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National Basketball League Australia

Logo NBL
Sports League information
League NameNational Basketball League (NBL)
Current season2009 � 10 NBL season
SportBasketball
Founded1979
CommissionerLarry Sengstock
Claim to fame"The pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in the Southern Hemisphere"
Inaugural season1979
No. of teams9
CountryAustralia (8 teams)
New Zealand (1 team)
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent championPerth Wildcats (5th title)
Most championshipsPerth Wildcats (5 titles)
TV partnerChannel Ten (Australia)
Maori TV (New Zealand)
One HD (Australia)
rivusTV (internet)

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The National Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia.

There are currently 9 teams in the league, with teams in Adelaide, Cairns, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, North Shore (New Zealand), Perth, Sydney, Townsville and Wollongong. It has been announced that Sydney Kings will be re-entering the competition at the end of 2010. This comes after a turbulent period, when the league lost teams from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane during 2008 and 2009. A second Melbourne club, the South Dragons, entered the league in season 2006/07, but pulled out after season 2008/09 in which they were premiers. The National Basketball League has also become the first Australasian sporting league to field a team from Asia with the Singapore Slingers playing in the 2006/07, through to the 2007/08 season. The Gold Coast Blaze joined the competition this 2007/08 season.

Most teams have historically featured at least one and usually two American imports; teams are limited to having two non-Australasians on the roster at any one time. Some of these players have moved to Australia permanently and become Australian citizens; a few have even played for the Australian national team (under a rule that allowed one naturalised player to compete for a national team). One former American NBL player, Arne Duncan (of the Eastside Spectres, 1987-'91), went on to be named United States Secretary of Education by Barack Obama. Duncan met his future wife in Tasmania whilst playing for the Spectres.

The league's best years were arguably in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but it has struggled recently and many teams have downsized to smaller venues to cut costs. A number of clubs have folded or ceased to compete in the competition. The previous major sponsor of the NBL was Mitsubishi Motors. Mitsubishi, which left its sponsorship when the ABC ceased televising NBL basketball games left the National Basketball League close to folding.

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Club Founded Years Active City Home Venue Capacity
Adelaide 36ers 1982 1982- Adelaide, South Australia Distinctive Homes Dome 7,800
Cairns Taipans 1999 1999- Cairns, Queensland Cairns Convention Centre 5,300
Gold Coast Blaze 2007 2007- Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre 5,269
Melbourne Tigers 1984 1984- Melbourne, Victoria State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500
New Zealand Breakers 2003 2003- North Shore, Auckland Supercity North Shore Events Centre 4,500
Perth Wildcats 1982 1982- Perth, Western Australia Challenge Stadium 4,500
Sydney Kings 1988 1988 � 2008, 2010- Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 10 500
Townsville Crocodiles 1993 1993- Townsville, Queensland Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257
Wollongong Hawks 1979 1979- Wollongong, New South Wales WIN Entertainment Centre 6,000

Salary cap :
Name Award Inducted
Barry Barnes Coach 1998
Ray Borner Player 2006
Cal Bruton Player 1998
Steve Carfino Player 2004
Wayne Carroll Player 1999
Eddie Crouch Referee 2007
Ian Davies Player 2001
Mark Davis Player 2006
Scott Fisher Player 2007
Al Green Player 1999
Michael Johnson Player 2004
Damian Keogh Player 2000
Brian Kerle Coach 2006
Leroy Loggins Player 2006
Herb McEachin Player 1998
Danny Morseu Player 2002
Bill Palmer Contributor 1998
Darryl Pearce Player 2002
John Raschke Contributor 1998
Larry Sengstock Player 2001
Phil Smyth Player 2000
Malcolm Speed Contributor 2000
Bob Turner Coach 2000
Andrew Vlahov Player 2007

Salary cap :
Team W Season Notes
Perth Wildcats 5 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010
Adelaide 36ers 4 1986, 1998, 1999, 2002
Melbourne Tigers 4 1993, 1997, 2006, 2008
Canberra Cannons 3 1983, 1984, 1988 Became Hunter Pirates in 2003
Sydney Kings 3 2003, 2004, 2005 Temporary cessation between mid 2008 and early 2010.
Brisbane Bullets 3 1985, 1987, 2007 Team withdrew June 2008
St Kilda Saints 2 1979, 1980 Became Westside Saints in 1987
North Melbourne Giants 2 1989, 1994 Merged to form Victoria Titans in 1998
South East Melbourne Magic 2 1992, 1996 Merged to form Victoria Titans in 1998
Launceston Casino City 1 1981 Team folded in 1983
West Adelaide Bearcats 1 1982 Left NBL in 1984, now in ABA
Wollongong Hawks 1 2001
South Dragons 1 2009 Team quit the NBL after 2009 season

