New South Wales State Basketball League

New South Wales State Basketball League

National Basketball League Logo (2004 - Present)
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1985
No. of teams	33
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Div. 1 Men: Penrith Panthers Div. 1 Women: Shoalhaven Tigers Youth Men 1: Sydney Comets Youth Women 1: Sydney Comets Youth Men 2: Hornsby Spiders Youth Women 2: Hornsby Spiders
Official website	www.nswbasketball.net.au

The New South Wales State Basketball League is a semi-professional basketball league run by Basketball NSW. It is the third tier level of basketball in New South Wales behind the NBL, WNBL and ABA. Six divisions were played in the 2007 NSWSBL season.

Division 1 Men
Division 1 Women
Youth Men Division 1
Youth Women Divison 1
Youth Men Division 2
Youth Women Divison 2

Current Teams

Club	Open Men/Women 2007	City/Town	Home Venue	Youth Men/Women 2007
Bankstown Bruins	Nil	Bankstown, New South Wales	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	YM Div. 1 YW Div. 1
Bathurst Goldminers	Div.1 Men Div. 1 Women	Bathurst, New South Wales	Bathurst Basketball Stadium	Nil
Central Coast Crusaders	Div. 1 Men	Gosford, New South Wales	Central Coast Youth Club and Bridgecoast Stadium	YM Div. 1 YW Div. 2
Coffs Harbour Suns	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	Sportz Central	Nil
Dubbo Rams	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Dubbo, New South Wales	Dubbo Sportsworld	Nil
Glebe Magic	Nil	Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales	Glebe PCYC	YM Div. 2
Goulburn Bears	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Goulburn, New South Wales	Goulburn Basketball Stadium	Nil
Grafton Vikings	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Grafton, New South Wales	Grafton Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre	YM Div. 2
Hawkesbury Jets	Div. 1 Men	Windsor, Sydney, New South Wales	Hawkesbury Indoor Stadium
Hills Hornets	Nil	Castle Hill, Sydney, New South Wales	Hills Basketball Stadium	YM Div. 1
Hornsby Spiders	Div. 1 Men	Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales	"The Brickpit" Dartford Road Indoor Stadium	YM Div. 2 YW Div. 2
Illawarra Hawks	Div. 1 Men	Wollongong, New South Wales	"The Snakepit" Beaton Park Basketball Stadium	YW Div. 1
Lismore Storm	Div. 1 Men	Lismore, New South Wales	Lismore
Liverpool Spartans	Nil	Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales	Whitlam Leisure Centre	YM Div. 2
Macarthur Heat	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Minto/Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales	Minto Indoor Sports Centre	YM Div. 2
Maitland Mustangs	Nil	Maitland, New South Wales	Maitland Federation Centre	YM Div. 2 YW Div. 2
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Nil	Manly, Sydney, New South Wales	Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre	YM Div. 1 YW Div. 2
Moss Vale Magic	Div. 1 Men	Moss Vale, New South Wales	Moss Vale Basketball Stadium	Nil
Newcastle Hunters	Nil	Newcastle, New South Wales	Newcastle Basketball Stadium	YM Div. 1
Norths Bears	Div. 1 Men	North Sydney, New South Wales	North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre	YM Div. 1
Paramatta Wildcats	Nil	Paramatta, Sydney, New South Wales	Auburn Basketball Centre	YM Div. 1 YM Div. 1
Penrith Panthers	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales	Penrith Basketball Stadium	YM Div. 1 YM Div. 1
Port Macquarie Dolphins	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Port Macquarie, New South Wales	Port Macquarie Indoor Sports Stadium	Nil
Power	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Gosford, New South Wales	Central Coast Youth Club	YM Div. 2
Queanbeyan Yowies	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Queanbeyan, New South Wales	Queanbeyan Indoor Sports Stadium	Nil
Springwood Scorchers	Div. 1 Men	Springwood, New South Wales	Blaxland High School Sports Centre	YM Div. 2
Shoalhaven Tigers	Div. 1 Women	Bomaderry/Nowra, New South Wales	Tigers Den Shoalhaven Basketball Stadium	Nil
Sutherland Sharks	Div. 1 Men	Sutherland, New South Wales	Sutherland Basketball Stadium Waratah Park	YM Div. 1 YW Div. 1
Sydney Comets	Nil	Alexandria, New South Wales	Alexandria Basketball Stadium	YM Div. 1 YW Div. 1
Tamworth Thunderbolts	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Tamworth, New South Wales	Tamworth Thunderdome & McCarthy Catholic College	Nil
Taree Tornadoes	Div. 1 Men	Taree, New South Wales	Taree
Wagga Wagga Heat Wagga Wagga Blaze	Div. 1 Men Div. 1 Women	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales	Bolton Park Sports Complex

2007 Finals Weekend

The 2007 NSWSBL Finals were held at Sutherland on the weekend of 21st amd 22nd July, 2007. The event was shared with the Waratah ABA finals weekend, of which the NSWABL is a feeder league.

Division	Champion Score	Runner-Up Score	Final MVP Team	Defensive Player of the Final Team
Division 1 Men	Penrith Panthers 94 (46)	Grafton Vikings 68 (37)	Adam Simpson Penrith Panthers	Sean Murphy Grafton Vikings
Division 1 Women	Shoalhaven Tigers 111 (53)	Coffs Harbour Suns 56 (25)	Kerrianne Floyd Shoalhaven Tigers	Simone Gibbs Shoalhaven Tigers
Youth Men Division 1	Sydney Comets 82 (37)	Norths Bears 79 (32)	Michael Lazaris Sydney Comets	Johnny Jovine Sydney Comets
Youth Women Division 1	Sydney Comets 82 (37)	Sutherland Sharks 56 (21)	Sally Potocki Sydney Comets	Sally Potocki Sydney Comets
Youth Men Division 2	Hornsby Spiders 72 (44)	Macarthur Heat 63 (21)	Randall Fulton-Boote Hornsby Spiders	David Natrass Macarthur Heat
Youth Women Division 2	Hornsby Spiders 61 (26)	Central Coast Crusaders 54 (29)	Carly Boag Hornsby Spiders	Sheraton Flood Hornsby Spiders