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University Basketball League Australia
SportBasketball
Founded2019
First season2021
CEOMark Sinderberry[1]
No. of teams14
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Sponsor(s)New Balance
Official websiteUniSport.com.au

The University Basketball League Australia (UBL)[1] is a basketball league in Australia run by UniSport. The UBL is the only national university league for any sport in Australia[2] and is the only student-based basketball competition that is supported by Basketball Australia.[3]

Fourteen universities from six states participate in the competition in both men's and women's divisions. The league's inaugural season took place in 2021.

History[edit]

In September 2018, the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a partnership with UniSport Australia to develop a men's and women's national university league.[4][5][6] Twelve months later, UniSport announced that the inaugural University Basketball League season would commence in 2020.[7] The league was endorsed by Basketball Australia.[3] Eight universities were set to compete in the new student-only league,[8][9] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.[10]

The UBL launched in 2021 with seven universities[11][12] and a four-month schedule,[13] but was forced to cancel its finals due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns.[14] The league grew by four universities in 2022, with two more joining in 2023 and one more joining for 2024.[1]

Universities[edit]

As of December 2023, the UBL is affiliated with fourteen universities across six states, with all universities having men's and women's teams.[1]

University City State Joined UBL Championships
Australian Catholic University[2] Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2023 0
Curtin University Perth Western Australia Western Australia 2022 0
Federation University Australia Ballarat Victoria (state) Victoria 2022 0
La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2021 W: 2 (2022, 2023)
M: 0
RMIT University Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2022 0
University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia South Australia 2022 0
University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2021 W: 0
M: 1 (2023)
University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales New South Wales 2024 0
University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales New South Wales 2021 W: 0
M: 1 (2022)
University of Tasmania[15][16] Hobart/Launceston Tasmania Tasmania 2023 0
University of Technology Sydney Sydney New South Wales New South Wales 2021 0
University of the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Queensland Queensland 2021 0
University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Western Australia 2021 0
Victoria University Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2021 0

Sources:[17][18][19][20]

Sponsorship[edit]

Naming rights[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "New university announced to join the 2024 University Basketball League Australia". UniSport. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ACU Joins the University Basketball League". Australian Catholic University. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Prentice, Tristan (22 May 2023). "Finding balance: On the UBL's growth and how it's facilitating player and coaching development opportunities". PickAndRoll.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ Uluc, Olgun (27 September 2018). "NBL partners with UniSport to establish University Basketball League". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "University Basketball League First for Australian Sport". NBL.com.au. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (28 September 2018). "UniSport Australia partner with National Basketball to develop new league system". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ O'Kane, Patrick (6 September 2019). "University Basketball League plans announced by UniSport Australia". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Melbourne one of Eight Universities in New University Basketball League". University of Melbourne. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  9. ^ Gillen, Nancy (21 December 2019). "Inaugural University Basketball League to begin in Australia next year". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Coaches looking forward to UBL tip-off". University of Melbourne. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  11. ^ "2021 UBL Founding Universities Announced!". UniSport. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  12. ^ Morgan, Liam (29 March 2021). "UniSport Australia unveils founding teams for inaugural University Basketball League". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  13. ^ Prentice, Tristan (7 April 2023). "Developing league of its own – UBL aims eventually to emulate college basketball". PickAndRoll.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  14. ^ "The 2021 UBL season wraps up following the cancellation of finals". UniSport. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  15. ^ "University enters intervarsity competition for the first time". TasmanianBrowser.com.au. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  16. ^ Lawler, Jarrod (10 March 2023). "Tassie students ready to ball out against the nation's best in UTas first". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  17. ^ "2021 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023.
  18. ^ "2022 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023.
  19. ^ "2023 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Big upsets end the 2023 UBL season with Victorian universities taking home both champion trophies". UniSport. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  21. ^ "UBL secures naming rights partnership with New Balance and signs Nagravision's Sporfie as a new broadcast partner". UniSport. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024.

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