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. Separate South and East conferences were introduced in 1986. In 1990, a women's competition was introduced after the SEABL adopted the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). The SEABL was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s, with the ABA dissolving following the 2008 season. In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.
In December 2014, Basketball Australia took over the operations of the SEABL. 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.
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.
League championships
Men Teams Conference Champions Teams League Champions Year(s) won Year(s) wonBendigo71988, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016Mount Gambier32014, 2015, 2017Dandenong61986, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2017Geelong21981, 2010Knox61991, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009Dandenong21985, 2013Frankston/Bayside61992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2009Hobart22008, 2018Mount Gambier62003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017Frankston/Bayside11982Ballarat51987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001Melbourne11983Hobart51997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008Chelsea11984Geelong51999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010Knox12009Nunawading31995, 2011, 2014Nunawading12011Albury Wodonga32001, 2012, 2015Albury Wodonga12012Bulleen21988, 1989Bendigo12016NW Tasmania21996, 2004 Newcastle11986 Adelaide11987 NE Melbourne11992 Sydney11993 Broadmeadows11994 Kilsyth11999 Australian Institute of Sport12002 Canberra12003
Women Teams Conference Champions Teams League Champions Year(s) won Year(s) wonDandenong32012, 2015, 2016Dandenong81990, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016Knox22012, 2013Bendigo61999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018Bendigo22013, 2017Knox41992, 1994, 1996, 2013Kilsyth22015, 2016Frankston31993, 1997, 2004Hobart12014Kilsyth31998, 2002, 2008Brisbane12014Brisbane22009, 2014Geelong12017Launceston11995 Ballarat12005 Geelong12017
References
External links
Archived seabl.com.au website Old website SEABL All-Time Award Winners (as of 2007) 2003 SEABL MVPs