The 2019 NBL1 season was the inaugural season of the NBL1. The season began on 29 March and concluded on 17 August with grand final day for both the men's and women's seasons.
The NBL1 in 2019 was a single league and consisted of one conference run by Basketball Victoria. The teams, mostly from Victoria and Tasmania, would go on to make up the NBL1 South in 2020 after the inclusion of multiple new conferences.
Background Basketball Victoria introduced a new senior elite league in 2019 called NBL1 after partnering with the National Basketball League (NBL).
The former teams from the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) were part of the inaugural NBL1 season, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons joined from the Big V. The 2018 SEABL champions, the Hobart Chargers, chose not to enter the NBL1 in 2019. They were replaced by the Hobart Huskies.
Clubs Club City Arena Albury Wodonga Bandits Albury, New South Wales Lauren Jackson Sports Centre BA Centre of Excellence Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Basketball Centre Ballarat Rush (Women) Ballarat Miners (Men) Ballarat, Victoria MARS Minerdome Bendigo Braves Bendigo, Victoria Bendigo Stadium Dandenong Rangers Melbourne, Victoria Dandenong Stadium Diamond Valley Eagles Melbourne, Victoria Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre Eltham Wildcats Melbourne, Victoria Eltham High School Frankston Blues Melbourne, Victoria Frankston Stadium Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena Hobart Huskies Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre Kilsyth Cobras Melbourne, Victoria Kilsyth Sports Centre Knox Raiders Melbourne, Victoria State Basketball Centre Launceston Tornadoes (Women) Launceston, Tasmania Elphin Sports Centre Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre North-West Tasmania Thunder (Men) Ulverstone, Tasmania Schweppes Arena Nunawading Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Nunawading Basketball Centre Ringwood Hawks Melbourne, Victoria The Rings Sandringham Sabres Melbourne, Victoria Nunn Media Basketball Centre Waverley Falcons Melbourne, Victoria Waverley Basketball Centre
Regular season Standings
Men's ladder Team 1Ballarat Miners 16 42Frankston Blues 14 63Nunawading Spectres 14 64Kilsyth Cobras 12 85Melbourne Tigers 12 86Geelong Supercats 12 87Dandenong Rangers 11 98Bendigo Braves 11 9 9Hobart Huskies 10 1010Waverley Falcons 10 1011Diamond Valley Eagles 9 1112Albury Wodonga Bandits 8 1213North-West Tasmania Thunder 8 1214Knox Raiders 8 1215BA Centre of Excellence 8 1216Ringwood Hawks 6 1417Eltham Wildcats 6 1418Sandringham Sabres 5 15
Women's ladder Team 1Bendigo Braves 19 12Geelong Supercats 17 33Ringwood Hawks 15 54Kilsyth Cobras 14 65Knox Raiders 14 66Nunawading Spectres 12 87Waverley Falcons 11 98Dandenong Rangers 11 9 9Eltham Wildcats 10 1010Albury Wodonga Bandits 9 1111Frankston Blues 9 1112Ballarat Rush 8 1213Melbourne Tigers 8 1214BA Centre of Excellence 6 1415Hobart Huskies 6 1416Sandringham Sabres 4 1617Launceston Tornadoes 4 1618Diamond Valley Eagles 3 17
Finals Men's bracket
Women's bracket
Awards
Men's Most Valuable Player: Demarcus Gatlin (Geelong Supercats) Women's Most Valuable Player: Kelly Wilson (Bendigo Braves) Men's Grand Final MVP: Dain Swetalla (Nunawading Spectres) Women's Grand Final MVP: Lauren Nicholson (Kilsyth Cobras) Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Dane Pineau (Melbourne Tigers) Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Nicholson (Kilsyth Cobras) Men's Youth Player of the Year: Alex Ducas (BA Centre of Excellence) Women's Youth Player of the Year: Anneli Maley (Diamond Valley Eagles) Men's Coach of the Year: Andrew Harms (Frankston Blues) Women's Coach of the Year: Tim Mottin (Ringwood Hawks) Club of the Year: Bendigo Braves Men's Referee of the Year: Andrew Hollowood Women's Referee of the Year: Tayla Flint Men's All-Star Five: Demarcus Gatlin (Geelong Supercats) Ray Turner (Bendigo Braves) Jerry Evans Jr. (Ballarat Miners) Dane Pineau (Melbourne Tigers) Simon Conn (Nunawading Spectres) Women's All-Star Five: Kelly Wilson (Bendigo Braves) Lauren Nicholson (Kilsyth Cobras) Rebecca Cole (Dandenong Rangers) Lauren Scherf (Knox Raiders) Ezi Magbegor (Geelong Supercats)
References
External links 2019 NBL1 Media Guide Men's Finals – QF/EF preview, QF/EF review, SF review, PF preview, PF review, GF preview, GF review Women's Finals – QF/EF preview, QF/EF & SF review, PF preview, PF review, GF preview, GF review Women's grand final box score Men's grand final box score Women's grand final highlights Men's grand final highlights