Wikipedia - NBL1 Central
NBL1 Central, formerly the Premier League, is a semi-professional basketball league in South Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball South Australia partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to South Australia. NBL1 replaced the former Premier League to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in South Australia. As a result, the Premier League became the central conference of NBL1.
History
The South Australian Metropolitan Basketball Association was founded in 1936. All games were played at Duncan Buildings, Franklin Street, Adelaide, with 16 teams competing. After World War II, basketball resumed at the Our Boys Institute in the city and at suburban drill halls, with 27 teams. In 1951, the District Association was formed, and by 1954, there were 57 teams competing in all grades. The first official State League season was in 1957.
In 1998, the SA State League joined the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) as the association's Central Conference, with the CBA being rebranded as the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) the following year. The Central Australian Basketball League (Central ABL) name was in place until 2014. The league was rebranded in 2015 and renamed Premier League.
In February 2020, Basketball South Australia and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to South Australia, with the Premier League being renamed NBL1 Central and becoming the central conference of the NBL1. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.
NBL1 Central är en professionell basketbollturnering för män och kvinnor i Australien. Den anses vara en nivå under Australiens högsta liga, NBL. NBL1 Central grundades 2019 och består av åtta lag från delstaterna South Australia, Northern Territory och Western Australia.
Turneringen spelas i en grundserie följt av ett slutspel. De fyra bästa lagen från grundserien avancerar till slutspelet, där de tävlar i en utslagsturnering om mästerskapstiteln.
NBL1 Central är en viktig basketbollturnering i Australien och ger en plattform för unga spelare att utveckla sin talang och förbereda sig för högre nivåer. Turneringen har också bidragit till att öka intresset för basket i regionen.
Några av de mest kända lagen i NBL1 Central är:
* Adelaide 36ers
* Perth Wildcats
* South East Melbourne Phoenix
* Tasmania JackJumpers
* New Zealand Breakers
NBL1 Central-säsongen börjar vanligtvis i mars och avslutas i augusti. Matcherna spelas i en mängd olika arenor i hela regionen.