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List of ABA National Champions

For the American Basketball Association champions from 1967 to 1976, see List of ABA champions.

The champion teams of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) National Finals were determined by grand final championship games at the conclusion of the finals weekend.

The men's and women's champion from each ABA conference alongside a number of wildcard teams competed at the ABA National Finals every year between 1981 and 2008 except for 2001 when the event was cancelled due to the collapse of Ansett Airlines.[1][2] The ABA National Finals were known as the Australian Club Championships (ACC) in 2007 and 2008.[3] The ABA and ACC was abandoned following the 2008 season.[3]

Conferences edit

The ABA was established in 1981 and operated under many different names and structures until 2008.[4][5]

The conferences included:

Champions edit

Men edit

Year Venue Champion GF result Runner-up MVP Ref
1981 Albert Park Geelong Cats
(SEABL)		 97 – 88 Frankston Bears
(SEABL)		 [6]
1982 Albert Park Frankston Bears
(SEABL)		 89 – 87 Melbourne Tigers
(SEABL)		 [6]
1983 Albert Park Melbourne Tigers
(SEABL)		 114 – 102 Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		 [6]
1984 Coburg Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		 109 – 108 Chelsea Gulls
(SEABL)		 [6]
1985 Kilsyth Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		 98 – 87 Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		 [6]
1986 Bendigo Newcastle Hunters
(SEABL)		 124 – 117 (OT) Sydney City Slickers
(SEABL)		 [6]
1987 Devonport Adelaide Buffalos
(SEABL)		 124 – 102 Newcastle Hunters
(SEABL)		 [6]
1988 Broadmeadows Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		 121 – 118 Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		 [6]
1989 Kilsyth Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 125 – 119 Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		 [6]
1990 Boronia (Knox) Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		 128 – 101 Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 [6]
1991 Boronia (Knox) Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 81 – 79 Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 [6]
1992 Boronia (Knox) Sydney City Comets
(SEABL)		 117 – 90 Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 [6]
1993 Keilor North East Melbourne Arrows
(SEABL)		 124 – 113 Murray Bridge Bullets
(SEABL)		 [6][7]
1994 Bendigo Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 104 – 81 Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		 Eric Hayes (Ballarat) [6][8]
1995 Liverpool Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 101 – 86 Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		 Grant Keys (Ballarat) [6][9]
1996 Devonport North-West Tasmania Originals
(SEABL)		 101 – 88 Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 Dave Biwer (NW Tasmania) [6]
1997 Geelong Suncoast Clippers
(QBL)		 80 – 78 Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		 Billy Ross (Suncoast) [6][10]
1998 Gold Coast Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		 88 – 74 Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		 Chris Sneed (Cairns) [6][11][12]
1999 Canberra Geelong Supercats
(SEABL)		 98 – 78 Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		 Rodney Walker (Geelong) [6][13]
2000 Bendigo Hobart Chargers
(SEABL)		 76 – 75 Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		 Ben Harvey (Hobart) [14][15][16]
2001 Not held[a]
2002 Bendigo Hobart Chargers
(SEABL)		 98 – 93 Australian Institute of Sport
(SEABL)		 Andrew Beattie (Hobart) [18]
2003 Bendigo Mount Gambier Pioneers
(SEABL)		 127 – 113 Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 Kurt Russell (Mount Gambier) [18]
2004 Geelong Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		 104 – 100 North-West Tasmania Thunder
(SEABL)		 Aaron Grabau (Cairns) [18][19]
2005 Geelong Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		 102 – 98 Sydney Comets
(Waratah League)		 Jason Cameron (Bendigo) [18]
2006 Newcastle Geelong Supercats
(SEABL)		 94 – 80 Dandenong Rangers
(Big V)		 Ash Cannan (Dandenong) [18]
2007 MSAC Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		 110 – 98 Dandenong Rangers
(Big V)		 Aaron Grabau (Cairns) [20]
2008 MSAC Rockhampton Rockets
(QBL)		 103 – 99 Hobart Chargers
(SEABL)		 Ryan McDade (Rockhampton) [21]

