The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was a semi-professional basketball league in Australia comprising both a men's and women's competition. The SEABL began in 1981 and operated for 38 seasons until it was disbanded in 2018. The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) and over the years, the SEABL boasted teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

History

The SEABL was established in 1981 as a men's league. Separate South and East conferences were introduced in 1986. In 1990, a women's competition was introduced. The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time.

In December 2014, Basketball Australia took over the operations of the SEABL. Less than four years later, in August 2018, Basketball Australia disbanded the SEABL after they withdrew its support of the league and denied the proposal of a club-managed league.

In October 2018, Basketball Victoria created a new senior elite league and later in partnership with the National Basketball League (NBL) produced the NBL1 which debuted in 2019.

Australia SEABL (South East Australian Basketball League) er en af Australiens største basketballturneringer. Ligaen består af 10 hold fra staterne Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmanien og det australske hovedstadsområde, der konkurrerer om mesterskabet. SEABL blev grundlagt i 1982 og er siden blevet en førende udviklingsrute for spillere, der aspirerer til at spille på højere niveauer, herunder National Basketball League (NBL). Ligaen præsenterer en blanding af australske og internationale spillere og giver mulighed for talentudvikling og konkurrencedygtig basketball.