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South East Australian Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded1981
First season1981
Ceased2018
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most titlesM: Bendigo Braves (7 conference 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

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The SEABL was established in 1981 as a men's league.[1][2] Separate South and East conferences were introduced in 1986.[1] In 1990, a women's competition was introduced[3] after the SEABL adopted the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC).[4][5] The SEABL was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s.[6][7] In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.[8]

In December 2014, Basketball Australia took over the operations of the SEABL.[3] 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.[9][10][11]

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.[12][13][14]

League championships

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Main article: List of SEABL champions

Men

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Teams Conference Champions Teams League Champions
Year(s) won Year(s) won
Bendigo 7 1988, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016 Mount Gambier 3 2014, 2015, 2017
Dandenong 6 1986, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2017 Geelong 2 1981, 2010
Knox 6 1991, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009 Dandenong 2 1985, 2013
Frankston/Bayside 6 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2009 Hobart 2 2008, 2018
Mount Gambier 6 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Frankston/Bayside 1 1982
Ballarat 5 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001 Melbourne 1 1983
Hobart 5 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008 Chelsea 1 1984
Geelong 5 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 Knox 1 2009
Nunawading 3 1995, 2011, 2014 Nunawading 1 2011
Albury Wodonga 3 2001, 2012, 2015 Albury Wodonga 1 2012
Bulleen 2 1988, 1989 Bendigo 1 2016
NW Tasmania 2 1996, 2004
Newcastle 1 1986
Adelaide 1 1987
NE Melbourne 1 1992
Sydney 1 1993
Broadmeadows 1 1994
Kilsyth 1 1999
AIS 1 2002
Canberra 1 2003

Women

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Teams Conference Champions Teams League Champions
Year(s) won Year(s) won
Dandenong 3 2012, 2015, 2016 Dandenong 8 1990, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Knox 2 2012, 2013 Bendigo 6 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018
Bendigo 2 2013, 2017 Knox 4 1992, 1994, 1996, 2013
Kilsyth 2 2015, 2016 Frankston 3 1993, 1997, 2004
Hobart 1 2014 Kilsyth 3 1998, 2002, 2008
Brisbane 1 2014 Brisbane 2 2009, 2014
Geelong 1 2017 Launceston 1 1995
Ballarat 1 2005
Geelong 1 2017

References

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  1. ^ a b "SEABL Ladders History" (PDF). seabl.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008.
  2. ^ "SEBL Ladders 1981–1993". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "HISTORIC MOVE FOR AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL". Basketball Australia. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "FLASHBACK 99a: NWBL, WBC 1986". botinagy.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rangers a force beyond 25 years". botinagy.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "SEABL – UNIQUELY POSITIONED". seabl.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 December 2002.
  7. ^ "ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards". Basketball Queensland. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. ^ Brehaut, David (6 December 2011). "SEABL; Ballarat double header to launch 2012 season". TheCourier.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. ^ "BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA POSITION ON SEABL". Basketball Australia. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ "BA death knell for SEABL". botinagy.com. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Basketball ACT pathway could be stunted by SEABL shutdown". smh.com.au. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  13. ^ "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent". NBL.com.au. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Basketball Victoria partners with NBL to launch NBL1 league". pickandroll.com.au. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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