Salary cap :
Season Champion Result Runners-Up Notes
1979 St Kilda Saints 94 � 93 Canberra Cannons Single game final used
1980 St Kilda Saints 113 � 88 West Adelaide Bearcats
1981 Launceston Casino City 75 � 54 Nunawading Spectres
1982 West Adelaide Bearcats 80 � 74 Geelong SupercatsGeelong Cats
1983 Canberra Cannons 75 � 73 West Adelaide Bearcats
1984 Canberra Cannons 84 � 82 Brisbane Bullets
1985 Brisbane Bullets 121 � 95 Adelaide 36ers
1986 Adelaide 36ers 2 - 1 Brisbane Bullets Best of three games finals series first used.
1987 Brisbane Bullets 2 - 0 Perth Wildcats
1988 Canberra Cannons 2 - 1 North Melbourne Giants
1989 North Melbourne Giants 2 - 1 Canberra Cannons
1990 Perth Wildcats 2 - 1 Brisbane Bullets
1991 Perth Wildcats 2 - 1 Eastside Melbourne Spectres
1992 South East Melbourne Magic 2 - 1 Melbourne Tigers
1993 Melbourne Tigers 2 - 1 Perth Wildcats
1994 North Melbourne Giants 2 - 0 Adelaide 36ers
1995 Perth Wildcats 2 - 1 North Melbourne Giants
1996 South East Melbourne Magic 2 - 1 Melbourne Tigers
1997 Melbourne Tigers 2 - 1 South East Melbourne Magic
1998 Adelaide 36ers 2 - 0 South East Melbourne Magic
1998-99 Adelaide 36ers 2 - 1 Victoria Titans
1999-00 Perth Wildcats 2 - 0 Victoria Titans
2000-01 Wollongong Hawks 2 - 1 Townsville Crocodiles
2001-02 Adelaide 36ers 2 - 1 West Sydney Razorbacks
2002-03 Sydney Kings 2 - 0 Perth Wildcats
2003-04 Sydney Kings 3 - 2 West Sydney Razorbacks Best of five games finals series first used.
2004-05 Sydney Kings 3 - 0 Wollongong Hawks
2005-06 Melbourne Tigers 3 - 0 Sydney Kings
2006-07 Brisbane Bullets 3 - 1 Melbourne Tigers
2007-08 Melbourne Tigers 3 - 2 Sydney Kings Marked last game of the Sydney Kings before licence was revoked.
2008-09 South Dragons 3 - 2 Melbourne Tigers Marked last game of the NBL before the competition was revamped.
2009-10 Perth Wildcats 2 - 1 Wollongong Hawks Best of three game series used.

All-Star Games by Season :
Year Result (Arena), City MVP
1988 North 127, South 122 (The Glass House), Melbourne, VIC Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets
1989 North 141, South 143 (The Glass House), Melbourne, VIC Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
1990 North 139, World 119 (Perth Entertainment Centre), Perth, WA Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets
1991 North 168, South 154 (The Glass House), Melbourne, VIC Mark Davis, Adelaide 36ers
1992 Australia 149, USA Stars 132 (AIS Arena), Canberra, ACT Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
1993 NBL Stars 124, Australia 119 (Rod Laver Arena), Melbourne, VIC Terry Dozier, Newcastle Falcons
1994 NBL Stars 101, Australia 133 (Sydney Entertainment Centre), Sydney, NSW Tony Ronaldson, South East Melbourne Magic
1995 South Stars 138, North Stars 140 (Clipsal Powerhouse), Adelaide, SA Robert Rose (basketball), Adelaide 36ers
1996 South Stars 132, North Stars 146 (Melbourne Park), Melbourne, VIC Darryl McDonald, North Melbourne Giants
1997 North Stars 151, South Stars 142 (Sydney Entertainment Centre), Sydney, NSW Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets
2003/04 West 126, East 129 (State Netball and Hockey Centre), Melbourne, VIC Ebi Ere, Sydney Kings
2004/05 Aussies 156, World 140 (Townsville Entertainment Centre), Townsville, QLD Brad Newley, Townsville Crocodiles
2005/06 Aussies 151, World 116 (Sydney Entertainment Centre), Sydney, NSW Darryl McDonald, Melbourne Tigers
2006/07 Aussies 133, World 136 (Distinctive Homes Dome), Adelaide, SA Rashad Tucker, Melbourne Tigers
2007/08 Aussies 146, World 141 (State Netball and Hockey Centre), Melbourne, VIC Nathan Jawai, Cairns Taipans

International Basketball

Africa|FIBA Africa - Africa ChampionshipFIBA Africa - Africa Championship
Americas|FIBA Americas - Americas ChampionshipFIBA Americas - Americas Championship
Asia|FIBA Asia - Asian ChampionshipFIBA Asia - Asian Championship
Europe|FIBA Europe - EuroBasketFIBA Europe - EuroBasket
Oceania|FIBA Oceania - Oceania ChampionshipFIBA Oceania - Oceania Championship

Major sports leagues of Australia

Australian Rules * Basketball * Cricket (First Class) * Cricket (Limited Overs) * Cricket (Twenty20) * Football (Soccer) * Motorsport (Touring cars) * Netball * Rugby League * Rugby Union



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