New South Wales State Basketball League

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

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. In 2009 the NSWSBL currently has 5 divisions.

• Division 1 Men
• Division 1 Women
• Youth Men Division 1
• Youth Women Division 1
• Youth Men Division 2

The 2009 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.

Division 1 Men

POOL A Armidale/UNE Lions, Coffs Harbour Suns, Grafton Vikings, Lismore Storm, Port Macquarie Dolphins, Tamworth Thunderbolts

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

POOL C Bathurst Goldminers, Central Coast Crusaders, Dubbo Rams, Penrith Panthers, Power (Central Coast)

POOL D Glebe Magic, Hawkesbury Jets, Hornsby Spiders, Illawarra Hawks, Macarthur Heat, Maitland Mustangs, Norths Bears, Springwood Scorchers

Division 1 Women

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

POOL C Bathurst Goldminers, Dubbo Rams, Goulburn Bears, Newcastle Hunters, Penrith Panthers, Power (Central Coast), Wagga Wagga Blaze

Youth League Men Division 1

Bankstown Bruins, Central Coast Crusaders, Hills Hornets, Hornsby Spiders, Illawarra Hawks, Macarthur Heat, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Norths Bears, Parramatta Wildcats, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Comets, Sutherland Sharks

Youth League Women

Bathurst Goldminers, Bankstown Bruins, Central Coast Crusaders, Hills Hornets, Hornsby Spiders, Illawarra Hawks, Maitland Mustangs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Norths Bears, Parramatta Wildcats, Penrith Panthers, Power (Central Coast), Sydney Comets,

Youth League Men Division 2

POOL A Bankstown Bruins, Bathurst Goldminers, Blacktown Storm, Hawkesbury Jets, Hornsby Spiders, Liverpool Spartans, Ryde Bulls, Springwood Scorchers

POOL B Central Coast Crusaders, Cessnock Cobras, Grafton Vikings, Maitland Mustangs, Newcastle Hunters, Power 1 (Central Coast), Power 2 (Central Coast)

2008 Finals Weekend

The 2008 NSWSBL Finals were held at Terrigal on the weekend of 9 and 10 August, 2008. 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 71 (33)	Central Coast Crusaders 68 (37)	Adam Simpson Penrith Panthers	Matthew Slack Penrith Panthers
Division 1 Women	Shoalhaven Tigers 79 (41)	Dubbo Rams 51 (21)	Kelly Hannett Shoalhaven Tigers	Razz Muir Shoalhaven Tigers
Division 2 Men	Springwood Scorchers 81 (39)	Port Macquarie Dolphins 78 (32)	Adrian Qumivutia Springwood Scorchers	Nicholas Ferrari Springwood Scorchers
Youth Men Division 1	Bankstown Bruins 95 (42)	Hornsby Spiders 90 (35)	William Lopez Bankstown Bruins	Nemanja Kovacina Bankstown Bruins
Youth Women Division 1	Bathurst Goldminers 73 (33)	Bankstown Bruins 62 (21)	Teagan Burke Bathurst Goldminers	Kellie Osborne Bankstown Bruins
Youth Men Division 2	Bankstown Bruins 107 (51)	Newcastle Hunters 74 (33)	Joshua Alterio Bankstown Bruins	Adam Wells Bankstown Bruins