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 NBL1 is a semi-professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia, consisting of NBL1 South, South, NBL1 North, North, NBL1 Central, Central, NBL1 West, West and NBL1 East, East Conferences with both men's and women's compet ...

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

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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 (according to Basketball South Australia records) was in 1957. In 1998, the SA State League joined the

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(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 name was coined in 2002 and remained 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

to South Australia, with the Premier League being renamed NBL1 Central and becoming the central conference of NBL1. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.

Current clubs

''* Teams that transferred from the Premier League.''

List of champions

References

External links

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2015 Premier League

2015 Premier League Media Guide
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