The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was an Australian semi-professional basketball league. The league comprised both a men's and women's competition and was run by the country's governing body, Basketball Australia. The league was one and the same with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) from its inception in 1981 until 1993. With the inclusion of a North conference from Queensland in 1994, the history of the SEABL and ABA was split from one another for the first time. Over the years, the SEABL boasted teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. The league was disbanded following the 2018 season and was replaced by NBL1.
South East Australian Basketball League
Formerly
South Eastern Basketball League 1981–1987 South East Australian Basketball League 1988–1991 Continental Basketball Association 1992–1993 CBA South/East 1994–1998 ABA South/East 1999–2001 South East Australian Basketball League 2002–2018
The SEABL was first introduced as the South Eastern Basketball League (SEBL) in 1981, with the long-standing South and East conferences later established in 1986.[1] In 1988, the SEBL was renamed the South East Australian Basketball League, and in 1990, a women's competition was introduced.[2] In 1992, the SEABL was renamed the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The early history of the SEABL and what became known as the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) was one in the same between 1981 and 1993, prior to the CBA's introduction of a North conference from Queensland in 1994. By 2001, the ABA had six conferences, and in 2002, the South and East conferences became known as the South East Australian Basketball League again.[3] Season 2008 marked the final year of the long-standing ABA National Finals series, with the ABA ceasing operations in 2009 and leaving the SEABL as an independent league.[4] In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.[5]
After 32 seasons (1986–2017) of South and East conferences, the SEABL merged the two conferences in both the men's and women's competitions in 2018. Following the 2018 season, the SEABL was disbanded in favour of a new Victorian-based competition known as NBL1.[6]
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The South East Australian Basketball League SEABL was an Australian semi professional basketball league The league comprised both a men s and women s competition and was run by the country s governing body Basketball Australia The league was one and the same with the Australian Basketball Association ABA from its inception in 1981 until 1993 With the inclusion of a North conference from Queensland in 1994 the history of the SEABL and ABA was split from one another for the first time Over the years the SEABL boasted teams from Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory The league was disbanded following the 2018 season and was replaced by NBL1 South East Australian Basketball LeagueFormerlySouth Eastern Basketball League1981 1987South East Australian Basketball League1988 1991Continental Basketball Association1992 1993CBA South East1994 1998ABA South East1999 2001South East Australian Basketball League2002 2018SportBasketballFounded1981Inaugural season1981Ceased2018Replaced byNBL1CountryAustraliaMost titlesM Bendigo Braves 7 conference titles W Dandenong Rangers 8 titles Contents 1 History 2 League championships 2 1 Men 2 2 Women 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe SEABL was first introduced as the South Eastern Basketball League SEBL in 1981 with the long standing South and East conferences later established in 1986 1 In 1988 the SEBL was renamed the South East Australian Basketball League and in 1990 a women s competition was introduced 2 In 1992 the SEABL was renamed the Continental Basketball Association CBA The early history of the SEABL and what became known as the Australian Basketball Association ABA was one in the same between 1981 and 1993 prior to the CBA s introduction of a North conference from Queensland in 1994 By 2001 the ABA had six conferences and in 2002 the South and East conferences became known as the South East Australian Basketball League again 3 Season 2008 marked the final year of the long standing ABA National Finals series with the ABA ceasing operations in 2009 and leaving the SEABL as an independent league 4 In 2012 the women s competition was divided into two conferences for the first time 5 After 32 seasons 1986 2017 of South and East conferences the SEABL merged the two conferences in both the men s and women s competitions in 2018 Following the 2018 season the SEABL was disbanded in favour of a new Victorian based competition known as NBL1 6 League championships EditMain article List of SEABL champions Men Edit Teams Conference Champions Teams League Champions Year s won Year s wonBendigo Braves 7 1988 1990 2005 2007 2010 2011 2016 Mount Gambier Pioneers 3 2014 2015 2017Knox Raiders 6 1991 1994 1996 2006 2008 2009 Geelong Supercats 2 1981 2010Frankston Blues 6 1992 1993 1995 1998 2000 2009 Bulleen Boomers 2 1984 1990Mount Gambier Pioneers 6 2003 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Bendigo Braves 2 1988 2016Dandenong Rangers 6 1986 1997 2004 2012 2013 2017 Knox Raiders 2 1991 2009Ballarat Miners 5 1987 1989 1990 1991 2001 Hobart Chargers 2 2008 2018Hobart Chargers 5 1997 1998 2000 2002 2008 Frankston Blues 1 1982Geelong Supercats 5 1999 2005 2006 2007 2010 Melbourne Tigers 1 1983Nunawading Spectres 3 1995 2011 2014 Kilsyth Cobras 1 1985Albury Wodonga Bandits 3 2001 2012 2015 Newcastle Hunters 1 1986Bulleen Boomers 2 1988 1989 Adelaide Buffalos 1 1987North West Tasmania Thunder 2 1996 2004 Ballarat Miners 1 1989Newcastle Hunters 1 1986 Sydney City Comets 1 1992Adelaide Buffalos 1 1987 North East Melbourne Arrows 1 1993North East Melbourne Arrows 1 1992 Nunawading Spectres 1 2011Sydney City Comets 1 1993 Albury Wodonga Bandits 1 2012Broadmeadows Broncos 1 1994 Dandenong Rangers 1 2013Kilsyth Cobras 1 1999AIS BA Centre of Excellence 1 2002Canberra Gunners 1 2003Women Edit Teams Year s wonDandenong Rangers 8 1990 1991 2001 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016Bendigo Braves 6 1999 2000 2003 2006 2007 2018Knox Raiders 4 1992 1994 1996 2013Frankston Blues 3 1993 1997 2004Kilsyth Cobras 3 1998 2002 2008Brisbane Spartans 2 2009 2014Launceston Tornadoes 1 1995Ballarat Rush 1 2005Geelong Supercats 1 2017References Edit SEBL Ladders 1981 1993 angelfire com Retrieved 11 June 2017 HISTORIC MOVE FOR AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL Basketball net au 16 December 2014 Retrieved 11 June 2017 SEABL UNIQUELY POSITIONED seabl com au Archived from the original on 9 December 2002 ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards Basketball Queensland 26 November 2008 Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Brehaut David 6 December 2011 SEABL Ballarat double header to launch 2012 season TheCourier com au Retrieved 13 June 2017 Ward Roy 31 October 2018 Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL SMH com au Retrieved 11 November 2018 External links Edit Australia portal Basketball portalArchived seabl com au website Old website SEABL All Time Award Winners as of 2007 Past MVP award winners BA death knell for 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