Results by teams edit

Teams Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Ballarat Miners 3 3 6 1989, 1994, 1995 1990, 1991, 1992
Cairns Marlins 3 2 5 1998, 2004, 2007 1994, 1997
Geelong Cats/Supercats 3 0 3 1981, 1999, 2006 —
Bulleen Boomers 2 3 5 1984, 1990 1983, 1985, 1988
Bendigo Braves 2 1 3 1988, 2005 1989
Hobart Chargers 2 1 3 2000, 2002 2008
Frankston Bears/Blues 1 3 4 1982 1981, 1995, 1998
Kilsyth Cobras 1 2 3 1985 1999, 2000
Sydney City Slickers/Sydney City Comets/Sydney Comets 1 2 3 1992 1986, 2005
Melbourne Tigers 1 1 2 1983 1982
Newcastle Hunters 1 1 2 1986 1987
Knox Raiders 1 1 2 1991 1996
North-West Tasmania Originals/Thunder 1 1 2 1996 2004
Adelaide Buffalos 1 0 1 1987 —
North East Melbourne Arrows 1 0 1 1993 —
Suncoast Clippers 1 0 1 1997 —
Mount Gambier Pioneers 1 0 1 2003 —
Rockhampton Rockets 1 0 1 2008 —
Dandenong Rangers 0 2 2 — 2006, 2007
Chelsea Gulls 0 1 1 — 1984
Murray Bridge Bullets 0 1 1 — 1993
Australian Institute of Sport 0 1 1 — 2002

Results by conference edit

Team Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
SEABL 22 22 44 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
QBL 5 2 7 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008 1994, 1997
Big V 0 2 2 2006, 2007
Waratah League 0 1 1 2005
Central ABL 0 0 0

Women edit

Year Venue Champion GF result Runner-up MVP Ref
1990 Boronia (Knox) Dandenong Rangers
(SEABL)		 92 – 56 Sturt Sabres
(SEABL)		 [6]
1991 Boronia (Knox) Dandenong Rangers
(SEABL)		 110 – 64 Bayside Blues
(SEABL)		 [6]
1992 Boronia (Knox) Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 92 – 69 Bayside Blues
(SEABL)		 [6]
1993 Keilor Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		 100 – 85 Broadmeadows Broncos
(SEABL)		 [6]
1994 Bendigo Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 99 – 79 Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		 [6]
1995 Liverpool Launceston Tornadoes
(SEABL)		 110 – 96 Adelaide Opals
(SEABL)		 [6]
1996 Devonport Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 86 – 85 Launceston Tornadoes
(SEABL)		 [6]
1997 Geelong Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		 98 – 69 Townsville Sunbirds
(QBL)		 [6]
1998 Gold Coast Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		 87 – 69 Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 [6]
1999 Canberra Southern Districts Spartans
(QBL)		 79 – 69 Norwood Flames
(Central ABL)		 [6]
2000 Bendigo Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		 77 – 56 Nunawading Spectres
(SEABL)		 Kristi Harrower (Bendigo) [14]
2001 Not held[a]
2002 Bendigo Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		 103 – 94 (OT) Sturt Sabres
(Central ABL)		 Jessica Mahony (Sturt) [18]
2003 Bendigo Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		 91 – 66 Forestville Eagles
(Central ABL)		 Larissa Cavanagh (Bendigo) [18]
2004 Geelong Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		 69 – 66 North Adelaide Rockets
(Central ABL)		 Erin Phillips (North Adelaide) [18]
2005 Geelong Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 77 – 53 Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		 Andrea McMahon (Ballarat) [18]
2006 Newcastle Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		 69 – 66 Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		 Karen Ashby (Ballarat) [18]
2007 MSAC Townsville Flames
(QBL)		 92 – 49 Hume City Broncos
(Big V)		 Rohanee Cox (Townsville) [22]
2008 MSAC Townsville Flames
(QBL)		 73 – 57 Sydney Comets
(Waratah League)		 Cherie Smith (Townsville) [21]

