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University Basketball League Australia

The University Basketball League Australia (UBL)[1] is a basketball league in Australia run by UniSport. The UBL is the only national university league for any sport in Australia[2] and is the only student-based basketball competition that is supported by Basketball Australia.[3]

University Basketball League Australia
SportBasketball
Founded2019
First season2021
CEOMark Sinderberry[1]
No. of teams14
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Sponsor(s)New Balance
Official websiteUniSport.com.au

Fourteen universities from six states participate in the competition in both men's and women's divisions. The league's inaugural season took place in 2021.

History

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In September 2018, the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a partnership with UniSport Australia to develop a men's and women's national university league.[4][5][6] Twelve months later, UniSport announced that the inaugural University Basketball League season would commence in 2020.[7] The league was endorsed by Basketball Australia.[3] Eight universities were set to compete in the new student-only league,[8][9] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.[10]

The UBL launched in 2021 with seven universities[11][12] and a four-month schedule,[13] but was forced to cancel its finals due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns.[14] The league grew by four universities in 2022, with two more joining in 2023 and one more joining for 2024.[1]

Universities

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As of December 2023, the UBL is affiliated with fourteen universities across six states, with all universities having men's and women's teams.[1]

University City State Joined UBL Championships
Australian Catholic University[2] Melbourne   Victoria 2023 0
Curtin University Perth   Western Australia 2022 0
Federation University Australia Ballarat   Victoria 2022 0
La Trobe University Melbourne   Victoria 2021 W: 2 (2022, 2023)
M: 1 (2024)
RMIT University Melbourne   Victoria 2022 0
University of Adelaide Adelaide   South Australia 2022 0
University of Melbourne Melbourne   Victoria 2021 W: 0
M: 1 (2023)
University of New South Wales Sydney   New South Wales 2024 0
University of Sydney Sydney   New South Wales 2021 W: 1 (2024)
M: 1 (2022)
University of Tasmania[15][16] Hobart/Launceston   Tasmania 2023 0
University of Technology Sydney Sydney   New South Wales 2021 0
University of the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast   Queensland 2021 0
University of Western Australia Perth   Western Australia 2021 0
Victoria University Melbourne   Victoria 2021 0

Sources:[17][18][19][20][21]

Sponsorship

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Naming rights

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "New university announced to join the 2024 University Basketball League Australia". UniSport. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ACU Joins the University Basketball League". Australian Catholic University. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Prentice, Tristan (22 May 2023). "Finding balance: On the UBL's growth and how it's facilitating player and coaching development opportunities". PickAndRoll.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ Uluc, Olgun (27 September 2018). "NBL partners with UniSport to establish University Basketball League". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "University Basketball League First for Australian Sport". NBL.com.au. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (28 September 2018). "UniSport Australia partner with National Basketball to develop new league system". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ O'Kane, Patrick (6 September 2019). "University Basketball League plans announced by UniSport Australia". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Melbourne one of Eight Universities in New University Basketball League". University of Melbourne. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  9. ^ Gillen, Nancy (21 December 2019). "Inaugural University Basketball League to begin in Australia next year". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Coaches looking forward to UBL tip-off". University of Melbourne. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  11. ^ "2021 UBL Founding Universities Announced!". UniSport. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  12. ^ Morgan, Liam (29 March 2021). "UniSport Australia unveils founding teams for inaugural University Basketball League". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  13. ^ Prentice, Tristan (7 April 2023). "Developing league of its own – UBL aims eventually to emulate college basketball". PickAndRoll.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  14. ^ "The 2021 UBL season wraps up following the cancellation of finals". UniSport. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  15. ^ "University enters intervarsity competition for the first time". TasmanianBrowser.com.au. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  16. ^ Lawler, Jarrod (10 March 2023). "Tassie students ready to ball out against the nation's best in UTas first". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  17. ^ "2021 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023.
  18. ^ "2022 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023.
  19. ^ "2023 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Big upsets end the 2023 UBL season with Victorian universities taking home both champion trophies". UniSport. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  21. ^ "HISTORY MADE IN 2024 NEW BALANCE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL SEASON". UniSport. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
  22. ^ "UBL secures naming rights partnership with New Balance and signs Nagravision's Sporfie as a new broadcast partner". UniSport. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024.
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