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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Inaugural season | 1981 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| Country | Australia |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most titles | M: 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
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] The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s.[4][5] In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.[6]
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.[7][8][9]
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.[10][11][12]
League championships
Men
| 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
| 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
- 1 2 "SEABL Ladders History" (PDF). seabl.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008.
- ↑ "SEBL Ladders 1981–1993". angelfire.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- 1 2 "HISTORIC MOVE FOR AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL". Basketball.net.au. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. 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.
- ↑ "BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA POSITION ON SEABL". australia.basketball. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "BA death knell for SEABL". botinagy.com. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent". NBL.com.au. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ↑ "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.