The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was a semi-professional basketball league in Australia comprising both a men's and women's competition. The SEABL began in 1981 and operated for 38 seasons until it was disbanded in 2018. The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) and over the years, the SEABL boasted teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

History

The SEABL was established in 1981 as a men's league. Separate South and East conferences were introduced in 1986. In 1990, a women's competition was introduced. The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.

In December 2014, Basketball Australia took over the operations of the SEABL. Less than four years later, in August 2018, Basketball Australia disbanded the SEABL after they withdrew its support of the league and denied the proposal of a club-managed league.

In October 2018, Basketball Victoria created a new senior elite league and later in partnership with the National Basketball League (NBL) produced the NBL1 which debuted in 2019.

**Australia SEABL**

Australia SEABL, også kjent som South East Australian Basketball League, er en profesjonell basketball-liga for menn i Sørøst-Australia. Ligaen ble opprettet i 1983 og består av lag fra Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia og Tasmania.

SEABL er Australias nest høyeste nivå for basketball, etter National Basketball League (NBL). Ligaen er en viktig utviklingsbane for australske basketballspillere, og har produsert mange spillere som har gått videre til å spille i NBL og internasjonale ligaer.

SEABL-sesongen består vanligvis av 28 runder, med hvert lag som spiller 14 hjemmekamper og 14 bortekamper. De åtte beste lagene på slutten av sesongen går videre til sluttspillet, som avgjøres med en best-av-tre-serie.

SEABL er en spennende og konkurransedyktig liga, og lagene representerer noen av de beste basketballspillerne i Sørøst-Australia. Ligaen er også en god kilde til underholdning for basketballfans, med mange spill som sendes på TV og radio.