cup is the premier professional Basketball Championship in Sri Lanka.There is also a 2nd tier in this premier Championship which is Carlton Cup 'B' Division Championship.

History
The Championship's inaugural season was played in 2009 at the Police Park Basketball Courts.The season showed great success and later was one of the most awaited events in Sri Lanka.The League's main sponsors are the Hambantota Sports Club and Tharunyata Hetak Youth Foundation.

The Competition
The 1st tier Tournament which is the 'Division 1' Championship Kicks off with the Regular Season. Which later on gets in to the Super 8 Premier Championship,which will be played between the top 8 teams which finishes in the regular season. Basically 15 teams will play in the regular season. And in the 2nd tier there are league matches and will later on get to the knockouts of the tournament.

Current Clubs
Teams in the 1st Tier (Division 1) Teams in 2nd Tier differs each year but Royal BC and Buffaloes are the highlighted contenders each year.