Revision as of 08:55, 15 May 2008

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 Division 1
Youth Men Division 2
Youth Women Division 2

The 2008 competition is currently underway.

History

The New South Wales State Basketball League allows several domestic basketball associations to participate in representative competition on a home and away basis. The league has undergone several changes over its many years, with divisions being introduced and removed. The most notable of these happened when Division 1 was changed to Premier Division in preparation for a New South Wales based ABA conference, to be named the Waratah League or Waratah Conference. Teams have previously been included from the Australian Capital Territory, in the for of A.C.T. Academy of Sport and the Canberra Nationals. Youth Leagues have tended to be centred around Sydney based clubs, and Division 2, now known as Division 1, has traditionally tended to be more country based. However, an even representation from Country and Sydney based teams is now present.

Current teams for 2008

New South Wales State Basketball League
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

Divison 1 Men

POOL A Ballina Breakers, Coffs Harbour Suns, Grafton Vikings, Lismore Storm, Port Macquarie Dolphins, Tamworth Thunderbolts

POOL B Bathurst Goldminers, Griffith Demons, Moss Vale Magic, Queanbeyan Roadrunners, Shoalhaven Tigers, Wagga Wagga Heat

POOL C Dubbo Rams, Hawkesbury Jets, Newcastle Hunters, Penrith Panthers, Power (Central Coast)

POOL D Central Coast Crusaders, Hornsby Spiders, Illawarra Hawks, Macarthur Heat, Maitland Mustangs, Norths Bears, Springwood Scorchers, Sutherland Sharks

Division 1 Women

POOL A Ballina Breakers, Coffs Harbour Suns, Grafton Vikings, Lismore Storm, Tamworth Thunderbolts

POOL B Dubbo Rams, Goulburn Bears, Newcastle Hunters, Penrith Panthers, Power (Central Coast), Shoalhaven Tigers, Wagga Wagga Blaze

2007 Finals Weekend

The 2007 NSWSBL Finals were held at Sutherland on the weekend of 21st and 22nd July, 2007. The event was shared with the ABA Waratah League finals weekend, of which the NSWSBL 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

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