Sport | wheelchair basketball |
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Founded | 1988 |
No. of teams | 7 |
Country | Australia |
Most recent champion(s) | Wollongong Rollerhawks (2022) |
Most titles | Perth Wheelcats (8) |
Official website | [1] |
The National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) is Australia's premier male wheelchair basketball league. It was established in 1988. [1]
The competition seasons in 2020 and 2021 were not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no team declared the winner for either season. [2] [3]. The 2023 Season was replaced with a Tournament style format which was not part of the NWBL. [4]
In 2024 Basketball Australia announced the formation of Wheelchair Basketball Australia to manage the Mens and Womens National Wheelchair Basketball Leagues in Australia, with the NWBL and WNWBL competitions to re-commence. [5]
Games are played in accordance with International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Rules [6] with some minor variations: [7]
In 2024, each team will play each other team 3 times in the Season with the top 4 teams playing in the Finals Weekend at one venue.
Team | Location | Joined | Titles | Website |
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Adelaide Thunder | Adelaide, SA | 1988 (Founding Team) | 6 (Inaugural Champions) | [2] |
Darwin Salties | Darwin, NT | 2022 | 0* (2023 Wheelchair Leagues Cup Champions) | [3] |
Manly Wheel Eagles | Northern Beaches, Sydney, NSW | 2024 | 0 | [4] |
Perth Wheelcats | Perth, WA | 1988 (Founding Team) | 8 | [5] |
Red Dust Heelers | Country VIC | 2013 | 0 | [6] |
Southern District Spartans | Brisbane, QLD | 2024 | 0 | [7] |
Wollongong Roller Hawks | Wollongong, NSW | 2001 | 7 | [8] |
Year | Team | Reference |
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1988 | Adelaide 86ers | [8] |
1989 | Sydney Cobras | [8] |
1990 | Adelaide Steam | [8] |
1991 | Adelaide Steam | [8] |
1992 | Sydney Slix | [8] |
1993 | Adelaide Thunder | [8] |
1994 | Adelaide Thunder | [8] |
1995 | Adelaide Thunder | [8] |
1996 | Sydney Comets | [8] |
1997 | West Sydney Slix | [8] |
1998 | West Sydney Slix | [8] |
1999 | Sydney Comets | [8] |
2000 | Dandenong Rangers | [8] |
2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | [8] |
2002 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2003 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [8] |
2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | [8] |
2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | [8] |
2006 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2007 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2008 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2009 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2010 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2011 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [8] |
2012 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [8] |
2013 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2014 | Perth Wheelcats | [8] |
2015 | Kilsyth Cobras | [9] |
2016 | Kilsyth Cobras | [8] |
2017 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [10] |
2018 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [8] |
2019 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [8] |
2020 | Season Abandoned | [2] |
2021 | Season Abandoned | [3] |
2022 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [8] |
2023 | Not Played | [4] |