National Basketball League (Australasia)

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National Basketball League (NBL)
sport basketball
founding year 1979
Teams 8 teams
country AustraliaAustralia Australia New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand 
master Melbourne United
Website nbl.com.au

The National Basketball League ( NBL ) is a professional Australasian basketball league with currently eight teams from Australia (seven teams) and New Zealand (one team). It is by far the strongest basketball league in Oceania and is among the top 20 in the world by international standards. The league was founded in Australia in 1979.

Teams of the 2017/18 season

team city Venues
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide , South Australia Adelaide Arena
Brisbane Bullets Brisbane , Queensland Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center
Brisbane Entertainment Center
Cairns Taipans Cairns , Queensland Cairns Convention Center
Illawarra Hawks Wollongong , New South Wales WIN Entertainment Center
Melbourne United Melbourne , Victoria Hisense Arena
Margaret Court Arena
State Netball and Hockey Center
New Zealand Breakers North Shore , Auckland Vector Arena
North Shore Events Center
Perth Wildcats Perth , Western Australia Perth Arena
Sydney Kings Sydney , New South Wales Qantas Credit Union Arena

NBL champions

The record champions are the Perth Wildcats , who have won the title nine times so far. A defunct franchise from Melbourne was named St. Kilda Saints , North Melbourne Giants and South East Melbourne Magic a total of six NBL champions.

  • 1979: St. Kilda Saints
  • 1980: St. Kilda Saints
  • 1981: Launceston Casino City
  • 1982: West Adelaide Bearcats
  • 1983: Canberra Cannons
  • 1984: Canberra Cannons
  • 1985: Brisbane Bullets
  • 1986: Adelaide 36ers
  • 1987: Brisbane Bullets
  • 1988: Canberra Cannons
  • 1989: North Melbourne Giants
  • 1990: Perth Wildcats
  • 1991: Perth Wildcats
  • 1992: South East Melbourne Magic
  • 1993: Melbourne Tigers
  • 1994: North Melbourne Giants
  • 1995: Perth Wildcats
  • 1996: South East Melbourne Magic
  • 1997: Melbourne Tigers
  • 1998: Adelaide 36ers
  • 1999: Adelaide 36ers
  • 2000: Perth Wildcats
  • 2001: Wollongong Hawks
  • 2002: Adelaide 36ers
  • 2003: Sydney Kings
  • 2004: Sydney Kings
  • 2005: Sydney Kings
  • 2006: Melbourne Tigers
  • 2007: Brisbane Bullets
  • 2008: Melbourne Tigers
  • 2009: South Dragons
  • 2010: Perth Wildcats
  • 2011: New Zealand Brakers
  • 2012: New Zealand Brakers
  • 2013: New Zealand Brakers
  • 2014: Perth Wildcats
  • 2015: New Zealand Breakers
  • 2016: Perth Wildcats
  • 2017: Perth Wildcats
  • 2018: Melbourne United
  • 2019: Perth Wildcats

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