NBL1 South

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NBL1 South
NBL1 South logo.svg
SportBasketball
Founded2019
Inaugural season2019
No. of teamsM: 19
W: 19
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)		M: Nunawading Spectres (1st title)
W: (1st title)
Most titlesM: Nunawading Spectres (1 title)
W: (1 title)
Official websiteNBL1.com.au/South

NBL1 South is a NBL1 conference based in South East Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2019, Basketball Victoria partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create NBL1 to replace the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Australia's pre-eminent semi-professional basketball league between 1981 and 2018.[1][2] NBL1 South was the lone conference in 2019, with Queensland and South Australia joining in 2020.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBL1 South did not have a season in 2020 and only half a season in 2021.

History[]

In 2019, the NBL1 had only one conference. With the inclusion of Queensland and South Australia in 2020,[4] the 2019 NBL1 teams formed the new South Conference.[5] Whilst the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence team and the now-defunct Hobart Huskies withdrew ahead of the 2020 season, the Hobart Chargers and Mount Gambier Pioneers joined the conference and kept the number of teams at 18.[6][7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.[8]

On 1 September 2021, the 2021 NBL1 South season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. With a combined 154 men's and women's games that could not be completed, it was decided to abandon the season with no champions and no individual awards.[9]

Current clubs[]

Club City State Arena Joined NBL1 in NBL1

Championships

Most

recent

Ballarat Rush* (Women)
Ballarat Miners* (Men) 		Ballarat Victoria (Australia) Victoria Ballarat Sports Events Centre 2019 0 N/A
Bendigo Braves* Bendigo Victoria (Australia) Victoria Bendigo Stadium 2019 0 N/A
** Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2022 0 N/A
* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria Dandenong Stadium 2019 0 N/A
* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 0 N/A
** Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria Eltham High School 2019 0 N/A
Frankston Blues* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 0 N/A
Geelong Supercats* Geelong Victoria (Australia) Victoria Geelong Arena 2019 0 N/A
Hobart Chargers Hobart Tasmania Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 2020 0 N/A
** Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2022 0 N/A
* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 1 2019; 3 years ago (2019)
Knox Raiders** Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria State Basketball Centre 2019 0 N/A
* (Women) Launceston Tasmania Tasmania Elphin Sports Centre 2019 0 N/A
Melbourne Tigers* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre 2019 0 N/A
Mount Gambier Pioneers*** Mount Gambier South Australia South Australia 2020 0 N/A
North-West Tasmania Thunder* (Men) Ulverstone Tasmania Tasmania 2019 0 N/A
Nunawading Spectres* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 1 2019; 3 years ago (2019)
** Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 0 N/A
Sandringham Sabres* Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 0 N/A
Waverley Falcons** Melbourne Victoria (Australia) Victoria 2019 0 N/A

* Teams that transferred from the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).

** Teams that transferred from the Big V (Victoria).

*** Teams that transferred from the Premier League (South Australia).

Former and defunct teams[]

List of Champions[]

Main article: List of NBL1 South champions
Team Total Titles Men's Women's Notes
Titles Winning Seasons Titles Winning Seasons
Kilsyth Cobras 1 0 1 2019 Won the women's inaugural title in 2019.
Nunawading Spectres 1 1 2019 0 Won the men's inaugural title in 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ Team, The Pick and Roll. "Basketball Victoria partners with NBL to launch NBL1 league". The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 16 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "NBL1 Expands to North and South Conferences | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 16 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "NBL1 To Come To Queensland In 2020 | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  5. ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. ^ Arsenis, Damian. "Hobart Chargers resurrected as they enter NBL1 for 2020". The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ McCallum, Jordan. "Mount Gambier Pioneers to enter NBL1 in 2020". The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ "NBL1 Season Cancelled". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. ^ "NBL1 South season cancelled". NBL1.com.au. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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