Ballarat Miners and Rush will play in the newly-formed National Basketball League one competition, after the South East Australian Basketball League folded last year.
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Basketball Australia withdraw its support for the long-running SEABL competition in August.
The NBL1 competition will see 18 clubs across Southern Australia, both men’s and women’s teams, begin the competition on March 29.
It will be played across 15 rounds and a four week finals series with every NBL1 game to be streamed live
NBL chief executive Jeremy Loeliger said this competition would continue to help feed the higher levels.
“NBL1 will strengthen the pathway from the junior levels all the way through to the NBL, lWNBL and ultimately the Boomers and Opals helping develop the next generation of stars,” Loeliger told Basketball Victoria media.
“Importantly it will feature both women’s and men’s teams, and be a league all females and males coming through junior ranks can aspire to play in.”
“Importantly it will feature both women’s and men’s teams, and be a league all females and males coming through junior ranks can aspire to play in.”
Basketball Australia Acting CEO Paul Maley echoed the thoughts of Loeliger.
“This is another great example of Australian basketball working together to generate positive outcomes for the game and grow our great sport, he said.
“The NBL has done an incredible job over the past few years and the naming rights deal with Basketball Victoria will benefit the league from the NBL’s expertise.”
Basketball Victoria league manager Dean Anglin said the clubs would receive benefits not offered before.
“We will give the clubs access to resources that the NBL have that the clubs have never had before. They’ll have technology they’ve never had before to make their club better and promote their clubs. That’s part of the link with the NBL, it’s not just a naming rights partnership.