The
Australian Basketball Association
The Australian Basketball Association (ABA) was a semi-professional basketball entity based in Australia. The ABA was Australia's biggest basketball competition for many years. With over 120 teams participating across five leagues and six states ...
(ABA) National Finals was the finals series of the ABA contested between the best teams from the affiliated conferences. The National Finals were held every year between 1981 and 2008 except for 2001, when the event was cancelled due to the collapse of
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.
The ABA's roots can be traced back as far as 1965, and had a rich history until its demise in 2008. The ABA had a sole
South/East conference from 1981 to 1985, then separate South and East conferences from 1986 to 1993. A South/East women's conference was introduced for the first time in 1990. In 1994, a
North conference was included, which was followed by a
Central conference
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in 1998, a
Big V conference in 2000, and a
Waratah conference in 2001. By 2001, the ABA consisted of six men's conferences and five women's conferences.
The ABA National Finals became known as the Australian Club Championships (ACC) in
2007
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and continued on as such in
2008
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.
The ABA was abandoned following the 2008 season, leaving its affiliated conferences to become independent leagues.
Men
South Eastern Conference roots
ABA National Champions
Results by teams
Women
ABA National Champions
Results by teams
See also
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List of SEABL champions
Below is a list of South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) champions for both the men's and women's competitions. The men's competition ran from 1981 to 2018, while the women's competition ran from 1990 to 2018.
Men
The champions of the ...
Notes
References
External links
ABA National Champions 1981–1999ABA National Champions 2002–2006
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National Champions
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ABA
Basketball in Australia lists