2019 NBL1 season

The 2019 NBL1 season was the inaugural season of the NBL1. The season began on 29 March and concluded on 17 August with grand final day for both the men's and women's seasons.

The NBL1 in 2019 was a single league and consisted of one conference run by Basketball Victoria. The teams, mostly from Victoria and Tasmania, would go on to make up the NBL1 South in 2020 after the inclusion of multiple new conferences.

Background
Basketball Victoria introduced a new senior elite league in 2019 called NBL1 after partnering with the National Basketball League (NBL).

The former teams from the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) were part of the inaugural NBL1 season, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons joined from the Big V.

Standings
Men's ladder

Women's ladder

Awards

 * Men's Most Valuable Player: Demarcus Gatlin (Geelong Supercats)
 * Women's Most Valuable Player: Kelly Wilson (Bendigo Braves)
 * Men's Grand Final MVP: Dain Swetalla (Nunawading Spectres)
 * Women's Grand Final MVP: Lauren Nicholson (Kilsyth Cobras)
 * Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Dane Pineau (Melbourne Tigers)
 * Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Nicholson (Kilsyth Cobras)
 * Men's Youth Player of the Year: Alex Ducas (BA Centre of Excellence)
 * Women's Youth Player of the Year: Anneli Maley (Diamond Valley Eagles)
 * Men's Coach of the Year: Andrew Harms (Frankston Blues)
 * Women's Coach of the Year: Tim Mottin (Ringwood Hawks)
 * Club of the Year: Bendigo Braves
 * Men's Referee of the Year: Andrew Hollowood
 * Women's Referee of the Year: Tayla Flint
 * Men's All-Star Five:
 * Demarcus Gatlin (Geelong Supercats)
 * Ray Turner (Bendigo Braves)
 * Jerry Evans Jr. (Ballarat Miners)
 * Dane Pineau (Melbourne Tigers)
 * Simon Conn (Nunawading Spectres)
 * Women's All-Star Five:
 * Kelly Wilson (Bendigo Braves)
 * Lauren Nicholson (Kilsyth Cobras)
 * Rebecca Cole (Dandenong Rangers)
 * Lauren Scherf (Knox Raiders)
 * Ezi Magbegor (Geelong Supercats)