Queensland Basketball League

Queensland Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 Queensland Basketball League season

QBL logo
Sport Basketball
Founded 1986
Inaugural season 1986
No. of teams 14
Country Australia
Most recent champion(s) M: Mackay Meteors (3rd title)
W: Rockhampton Cyclones (1st title)
Most titles M: Cairns Marlins (8 titles)
W: Southern Districts Spartans (9 titles)
Related competitions Southern Basketball League
Official website QBL.basketballqld.com.au

The Queensland Basketball League (QBL) is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. The league is run by Basketball Queensland and has an affiliate development league called the Southern Basketball League (SBL).

History

The league was formed in 1986 as the Queensland State Basketball League. In 1994, the league merged with the South and East conferences of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to form a North conference. 1998 saw further CBA expansion with the inclusion of a Central Conference from South Australia. The CBA was renamed the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) for the 1999 season and later added the Big V and the Waratah League for a total of six conferences. As a member of the ABA, the league took on the name of Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) in the early 2000s and set up a division system to separate the north and south teams within the state. The Sunstate (North Queensland) and Southern Cross (South Queensland) divisions were a big part of the league for a number of years, remaining in tacked up until the 2006 season. Following the 2006 season, the QABL restructured the competition, which saw the two divisions combining to have a statewide league of only one division for the 2007 season.[1] In 2009, the QABL became known as the QBL following the demise of the Australian Basketball Association.

Current teams

Men

Women

Past champions

Year Men Women
1986 Townsville Suns Brisbane Brewers
1987 Gold Coast Cougars Mackay Meteorettes
1988 Gold Coast Cougars Brisbane Brewers
1989 Townsville Suns Brisbane Brewers
1990 Toowoomba Mountaineers Brisbane Brewers
1991 Toowoomba Mountaineers Brisbane Brewers
1992 Southern Districts Spartans Brisbane Brewers
1993 Cairns Marlins Townsville Sunbirds
1994 Cairns Marlins Cairns Dolphins
1995 Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans
1996 Rockhampton Rockets Southern Districts Spartans
1997 Cairns Marlins Townsville Sunbirds
1998 Cairns Marlins Southern Districts Spartans
1999 Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans
2000 Townsville Heat Southern Districts Spartans
2001 Cairns Marlins Brisbane Capitals
2002 Brisbane Capitals Brisbane Capitals
2003 South West Metro Pirates Southern Districts Spartans
2004 Cairns Marlins Southern Districts Spartans
2005 Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans
2006 Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans
2007 Cairns Marlins Townsville Flames
2008 Rockhampton Rockets Townsville Flames
2009 Cairns Marlins Gladstone Port City Power
2010 Rockhampton Rockets Gladstone Port City Power
2011 Mackay Meteors Gladstone Port City Power
2012 Mackay Meteors Mackay Meteorettes
2013 Rockhampton Rockets Mackay Meteorettes
2014 Rockhampton Rockets Mackay Meteorettes
2015 Mackay Meteors Rockhampton Cyclones

Source: QBL State Champions & Award Winners

References

  1. ↑ "Ipswich prepares for QABL transformation". QT.com.au. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

External links

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