NBL1 Central, formerly the Premier League, is a semi-professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
league in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball South Australia partnered with the
National Basketball League (NBL) to bring
NBL1 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
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, basketball resumed at the
Our Boys Institute
Our Boys Institute (OBI) was a junior branch of YMCA. Opened in 1896, the club was housed in a purpose-built premises at 221 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
The Our Boys Institute included lecture and games rooms, indoor ...
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
Continental Basketball Association (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
NBL1 to South Australia, with the Premier League being renamed NBL1 Central and becoming the central conference of NBL1. However, due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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, the 2020 season was cancelled.
Current clubs
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* Teams that transferred from the Premier League.''
List of champions
References
External links
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2015 Premier League2015 Premier League Media Guide
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NBL1
Premier League (Australia)
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1936 establishments in Australia
Sports leagues established in 1936