22-559: Gladstone Port City Power is a former Queensland Basketball League (QBL) club based in Gladstone, Queensland . The club was a division of Gladstone Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Power played their home games at Kev Broome Stadium. The Power entered the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) in 2004, fielding both
44-664: A men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to Queensland. NBL1 replaced the former QBL to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in Queensland. As a result, the QBL became the north conference of NBL1. In 2022, the league expanded into the Northern Territory with
66-756: A men's and women's team. They replaced the departing Tweed Coast Slammers in the Southern Cross Division. In 2009, the Power women become champions for the first time in club history when they defeated the South West Metro Pirates 102–98 in overtime in the grand final. It was a remarkable turnaround for the team, who won just a handful of matches in their two previous seasons. The team was led by WNBL players Jessica Bibby , Natalie Hurst and Katie Rose and college player Diana Neves. The women went on to claim three QBL championships in
88-586: A row behind player-coach Jessica Bibby, with titles also coming in 2010 and 2011. They reached the 2012 grand final but was denied the four-peat by the Mackay Meteorettes, who defeated the Power 78–71. In 2015 , the Power men qualified for the finals for the first time in club history, where in the semi-finals they lost 78–77 in overtime to the Brisbane Capitals . The women's team reached the 2015 grand final, where they were defeated 2–0 in
110-779: The 2022 season , the NBL1 North had a club from Darwin – the Darwin Salties – represented for the first time under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT). It saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia. Following the 2024 season , the Salties withdrew from
132-822: The Ballarat Miners 79–70. Carley Ernst of the Waverley Falcons was named women's grand final MVP while Angus Glover of the Eltham Wildcats was named men's grand final MVP. The women's minor premiers were the Northside Wizards with a 16–1 record while the men's minor premiers were the Mackay Meteors with a 15–2 record. Amanda Johnson of the Northside Wizards was named women's MVP while Sam McDaniel of
154-852: The Bendigo Braves women and the Knox Raiders men, earned automatic qualification into the 2024 NBL1 National Finals. Joining them in the tournament were the 2024 champions from each of the five conferences. Due to multiple injuries sustained during the grand final series, the North women's champions the Rockhampton Cyclones withdrew from the National Finals. The Southern Districts Spartans subsequently took their place. The six women's and men's teams were ranked based on their regular season performances while factoring
176-732: The Brisbane Capitals was named men's MVP. The women's grand final series saw the Rockhampton Cyclones defeat the Northside Wizards 2–1, with the Wizards winning 80–71 in game one and the Cyclones winning 81–76 in game two and 80–59 in game three, while the men's grand final series saw the Mackay Meteors defeat the Brisbane Capitals 2–0, with 91–79 in game one and 102–80 in game two. Lauren Heard of
198-744: The Knox Raiders with a 20–2 record while the men's minor premiers were the Mount Gambier Pioneers with an 17–5 record. Isabelle Bourne of the Keilor Thunder was named women's MVP while Nick Marshall of the Mount Gambier Pioneers was named men's MVP. The women's grand final saw the Waverley Falcons defeat the Keilor Thunder 87–82 while the men's grand final saw the Eltham Wildcats defeat
220-674: The Maitland Mustangs was named men's MVP. The BA Centre of Excellence women's team, who finished the regular season with a 10–10 record, declared that they were not able to field a team for finals. They were subsequently removed from the East finals equation and the ladder was adjusted. The women's grand final saw the Newcastle Falcons defeat the Sutherland Sharks 85–78 while the men's grand final saw
242-873: The Rockingham Flames with an 18–2 record while the men's minor premiers were the Geraldton Buccaneers with a 20–2 record. Teige Morrell of the Lakeside Lightning was named women's MVP while Joel Murray of the Mandurah Magic was named men's MVP. The women's grand final saw the Rockingham Flames defeat the Cockburn Cougars 97–81 while the men's grand final saw the Mandurah Magic defeat
