The champion teams of the NBL1 East, previously known as the Waratah League, are determined annually by a grand final championship day hosted by Basketball New South Wales. [1]
Men | Women | ||||
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Teams | Year(s) won | Teams | Year(s) won | ||
Sydney Comets | 5 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015 | Bankstown Bruins | 10 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015 |
Bankstown Bruins | 4 | 1993, 1996, 1997, 2016 | Newcastle Hunters/Falcons | 4 | 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
Illawarra Hawks | 4 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2011 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 | 1991, 1992, 2017 |
Sutherland Sharks | 4 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023 | Sutherland Sharks | 3 | 1993, 1995, 2021 |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 | 2010, 2013, 2020, 2021 | ACT Academy | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Norths Bears | 3 | 2012, 2014, 2017 | Hornsby Spiders | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2014 |
Parramatta Wildcats | 2 | 1994, 2009 | Norths Bears | 3 | 2018, 2020, 2023 |
Newcastle Hunters | 2 | 2000, 2018 | Wagga Wolves | 1 | 1994 |
Goulburn Bears | 1 | 1991 | Parramatta Wildcats | 1 | 1996 |
Sydney Sonics | 1 | 1992 | Sydney Comets | 1 | 2008 |
ACT | 1 | 1995 | Canberra Nationals | 1 | 2011 |
Central Coast Crusaders | 1 | 2019 | Illawarra Hawks | 1 | 2013 |
BA Centre of Excellence | 1 | 2021 | Albury Wodonga Bandits | 1 | 2022 |
Canberra Gunners | 1 | 2022 | |||
Maitland Mustangs | 1 | 2024 |
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