Queensland Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2015 Queensland Basketball League season |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| 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) |
| Official website | QBL.basketball.net.au |
The Queensland Basketball League (QBL) is a semi-professional basketball league based in Queensland, Australia. It is used as a development league for Queensland teams competing in the National Basketball League. Basketball Queensland also runs its own development league called the Southern Basketball League (SBL). The QBL was previously broken into two divisions, the Sunstate Division and the Southern Cross Division.
The league was formed in 1986 as the Queensland State Basketball League and in 1994 merged with the South and East conferences of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to form a North conference. 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. In 2007, the QBL's Sunstate and Southern Cross divisions merged for form a single QBL competition.
Current teams
Men
- Brisbane Capitals
- Bundaberg Bulls
- Cairns Marlins
- Gladstone Port City Power
- Gold Coast Rollers
- Ipswich Force
- Logan Thunder
- Mackay Meteors
- Northside Wizards
- Rockhampton Rockets
- South West Metro Pirates
- Suncoast Clippers
- Toowoomba Mountaineers
- Townsville Heat
Women
- Brisbane Capitals
- Bundaberg Bears
- Cairns Dolphins
- Gladstone Port City Power
- Gold Coast Rollers
- Ipswich Force
- Logan Thunder
- Mackay Meteorettes
- Northside Wizards
- Rockhampton Cyclones
- South West Metro Pirates
- Suncoast Clippers
- Toowoomba Mountaineers
- Townsville Flames
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 Blazers |
| 1992 | Southern Districts Spartans | Brisbane Blazers |
| 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 |
External links
- Use dmy dates from October 2014
- Use Australian English from October 2014
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Pages with broken file links
- Queensland Basketball League
- Basketball in Queensland
- Basketball leagues in Australia
- Sports leagues established in 1986
- 1986 establishments in Australia
