New South Wales State Basketball League

New South Wales State Basketball League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1985
No. of teams	33
Country(ies)	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Div. 1 Men: Penrith Panthers Div. 1 Women: Central Coast Crusaders Div. 2 Men: Illawarra Hawks Youth Men 1: Central Coast Crusaders Youth Women 1: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Youth Men 2: Ryde Bulls
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 6 divisions.

• Division 1 Men
• Division 1 Women
• Division 2 Men
• 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.

2009 teams

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 Hills Hornets,

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)

2009 Finals Weekend

The 2009 NSWSBL Finals were held at Sutherland on the weekend of 8 and 9 August 2009. 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 60 (27)	Macarthur Heat 55 (18)	Tom Dawson Penrith Panthers	Tom Dawson Penrith Panthers
Division 1 Women	Central Coast Crusaders 63 (33)	Coffs Harbour Suns 54 (28)	Hayley Hughes Central Coast Crusaders	Tristian Black Central Coast Crusaders
Division 2 Men	Illawarra Hawks 111 (67)	Wagga Wagga Heat 61 (19)	Brett Bonham Illawarra Hawks	Chris Jackson Illawarra Hawks
Youth Men Division 1	Central Coast Crusaders 63 (24)	Macarthur Heat 48 (21)	Jason Taylor Central Coast Crusaders	Dane Hillman Central Coast Crusaders
Youth Women	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 54 (26)	Bathurst Goldminers 51 (25)	Bianca Penning Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Elise Pitcher Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Youth Men Division 2	Ryde Bulls 76 (26)	Blacktown Storm 60 (34)	Nabbih Mannah Ryde Bulls	Peter Flint Ryde Bulls