Results by teams edit

Teams Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Bayside/Frankston Blues 3 3 6 1993, 1997, 2004 1991, 1992, 1994
Knox Raiders 3 2 5 1992, 1994, 1996 1998, 2005
Bendigo Braves 2 1 3 2000, 2003 2006
Townsville Sunbirds/Flames 2 1 3 2007, 2008 1997
Dandenong Rangers 2 0 2 1990, 1991 —
Kilsyth Cobras 2 0 2 1998, 2002 —
Ballarat Miners 2 0 2 2005, 2006 —
Launceston Tornadoes 1 1 2 1995 1996
Southern Districts Spartans 1 0 1 1999 —
Sturt Sabres 0 2 2 — 1990, 2002
Broadmeadows Broncos 0 1 1 — 1993
Adelaide Opals 0 1 1 — 1995
Norwood Flames 0 1 1 — 1999
Nunawading Spectres 0 1 1 — 2000
Forestville Eagles 0 1 1 — 2003
North Adelaide Rockets 0 1 1 — 2004
Hume City Broncos 0 1 1 — 2007
Sydney Comets 0 1 1 — 2008

Results by conference edit

Team Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
SEABL 15 11 26 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
QBL 3 1 4 1999, 2007, 2008 1997
Central ABL 0 4 4 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004
Big V 0 1 1 2007
Waratah League 0 1 1 2008

Historial records edit

The ABA's roots can be traced back as far as 1965 when the South Eastern Conference (SEC) was established. The SEC continued until 1971 when the Australian Club Championships gained pre-eminence.[4] The Australian Club Championships ceased operations after 1980 due to the rise of Australia's first truly national competition, the National Basketball League (NBL).[4]

Melbourne Church of England, later becoming Melbourne Tigers, won the SEC in each of its six seasons.[23]

Years Champion Ref
1965–70 Melbourne Church of England [23]
1971–80 League abandoned due to annual Australian Club Championships

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The 2001 National Finals were scheduled for Bendigo, however the demise of Ansett saw the difficult decision taken to cancel the Finals. The decision was made only as a last resort after all contingencies were evaluated.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ Whalen, Patrick F. "Experience Conquers Youth". chargers.customer.netspace.net.au. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (23 October 2004). "Ansett's slam dunk on sports companies". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards". Basketball Queensland. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "History of the ABA". ABABasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
  5. ^ "2007 ABA Media Guide" (PDF). ABABasketball.net.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2007.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "ABA PREMIER AND RUNNERS-UP CLUBS". ABABasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001.
  7. ^ "FROM THE VAULT - 1993 CBA FINAL - MURRAY BRIDGE vs NE MELBOURNE". SEABL.com.au. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "FROM THE VAULT - 1994 CBA GRAND FINAL - BALLARAT v CAIRNS". SEABL.com.au. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "1995 CBA Mens Final Frankston Vs Ballarat". YouTube.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ^ Peacock, Harold (14 January 1998). "CBA champions reload". reocities.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  11. ^ "1998 CBA Mens Finals Homepage". oocities.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  12. ^ "1998 CBA National Final Frankston Vs Cairns". YouTube.com. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ^ Ractliffe, Damien (12 June 2019). "Geelong Supercats: 1999 imports Rod Walker, Clyde Jordan in town to celebrate 20-year championship reunion". geelongadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2020. SUPERCATS great Rod Walker says the camaraderie of the 1999 championship team made flying back to Australia for the 20-year reunion a no-brainer. The star American import played an unbelievable finals series for the Supercats to help his side win the Australian Basketball Association title in 1999, to claim the most valuable player of the series.
  14. ^ a b "2000 Australian Basketball Association National Champions Final Four Results". ababasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2000.
  15. ^ "FROM THE SEABL VAULT - 2000 ABA FINAL - HOBART vs KILSYTH". SEABL.com.au. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Harvey eyes fourth SEABL title". BendigoAdvertiser.com.au. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2017. That encounter was the 2000 ABA national finals in Bendigo when Harvey was named MVP as he led Hobart to a thrilling one-point victory.
  17. ^ "Basketball Australia Annual Report 2001" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. p. 25. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "ABA National Champions". SportsTG.com. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Cairns win ABA National Title". qabl.basketball.net.au. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Marlins celebrate national title win". ABC.net.au. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Rockets are number 1". TheMorningBulletin.com.au. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Road to the National Finals: ACC National Champions". ABABasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
  23. ^ a b "FLASHBACK 21: SEBL Finals, Sept.20, 1986". BotiNagy.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

External links edit

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