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NBL1 South
NBL1 South is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria (state), Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2019, Basketball Victoria partnered with the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) to create NBL1. NBL1 South was the lone conference in 2019, with NBL1 North, North, NBL1 Central, Central, NBL1 West, West and NBL1 East, East joining over the proceeding three years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 pandemic, the NBL1 South did not have a season in 2020 and only half a season in 2021. History In October 2018, following the demise of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Basketball Victoria announced a new senior elite league to take the reins as Australia's pre-eminent semi-professional basketball league. All Victorian-based SEABL teams joined the new league, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons also joined the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 NBL1 Season
The 2019 NBL1 season was the inaugural season of the NBL1. The season began on 29 March and concluded on 17 August with grand final day for both the men's and women's seasons. The NBL1 in 2019 was a single league and consisted of one conference run by Basketball Victoria. The teams, mostly from Victoria (state), Victoria and Tasmania, would go on to make up the NBL1 South in 2020 NBL1 season, 2020 after the inclusion of multiple new conferences. Background Basketball Victoria introduced a new senior elite league in 2019 called NBL1 after partnering with the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). The former teams from the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) were part of the inaugural NBL1 season, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons joined from the Big V. The 2018 SEABL champions, the Hobart Chargers, chose not to enter the NBL1 in 2019. They were replaced by the Hobart Huskies. Clubs Regular s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBL1 East
NBL1 East, formerly the Waratah League, is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2021, Basketball New South Wales partnered with the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to New South Wales in 2022. NBL1 replaced the former Waratah League to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in New South Wales. As a result, the Waratah League became the east conference of NBL1. The league was previously a member of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) from 2001 to 2008. History In 1991, the New South Wales Premier Division was established. In 2001, the league was rebranded as Waratah League when the league entered the Australian Basketball Association (ABA). In 2021, Basketball New South Wales and the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a States and territories of Australia, state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km2). Victoria's economy is the List of Australian states and territories by gross state product, second-largest among Australian states and is highly diversified, with service sectors predominating. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate climate, temperate coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballarat
Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within months of Victoria separating from the colony of New South Wales in 1851, gold was discovered near Ballarat, sparking the Victorian gold rush. Ballarat subsequently became a thriving boomtown that for a time rivalled Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, in terms of wealth and cultural influence. In 1854, following a period of civil disobedience in Ballarat over gold licenses, local miners launched an armed uprising against government forces. Known as the Eureka Rebellion, it led to the introduction of white male suffrage in Australia, and as such is interpreted as the origin of Australian democracy. The rebellion's symbol, the Eureka Flag, has become a national symbol. Proclaimed a city on 9 September 1870, Ballarat's prosperity, unlik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballarat Miners
Ballarat Miners is a NBL1 South club based in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Ballarat Basketball Association, the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Miners play their home games at Ballarat Sports Events Centre. Men's team history Background The Ballarat Basketball Association Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and then built its own freehold facility in 1969 on the corner of Grevillea Road and Dowling Street in Wendouree to later become known as the Ballarat Minerdome. Backed by a flourishing local basketball program and facilities at the forefront of regional basketball associations, Ballarat lodged an application in 1985 to join the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), with the Miners debuting in the SEABL in 1986. The Dynasty (1987–1996) With Brian Goorjian at the helm, Ballarat won the SEABL South Conference Championship in 1987 in just their se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of NBL1 National Champions
The champion teams of the NBL1 National Finals are determined by grand final championship games at the conclusion of the finals weekend. The men's and women's champion from each NBL1 conference competes at the NBL1 National Finals each year. The conferences include: South, North, Central, West and East. After the inaugural NBL1 season in 2019 consisted of only the South Conference, the 2020 NBL1 season was set to be first season with more than one conference and therefore National participation. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 NBL1 National Finals were cancelled. The inaugural NBL1 National Finals took place in 2022 at the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne. The second annual NBL1 National Finals in 2023 was held at HBF Arena in Perth. The third annual NBL1 National Finals in 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 NBL1 Season
