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South East Australian Basketball League

Basketball league in Australia

Basketball league in Australia

FieldValue
titleSouth East Australian Basketball League
logoSEABL logo.png
sportBasketball
founded1981
inaugural1981
folded2018
countryAustralia
continentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
most_champsM: Bendigo Braves (7 conference titles)
W: Dandenong Rangers (8 titles)

W: Dandenong Rangers (8 titles)

The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was a semi-professional basketball league in Australia comprising both a men's and women's competition. The SEABL began in 1981 and operated for 38 seasons until it was disbanded in 2018. The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) and over the years, the SEABL boasted teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

History

The SEABL was established in 1981 as a men's league. Separate South and East conferences were introduced in 1986. In 1990, a women's competition was introduced after the SEABL adopted the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). The SEABL was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.

In December 2014, Basketball Australia took over the operations of the SEABL. Less than four years later, in August 2018, Basketball Australia disbanded the SEABL after they withdrew its support of the league and denied the proposal of a club-managed league.

In October 2018, Basketball Victoria created a new senior elite league and later in partnership with the National Basketball League (NBL) produced the NBL1 which debuted in 2019.

League championships

Main article: List of SEABL champions

Men

TeamsConference ChampionsTeamsLeague Champions[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]]Year(s) won[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]]Year(s) won
Bendigo71988, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016Mount Gambier32014, 2015, 2017
Dandenong61986, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2017Geelong21981, 2010
Knox61991, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009Dandenong21985, 2013
Frankston/Bayside61992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2009Hobart22008, 2018
Mount Gambier62003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017Frankston/Bayside11982
Ballarat51987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001Melbourne11983
Hobart51997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008Chelsea11984
Geelong51999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010Knox12009
Nunawading31995, 2011, 2014Nunawading12011
Albury Wodonga32001, 2012, 2015Albury Wodonga12012
Bulleen21988, 1989Bendigo12016
NW Tasmania21996, 2004
Newcastle11986
Adelaide11987
NE Melbourne11992
Sydney11993
Broadmeadows11994
Kilsyth11999
AIS12002
Canberra12003

Women

TeamsConference ChampionsTeamsLeague Champions[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]]Year(s) won[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]]Year(s) won
Dandenong32012, 2015, 2016Dandenong81990, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Knox22012, 2013Bendigo61999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018
Bendigo22013, 2017Knox41992, 1994, 1996, 2013
Kilsyth22015, 2016Frankston31993, 1997, 2004
Hobart12014Kilsyth31998, 2002, 2008
Brisbane12014Brisbane22009, 2014
Geelong12017Launceston11995
Ballarat12005
Geelong12017

References

References

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  2. "SEBL Ladders 1981–1993".
  3. (16 December 2014). "HISTORIC MOVE FOR AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL".
  4. (30 July 2017). "FLASHBACK 99a: NWBL, WBC 1986". botinagy.com.
  5. "Rangers a force beyond 25 years". botinagy.com.
  6. "SEABL – UNIQUELY POSITIONED".
  7. (26 November 2008). "ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards". Basketball Queensland.
  8. Brehaut, David. (6 December 2011). "SEABL; Ballarat double header to launch 2012 season". TheCourier.com.au.
  9. (24 August 2018). "BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA POSITION ON SEABL".
  10. (23 August 2018). "BA death knell for SEABL".
  11. (10 September 2018). "Basketball ACT pathway could be stunted by SEABL shutdown".
  12. Ward, Roy. (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au.
  13. (15 February 2019). "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent". NBL.com.au.
  14. (15 February 2019). "Basketball Victoria partners with NBL to launch NBL1 league". pickandroll.com.au.
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