NBL1 East

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NBL1 East
NBL1 East logo.svg
FormerlyPremier Division
1991–2000
Waratah League
2001–2021
SportBasketball
Founded1991
No. of teams12
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)		M: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (4th title) & BA Centre of Excellence (1st title)
W: Sutherland Sharks (3rd title) & Newcastle Hunters (3rd title)
Most titlesM: Sydney Comets (5 titles)
W: Bankstown Bruins (10 titles)
Level on pyramid2
Official websiteNBL1.com.au/East

The 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 and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a partnership to bring NBL1 to New South Wales in 2022, with NBL1 replacing the Waratah League. As a result, the Waratah League became the east conference of NBL1.[1][2] The Waratah League was previously a member of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) from 2001 to 2008.

Current clubs[]

Club City State Arena Joined NBL1 in NBL1

Championships

Most

recent

Albury Wodonga Bandits** Albury New South Wales New South Wales Lauren Jackson Sports Centre 2019 0 N/A
Bankstown Bruins* Sydney New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
Canberra Gunners/* Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory TBC 2022 0 N/A
Central Coast Crusaders* Central Coast New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
Hills Hornets* Sydney New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
Illawarra Hawks* Wollongong New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
* Sydney New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
* Maitland New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
* Sydney New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
Newcastle Falcons* Newcastle New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
* Sydney New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A
* Sydney New South Wales New South Wales TBC 2022 0 N/A

* Teams that transferred from the Waratah League.
** Teams that transferred from the NBL1 South.

List of Champions[]

Premier Division

Year Men Women
1991 Goulburn Bears Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
1992 Sydney Sonics Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
1993 Bankstown Bruins Sutherland Sharks
1994 Parramatta Wildcats Wagga Wolves
1995 ACT Sutherland Sharks
1996 Bankstown Bruins Parramatta Wildcats
1997 Bankstown Bruins Bankstown Bruins
1998 Illawarra Hawks Bankstown Bruins
1999 Illawarra Hawks Bankstown Bruins
2000 Newcastle Hunters ACT Academy

Waratah League

Year Men Women
2001 Illawarra Hawks ACT Academy
2002 Sydney Comets ACT Academy
2003 Sydney Comets Bankstown Bruins
2004 Sydney Comets Bankstown Bruins
2005 Sydney Comets Bankstown Bruins
2006 Sutherland Sharks Bankstown Bruins
2007 Sutherland Sharks Hornsby Spiders
2008 Sutherland Sharks Sydney Comets
2009 Parramatta Wildcats Hornsby Spiders
2010 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Bankstown Bruins
2011 Illawarra Hawks Canberra Nationals
2012 Norths Bears Bankstown Bruins
2013 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Illawarra Kittyhawks
2014 Norths Bears Hornsby Spiders
2015 Sydney Comets Bankstown Bruins
2016 Bankstown Bruins Newcastle Hunters
2017 Norths Bears Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2018 Newcastle Hunters Norths Bears
2019 Central Coast Crusaders Newcastle Hunters
2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Norths Bears
2021[a] BA Centre of Excellence
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles		 Sutherland Sharks
Newcastle Hunters

Source: Waratah League History

Notes[]

  1. ^ Dual winners were announced in 2021 after the season was cancelled due to COVID.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "NBL1 East to tip off in 2022". NBL1.com.au. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "NBL1 East teams unveiled". NBL1.com.au. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "BASKETBALL NSW COMPETITIONS, HIGH-PERFORMANCE & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS UPDATE". bnsw.com.au. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.

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