The first summer season was played in — St Kilda won the inaugural NBL championship and repeated its success in , but withdrew from the finals to compete in the World Club Championships.

Launceston went on to win the title. In the early s, the Sydney Kings won the title three years in a row, becoming the club to do so. They won it in —03, —04 and —05 before returning to the Grand Final in , only to be defeated by the Melbourne Tigers, who took home their third title.

Former 36ers head coach, Phil Smyth , has been associated with the most NBL championships in league history, having won a total of six, three as a player and three as a head coach.

The NBL experienced its golden age in the early to mids, but its popularity, media attention, attendance and corporate support deteriorated and plateaued in the decade afterward.

All-time great players, coaches and administrators are honoured in the NBL Hall of Fame , with at least two legends of the game inducted each season.

In order to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a player or head coach must have been retired for at least four years. Some clubs also have live broadcasts on local radio stations, most of which are available to listen to online.

There has been significant support for the NBL to expand into Asia by many NBL players as well as ex-Australian Boomers head coach Brian Goorjian, be it differently to how it was done with the now defunct Singapore Slingers which had a 14 hour round-trip flight to the Australian east coast.

In September , it was announced that a Brisbane team would re-join the NBL in —16, while and Wellington in still in the mix. This wiki.

This wiki All wikis. Sunshine Swing Similar to the Doomsday Double, the Sunshine Swing pits teams against an away double or even triple game schedule against opponents from the state of Queensland , in the same round.

The series started in for each league's —18 season, and each season includes between three and seven games.

The games have previously always been held in the US and Canada , and typically are held during September and early October. The All-Star game is an event that was first contested in by East and West teams.

It was revived in when North and South teams competed. This match was played annually until In —04 season the concept was revived with an East-West match being held in Melbourne.

The following season saw a change of format, with a local team Aussie All-Stars playing an imports team World All-Star.

This was discontinued after the —08 season. The concept was revived in with an All-Star game between North and South that was scheduled for December The Hungry Jack's is the league's inaugural and as of current naming rights partner.

All playing and training equipment as well as all licensed apparel and hats for the league's clubs are manufactured by Champion. The official ball supplier is Wilson Sporting Goods.

Official match day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the NBL's stores and website as well through the clubs and through some retailers.

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Became the West Sydney Westars for the seasons, — Merged with the Sydney Supersonics to form the Sydney Kings in Australian Capital Territory.

Celebrated their 20th Anniversary in as one of only four foundation clubs left in the league. The club only lasted a few more years.

Became the Sydney Supersonics in Became the North Melbourne Giants for the seasons, — Became the Hobart Tassie Devils for the seasons, — But changed back to the "Hobart Devils" for the season.

Acquired the licence from the Canberra Cannons and competed for several seasons before folding. Launceston Casino City.

Joined the NBL in Won a championship in Finished in and left the NBL. Newcastle Falcons. One of the foundation clubs in the NBL that celebrated their 20th Anniversary in Unfortunately the club only lasted one more year in the league afterwards.

Became the Eastside Spectres in Took up the vacant licence after the demise of Victoria Giants. It was not allowed to compete in the league afterwards.

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