Premier League (Australia)

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Premier League
FormerlyState Bank League / BankSA League
?? – 1997
CBA Central
1998
ABA Central
1999–2001
Central Australian Basketball League
2002–2014
Premier League
2015–present
Sport Basketball
Founded1936
Inaugural season1957
No. of teams 11
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
M: Forestville Eagles (8th title)
W: Forestville Eagles (9th title)
Most titlesM: West Adelaide Bearcats (15 titles)
W: North Adelaide Rockets (21 titles)
Official website Premier League

The Premier League is a semi-professional basketball league in South Australia. The league comprises both a women's and men's competition and is run by the state's governing body, Basketball South Australia.

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Originating in the 1950s, the Premier League was formerly aligned with the now-defunct Australian Basketball Association (ABA) as its Central Conference. The Premier League is currently one of six major state-based semi-professional leagues in Australia and sits under the country's two professional leagues—the NBL and WNBL.

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, basketball resumed at the Our Boys Institute 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. [1] The first official State League season (according to Basketball South Australia records) was in 1957. [2] [3]

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. [4] The league was rebranded in 2015 and renamed Premier League. [5]

Current clubs

Past champions

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