Australian Basketball Association
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| Australian Basketball Association | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 52 |
| Country(ies) |  Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Geelong Supercats |
| Official website | www.ababasketball.net.au |
The Australian Basketball Association (ABA) is Australia's second-tiered, semi-professional basketball competition which sits under the NBL and the WNBL.
The ABA is representative of the huge number of junior-based associations across the country and is the endorsed national development league of the sport’s peak body, Basketball Australia.
The ABA incorporates five leagues – the SEABL, Big V, QABL, Central Australian Basketball League and Waratah League in both men's and women's competition.
[edit] Past Winners
Men's
| Year | Location | Final | Grand Final MVP |
| 1981 | Albert Park Stadium | Geelong Cats 97 def Frankston Bears 88 | |
| 1982 | Albert Park Stadium | Frankston Bears 89 def Melbourne Tigers 87 | |
| 1983 | Albert Park Stadium | Melbourne Tigers 114 def Bulleen Boomers 102 | |
| 1984 | Coburg | Bulleen Boomers 109 def Chelsea Gulls 108 | |
| 1985 | Kilsyth | Kilsyth Cobras 98 def Bulleen Boomers 87 | |
| 1986 | Bendigo | Newcastle Hunters 124 def Sydney City Comets 117 (O/T) | |
| 1987 | Devonport | Adelaide Buffalos 124 def Newcastle Hunters 102 | |
| 1988 | Broadmeadows | Bendigo Braves 121 def Bulleen Boomers 118 | |
| 1989 | Kilsyth | Ballarat Miners 125 def Bulleen Boomers 118 | |
| 1990 | Boronia (Knox) | Bulleen Boomers 128 def Ballarat Miners 101 | |
| 1991 | Boronia (Knox) | Knox Raiders 81 def Ballarat Miners 79 | |
| 1992 | Boronia (Knox) | Sydney City Comets 117 def Ballarat Miners 90 | |
| 1993 | Keilor | NE Melbourne Giants 124 def Murray Bridge 113 | |
| 1994 | Bendigo | Ballarat Miners 104 def Cairns Marlins 81 | Eric Hayes - Ballarat |
| 1995 | Liverpool | Ballarat Miners 101 def Frankston Blues 86 | Grant Keys - Ballarat |
| 1996 | Devonport | NW Tasmania Brewers 101 def Knox Raiders 88 | |
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| 2002 | Bendigo | Hobart Chargers 98 def Australian Institute of Sport 93 | Andrew Beattie - Hobart |
| 2003 | Bendigo | Mount Gambier Pioneers 127 def Ballarat Miners 113 | Kurt Russell - Mt Gambier |
| 2004 | Geelong | Cairns Marlins 104 def NW Tasmania Thunder 100 | Aaron Grabau - Cairns |
| 2005 | Geelong | Bendigo Braves 102 def Sydney Comets 98 | Jason Cameron - Bendigo |
| 2006 | Newcastle | Geelong Supercats 94 def Dandenong Rangers 80 | Ash Cannan - Dandenong |
| 2007 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | Cairns Marlins 110 def Dandenong Rangers 98 | Aaron Grabau - Cairns |
[edit] History
The ABA's roots can be traced back as far as 1965, when just eight clubs competed in the South Eastern Conference (SEC). The SEC continued until 1971 when the Australian Club Championships gained pre-eminence.
In 1981, the SEC was reborn as the South Eastern Australian Basketball League (SEABL) when the Australian Club Championships ceased to operate due to the rise of Australia’s first truly national competition, the now professional NBL.
The SEABL was divided into a South and East Conference format in 1986 with teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia.
In 1994 the bodies merged with the Queensland State League to create North, South and East Conferences and the league was renamed the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
1998 saw further expansion with the inclusion of the Central Australian Basketball League Conference from South Australia conducting competitions for both men and women. In that same year, the switch of NBL and WNBL seasons to Summer enabled the ABA to offer professional players a showcase for their skills during the Winter months.
2000 saw the addition of Big V from Victoria and in 2001 the Waratah League from New South Wales and the league was once again renamed into the current Australian Basketball Association.
Since 2002, the champions of each of the five leagues and a number of wildcard entries competed at the inaugural Australian Basketball Club Champions Finals.
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