Below is a list of South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) champions for both the men's and women's competitions. The men's competition ran from 1981 to 2018, while the women's competition ran from 1990 to 2018.
The champions of the SEABL from 1981 to 1994 were all identical to those who finished on top of the regular-season ladder.[1] From 1995 to 2007, there were conference grand finals that determined the conference champions.[2][3][4]
In 2008, a SEABL grand final was held between the South and East conference champions and an overall SEABL champion was crowned for the first time since 1985.[5][6] The conference system was scrapped by the SEABL in 2018, with a top eight finals structure taking its place.[7][8]
The SEABL women's competition was first introduced in 1990.[1] In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for the first time due to five new women's teams having joined the SEABL since 2006—Brisbane (2007), Sandringham (2009), Hobart (2010), Geelong (2011) and Canberra (2012). Canberra's addition in 2012 expanded the league to 14 teams.[26] The conference system was scrapped by the SEABL in 2018, with a top eight finals structure taking its place.[7][8]
16/08/08 - Hobart Chargers 133 def Knox Raiders 102 (Geelong Arena)
The Knox Ford Raiders have secured the 2009 SEABL Championship after an emphatic 125-98 victory over the favoured South Conference Champion Frankston Blues on Saturday night in front of over 1,800 spectators at MSAC (Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre). ... Earlier in the evening, the Raiders unfortunately couldn't make it a double celebration as the Knox Ford Raiders SEABL Women were defeated by the Brisbane Lady Spartans 77-69 in their Grand Final.
The Braves went down to the Geelong Supercats 95-82 in the SEABL championship game at MSAC on Saturday night.
In a sign of frustration, Braves centre Sam Harris got in a tussle with Kennedy late in the fourth, but it was too little too late as Nunawading triumphed 88-61.
Spectres guard Shane McDonald was superb as he racked up a game-high 28 points to earn the MVP award in the 88-61 victory.
After a Dandenong time out, a three-point attempt was unsuccessful, whipping the legion of Bandits fans and players into a frenzy as the Bandits won the championship game 65-63.
IT IS extraordinary that Dandenong Rangers import Daequon Montreal would finish with 46 points at 71 per cent in their 97-85 win over a gallant Mount Gambier Pioneers for the SEABL men's crown yet, perhaps, his biggest play was in defence.
The final score was 85-71.
Following their loss in the 2013 Grand Final, the Mt. Gambier Pioneers have achieved redemption with an 85-71 victory over the Nunawading Spectres. ... An exceptional defensive effort from the Brisbane Lady Spartans has earned them the 2014 Championship, holding the Hobart Lady Chargers to their lowest total of the season in a 75-59 victory.
Hill's Pioneers won their second-straight SEABL championship on Saturday beating Albury-Wodonga Bandits 87-76 at Dandenong Stadium.
A SUPERB defensive display has helped Bendigo Braves win their third SEABL national championship crown beating Mount Gambier 79-61.
A clinical team performance has once again proved the difference for the Mt. Gambier Pioneers as the club won their third Championship in the past four years to secure their status as a SEABL dynasty, beating the Dandenong Rangers 92-85.
A tightly contested 2018 SEABL Grand Final saw the Hobart Chargers prevail 72-58 winners over Nunawading Spectres as Mathiang Muo led the way with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
DANDENONG Rangers playing-coach Larissa Anderson praised her charges for their "amazing heart" in Saturday night's SEABL championship win over Launceston. The Lady Rangers lifted the SEABL women's trophy for just the second time after a 85-70 victory at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
The signs didn't point to a Dandenong win. Their leading scorer and rebounder Elyse Penaluna hobbled off midway through the final quarter, and they coughed up 23 turnovers for the game, but the Rangers found a way to take down Knox and take out their second consecutive championship. Rather than use the Penaluna injury as an excuse for defeat, the Rangers rallied behind game MVP Clare Papavs in the final five minutes to finish 65-57.
At the final siren the scoreboard showed 65-48 in favour of the Rangers who ecstatically celebrated their third championship in a row.
DANDENONG became the first SEABL women's team to attain a three-peat, defeating the Knox Raiders 65-48 to claim their third championship in a row.
The Raiders turned in a four-quarter powerhouse performance to win, 82-61.
These were the simple words of a proud Dandenong coach Larissa Anderson after her SEABL juggernauts shone in a 76-63 triumph over Kilsyth, to win their fourth championship in six years.
Dandenong has claimed its fifth SEABL championship in an amazing seven-year stretch, after the Rangers came away with a 78-66 triumph over Kilsyth.
The Geelong Supercats have reached the ultimate success in their first ever SEABL Grand Final, defeating the Bendigo Braves 76-67 on the back of a 50-27 second half.
Dominant performances from Gabrielle Richards and Kelly Wilson have helped the Lady Braves to the 2018 SEABL Championship despite 16 threes from Launceston. Bendigo prevailed 119-96 in a high scoring contest, with both teams shooting over 50% from the field.
