Each will play eight games over nine rounds followed by a grand final series that coincides with the BTas gala weekend.

The league starts this weekend with five games.

Basketball Tasmania CEO Chris McCoy said after the excitement of the inaugural season, teams were looking forward to resuming rivalries.

"While we would like to develop a couple more women's teams for next year's competition, the standard in both the men's and women's will be outstanding with the teams featuring the state's best players," McCoy said.

"It is going to be an exciting competition every week with some great basketball."

Reigning men's champions Lauderdale are strengthened with the return of 203-centimetre Matt Young from the US to a balanced line-up that includes grand final MVP Sam Youl and all-star five member Tim Peterson.

LSBL premiers City of Launceston Lions will be looking to improve on their semi-final finish last year with Dylan Warren, Bryan Van Wyk, Josh Murray and Jason Edwards representing an imposing front line that will win most rebound contests. At times, their starting five could all be nudging 200cm.

Launceston Rebels could also prove a handful if they can get Ty Stewart, Joel Beveridge, Lucas Simpson and all-star five member Ray Young all on the floor together.

City of Launceston Rockets enter the league with talented young players Isaak Dale, Caleb Dale, Liam Purser, Troy Schaeche and Jake Kilby keen to broaden their experience.

Last year's grand finalists BTAS High Performance will benefit from improvements to Brady Armstrong, Lochie Boucher, Bailey Boag and Tre Armstrong, although the loss of Kyle Clark to US college St Marys will be difficult to cover.

NWBU premiers Burnie Tigers will feature Mason Bragg, Brad Simpson, Joe Chilcott, Isaac Plant, Jaylen Howard plus ex-Canberra Gunner Jamie Mesman, while SBL premiers Hobart Breakers will be eyeing off grand final weekend courtesy of Tiri Masunda, BJ Radcliffe, Dwayne Radcliffe and Jordan Stanwix.

Last year's ladder leaders and eventual semi-finalists Hobart Phoenix are loaded with SEABL experience and Hobart Moonah have trained enthusiastically under the tutelage of Peter Stanwix.

In the women's competition, last year's grand finalists, BTAS High Performance, will be keen to go one better with Australian under-17 players Taylor Mole and Rebecca Abel, while Hobart Phoenix will have SBL all-star five members Kylie McCauley and Sharna Thompson.

LSBL runners-up City of Launceston have the experience of Alicia Riley, Molly Clark, Jessy Price, Olivia Howard and Brodie Clark and the Hobart Chargers are fielding a development outfit featuring potential SEABL players such as Ellie Collins, Lauren Mills-Norton and Georgia Fagan.

Devonport Warriors have a talented line-up of guards in Emma Russell, Jess Russell and Emma Menzies, finished runners-up in the NWBU and pushed the eventual premiers all the way without an import.

Men's teams: BTAS High Performance, Burnie Tigers, City of Launceston Lions, City of Launceston Rockets, Hobart Breakers, Hobart Moonah, Hobart Phoenix, Lauderdale Grenadiers, Launceston Rebels.

Women's teams: BTAS High Performance, City of Launceston, Devonport, Hobart Chargers Development, Hobart Phoenix.