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Wikipedia - NBL1 South
NBL1 South is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2019, Basketball Victoria partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create NBL1. NBL1 South was the lone conference in 2019, with North, Central, West and East joining over the proceeding three years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBL1 South did not have a season in 2020 and only half a season in 2021.
History
In October 2018, following the demise of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Basketball Victoria announced a new senior elite league to take the reins as Australia's pre-eminent semi-professional basketball league. All Victorian-based SEABL teams joined the new league, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons also joined the league from the Big V. The North-West Tasmania Thunder men and Launceston Tornadoes women also kept their place, as did Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence teams. In February 2019, the league was named NBL1 after Basketball Victoria partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL).
The NBL1 in 2019 was a single league and consisted of one conference. After a successful first season, the NBL expanded the NBL1 in 2020 by introducing Basketball Victoria's inaugural 2019 league and teams as the new South Conference and partnering with Basketball Queensland and Basketball South Australia to make the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and South Australian Premier League the new North and Central conferences. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled for all three conferences.
On 1 September 2021, the 2021 NBL1 South season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. With a combined 154 men's and women's games that could not be completed, it was decided to abandon the season with no champions and no individual awards.
NBL1, tidligere kendt som den australske Basketball League, er den øverste basketballliga for mænd i Australien. Ligaen består af otte hold opdelt i to konferencer: Nord og Syd. Hvert hold spiller 28 kampe i den regulære sæson, og de fire bedste hold fra hver konference avancerer til slutspillet.
Sydkonferencen består af Adelaide 36ers, Melbourne United, New Zealand Breakers, Perth Wildcats, Sydney Kings og Tasmania JackJumpers.
Her er en oversigt over holdene i Sydkonferencen:
* Adelaide 36ers: Adelaide 36ers er et af de mest succesrige hold i NBL-historien og har vundet fire mesterskaber. De er kendt for deres stærke forsvar og hurtige tempo.
* Melbourne United: Melbourne United er et andet stærkt hold i Sydkonferencen og har vundet to mesterskaber. De har en talentfuld gruppe af spillere og er altid en trussel til at vinde titlen.
* New Zealand Breakers: New Zealand Breakers er det eneste hold i NBL fra uden for Australien. De har vundet fire mesterskaber og er altid et konkurrencedygtigt hold.
* Perth Wildcats: Perth Wildcats er det mest succesrige hold i NBL-historien med ni mesterskaber. De er kendt for deres fysiske spil og stærke hjemmebanefordel.
* Sydney Kings: Sydney Kings er et af de nyeste hold i NBL, men de har hurtigt etableret sig som et konkurrencedygtigt hold. De har vundet et mesterskab og har en lovende gruppe af unge spillere.
* Tasmania JackJumpers: Tasmania JackJumpers er et nyt hold i NBL, der er blevet tilføjet til ligaen i sæsonen 2021/22. De er baseret i Hobart, Tasmanien, og er det første hold fra staten i NBL.