| Current season or competition: 2011 SEABL season |
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Logo SEABL |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Director | Mark Chivers |
| No. of teams | M: 16 W: 12 |
| Country(ies) | Australia |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) | M: Nunawading Spectres W: |
| Most titles | M: Frankston Blues (6 titles) W: Bendigo Lady Braves (5 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Channel Nine WIN TV |
| Official website | www.SEABL.com.au |
The South East Australian Basketball League, often abbreviated to the SEABL consists of two men's and one women's conferences in the Australian Basketball Association (ABA). The SEABL conferences are considered the strongest in the ABA, developing many emerging Australian Boomers players, as well as fostering a highly competitive semi-professional competition. It is considered a second tier national competition to the NBL. The league boasts teams from every state or territory other than Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Since its inception in 1981, the SEABL has provided an elite level of competition for Australian basketballers. Over the years, the league has grown in size and strength, and is now known as Australia’s premiere Winter basketball league.
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In 1981, the South Eastern Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was born when the Australian Club Championships ceased to operate due to the rise of Australia’s first truly national competition, the now professional National Basketball League.
The SEABL was divided into its current South and East Conference format in 1986 with teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia. In 1998, when the NBL changed from a Winter league to the Summer, the SEABL grew in strength because elite Australian basketballers could now play in both leagues. Over the years, teams from Queensland and Australian Capital Territory have been added to the league expanding its scope and solidifying its reputation as Australia's premiere Winter basketball league.
The Men's competition features 16 teams playing a 27 game season, with the top four teams from each conference making the finals. Due to international obligations, the AIS only plays each team once and is not eligible for finals play.
In 1990, the SEABL Women's Competition was established. Currently, the Women's competition consists of 12 teams from Victoria and Tasmania, playing 22 games.
The SEABL will add a new Development League for both men and women commencing in the 2009 Season. Initially this will consist of only Victorian Clubs, but there are plans for future expansion to other states.
Life Members
| Year | East Men | South Men | Women |
| 1981 | Geelong Cats | ||
| 1982 | Frankston Bears | ||
| 1983 | Melbourne Tigers | ||
| 1984 | Chelsea Gulls | ||
| 1985 | Dandenong Rangers | ||
| 1986 | Dandenong Rangers | Newcastle Hunters | |
| 1987 | Adelaide Buffaloes | Ballarat Miners | |
| 1988 | Bulleen Boomers | Bendigo Braves | |
| 1989 | Bulleen Boomers | Ballarat Miners | |
| 1990 | Bendigo Braves | Ballarat Miners | Dandenong Lady Rangers |
| 1991 | Ballarat Miners | Knox Raiders | Dandenong Lady Rangers |
| 1992 | Bayside Blues | NE Melbourne Giants | Knox Raiders |
| 1993 | Sydney City Comets | Bayside Blues | Frankston Blues |
| 1994 | Knox Raiders | Broadmeadows Broncos | Knox Raiders |
| 1995 | Nunawading Spectres | Frankston Blues | Launceston Tornadoes |
| 1996 | Knox Raiders | NW Tasmania Originals | Knox Raiders |
| 1997 | Dandenong Rangers | Hobart Chargers | Frankston Blues |
| 1998 | Frankston Blues | Hobart Chargers | Kilsyth Cobras |
| 1999 | Kilsyth Cobras | Geelong Supercats | Bendigo Lady Braves |
| 2000 | Frankston Blues | Hobart Chargers | Bendigo Lady Braves |
| 2001 | Albury Wodonga Bandits | Ballarat Miners | Dandenong Lady Rangers |
| 2002 | Australian Institute of Sport | Hobart Chargers | Kilsyth Cobras |
| 2003 | Canberra Gunners | Mount Gambier Pioneers | Bendigo Lady Braves |
| 2004 | Dandenong Rangers | NW Tasmania Thunder | Frankston Blues |
| 2005 | Geelong Supercats | Bendigo Braves | Ballarat Lady Miners |
| 2006 | Geelong Supercats | Knox Raiders | Bendigo Lady Braves |
| 2007 | Geelong Supercats | Bendigo Braves | Bendigo Lady Braves |
| 2008 | Knox Raiders | Hobart Chargers | Kilsyth Lady Cobras |
| 2009 | Knox Raiders | Frankston Blues | Brisbane Lady Spartans |
| 2010 | Bendigo Braves | Geelong Supercats | Dandenong Lady Rangers |
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