The 2020 NBL1 season was due to be the second season of the NBL1 and the first to consist of multiple conferences and National participation. After consisting of one conference in 2019, the 2020 NBL1 season saw South (Victoria and Tasmania) joined by North (Queensland) and Central (South Australia). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled before it started. Background After a successful first season in 2019, the National Basketball League (NBL) expanded the NBL1 in 2020 by introducing Basketball Victoria's inaugural 2019 league and teams as the new South Conference and partnering with Basketball Queensland and Basketball South Australia to make the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and South Australian Premier League the new North and Central conferences. The season was scheduled to begin on 14 March for the Central Conference, 18 April for the South Conference and 24 April for the North Conference. After conference finals in August, it was scheduled that clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Australia
Basketball Australia (BA), officially registered as BA Limited, is the governing body for basketball in Australia. Established in 1939, BA is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for overseeing basketball at all levels in Australia. Basketball Australia is a member of FIBA and organises international competitions for Australian teams. It also manages the Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra. History Early development Basketball in Australia traces its roots back to the early 20th century. The earliest recorded game happened on 23 February 1897, when a team from the Our Boys Institute would play against a team from the YMCA. It rapidly grew in the following years and became quite popular even for women to play. Victoria was the first state to establish a basketball association in 1931, known as the Victorian Basketball Association (VBA). Formation of a National Body In 1939, the National Federation of Basketball was forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launceston Tornadoes
The Launceston Tornadoes are an Australian basketball team based in Launceston, Tasmania. The Tornadoes compete in the Women's NBL1 South and play their home games at Elphin Sports Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the See Eyecare Launceston Tornadoes. Team history The Launceston Tornadoes Basketball Club Inc was established in 1993. The Tornadoes women's basketball team debuted in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 1994. In their second season, the Tornadoes won the 1995 SEABL championship. They went on to win the 1995 ABA National championship. In 1996, the Tornadoes finished as ABA National runners-up. In 2010 and 2018, the Tornadoes finished as SEABL runners-up. In 2019, following the demise of the SEABL, the Tornadoes joined the NBL1 South NBL1 South is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria (state), Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2019, Basketball Victoria partnere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-West Tasmania Thunder
The North-West Tasmania Thunder are an Australian basketball team based in Ulverstone, Tasmania. The Thunder compete in the Men's NBL1 South and play their home games at the Ulverstone Sports and Leisure Centre. Team history The franchise began in 1986 from the remnants of the Devonport Warriors National Basketball League team. Devonport debuted in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 1986 and missed the playoffs every year under that moniker up until the 1993 season. The North-West Tasmania name debuted in 1994 and the team made the SEABL playoffs for the first time that year under coach Phil Thomas. In 1996, the North West Boag's Originals won the SEABL South Conference championship after defeating the Ballarat Miners in an overtime victory in the South Conference final. The Originals then went on to win the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) quarter-final against Dandenong, the semi-final against Brisbane and then the championship final against Knox. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big V
The Big V is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. History The Big V Conference was established in 2000 and joined the Australian Basketball Association (ABA). The ABA ceased operations following the 2008 season, resulting in the Big V becoming independent. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 season was abandoned mid-season due to the pandemic. As of 2025, the league's premier divisions are Championship Men and Championship Women. The Big V also has Division One and Division Two as well as a number of youth divisions. Current teams Men * Bellarine Storm * Blackburn Vikings * Camberwell Dragons * Hume City Broncos * Keysborough Cougars * McKinnon Cougars *Melbourne University * Pakenham Warriors *RMIT Redbacks The RMIT Redbacks are the sport collective of the Australian research University the RMIT University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), based at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringwood Hawks
Ringwood Hawks is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Ringwood Basketball Association (RBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Ringwood region. The Hawks play their home games at The Rings. Club history Ringwood Basketball Association (RBA) was founded in 1990, with a men's team debuting in the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League (CVIBL) that year followed by a women's team in 1991. In 1999, the men's team won the VBL Division One championship. The Hawks were inaugural members of the Big V Championship Men's division in 2000, with the women's team joining Big V Championship Women in 2003. In 2009 and 2010, the men's team finished as Big V runners-up. In 2012, the men's team won their first Big V championship. After a runner-up finish in 2013, the men went on to win titles in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. For the women, they played in four straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