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#1732797742797264-721: The Willetton Tigers 91–89. Alexandra Sharp of the Rockingham Flames was named women's grand final MVP while Joel Murray of the Mandurah Magic was named men's grand final MVP. The women's minor premiers were the Albury Wodonga Bandits with a 20–0 record while the men's minor premiers were the Canberra Gunners with an 18–2 record. Nicole Munger of the Newcastle Falcons was named women's MVP while William Cranston-Lown of
286-760: The Maitland Mustangs defeat the Canberra Gunners 86–67. Nicole Munger of the Newcastle Falcons was named women's grand final MVP while William Cranston-Lown of the Maitland Mustangs was named men's grand final MVP. The 2024 NBL1 National Finals took place at the University of the Sunshine Coast and Caloundra Indoor Stadium on the Sunshine Coast from Friday 16 August and Sunday 18 August. The 2023 defending champions,
308-533: The NBL1 North after three seasons due to financial difficulties. *Teams that transferred from QBL. 2024 NBL1 season The 2024 NBL1 season was the fifth season of the NBL1 . The season consisted of five conferences: South , North , Central , West and East . The third annual National Finals were held on the Sunshine Coast , with two South teams winning the NBL1 National championship for
330-513: The QABL set up a division system to separate the north and south teams within the state: the Sunstate (North Queensland) and Southern Cross (South Queensland) divisions. Following the 2006 season, the QABL restructured the competition, which saw the two divisions combining to have a statewide league of only one division for the 2007 season. The ABA was abandoned following the 2008 season, resulting in
352-467: The QBL becoming an independent league again. In October 2019, Basketball Queensland and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to Queensland in 2020, with NBL1 replacing the QBL. On 15 January 2020, the QBL was officially renamed NBL1 North and became the north conference of NBL1. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 season was cancelled. For
374-709: The Rockhampton Cyclones was named women's grand final MVP while Todd Blanchfield of the Mackay Meteors was named men's grand final MVP. The women's minor premiers were the Sturt Sabres with a 14–4 record while the men's minor premiers were the South Adelaide Panthers with a 15–3 record. Casey Samuels of the Central Districts Lions was named women's MVP while Alex Starling of the South Adelaide Panthers
396-699: The addition of a club from Darwin . The league was formed in 1986 as the Queensland State Basketball League . In 1994, the league joined the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to become the competition's North conference. The CBA was restructured as the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) in 1999. In 2002, the league became known as the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL). Around this time,
418-699: The best-of-three series by the Rockhampton Cyclones. Following the 2019 QBL season, the league was rebranded as NBL1 North . The Power subsequently did not enter the new competition for the 2020 season. The team joined the Queensland State League (QSL) in 2021. Queensland Basketball League NBL1 North , formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory , Australia, comprising both
440-595: The number of games within a season and the number of NBL / WNBL players and imports within each conference. The three winners from day one, plus the highest ranked loser, progressed to the Semi Finals on day two. The winners of the Semi Finals then played in the Championship Games on day three. The day one match-ups were announced on 11 August, with the women playing at UniSC Arena and the men playing at Caloundra Indoor Stadium. The day two matches saw
462-752: The second straight year. The Waverley Falcons won in the women while the Knox Raiders men defended their 2023 National title. The season began on 23 March for the Central Conference, 28 March for the West Conference, 3 April for the South Conference, 6 April for the East Conference and 11 April for the North Conference. All conference finals were concluded by 10 August. The women's minor premiers were
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#1732797742797484-624: Was named men's MVP. The women's grand final saw the Central Districts Lions defeat the Forestville Eagles 79–67 while the men's grand final saw the Forestville Eagles defeat the South Adelaide Panthers 92–90. Taylah Levy of the Central Districts Lions was named women's grand final MVP while Greg Mays of the Forestville Eagles was named men's grand final MVP. The women's minor premiers were
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