Basketball is back in your hands
The most complete and successful basketball management simulator saga is back. International Basketball Manager 26 puts you once again in charge on the bench to prove you are the best basketball manager in the world. Take full control of your team, define your style, and lead your squad to the top.
Manage. Decide. Succeed.
Control every detail of a professional manager’s life: run training sessions, negotiate signings, adjust budgets, and manage the locker room to keep team harmony. Your leadership skills will be the key to reaching glory—or fading into obscurity.
New Feature: National Teams
For the first time in the series, you will be able to manage national teams and compete in international tournaments. Qualify throughout the season to take part in the most prestigious summer championships and represent your country against the best national teams in the world.
More leagues, more teams, more depth
Compete in over 20 international leagues, featuring hundreds of clubs and thousands of players. Make the most of your scouts, discover young prospects, and build a long-term winning project.
Experience matches like a real coach
Choose how to follow each game:
- 2D Mode, to watch plays unfold in real time and react instantly with tactical changes.
- Result Mode, for those who prefer to focus on strategy and post-game analysis. You’ll also be able to intervene at key moments, make decisions under pressure, and change the course of every match.
New leagues for a much deeper experience
All leagues available in previous editions of International Basketball Manager, plus:
Club competitions by country:
- Spanish 3rd Division
- Turkish 2nd Division
- Italian 2nd Division
- Polish 1st Division
- UK 1st Division
- Brazilian 1st Division
- Portuguese 1st Division
Continental club competitions:
- 1st European competition updated to 20 teams with the Play-In added
- 4th European competition
- 2nd South American competition
National team tournaments:
- Qualifiers during the season
- Continental tournaments (Europe, Asia, Africa, and America)
- World Cup
- Olympic Games
Key Features of International Basketball Manager 26
- All competitions, teams, and players updated for the 2025/26 season.
- Ability to manage a national team while still being in charge of a club.
- 116 national teams added.
- Major international competitions added: Continental Tournaments, World Cup, and Olympic Games, with qualification phases played during the season.
- Edit the parameters that matter most to you for competitions, teams, and players with the powerful in-game editor, and share your mods with the entire IBM community.
- Convince U18 players to sign for your team through different actions as you uncover their potential and real interest in joining your project.
- Compete with one of the 357 universities in the United States College League competition.
- New continental club competitions added.