15-567: Nunawading Spectres is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne , Victoria . The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Melbourne East Basketball Association (MEBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Whitehorse . The Spectres play their home games at Nunawading Basketball Centre. In 1979, a Nunawading Spectres men's team entered
30-585: A Nunawading Spectres women's team played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team won six championships in ten seasons under coach Tom Maher and guard Robyn Maher , including four in a row between 1986 and 1989. Following the 1991 season, the team's WNBL license was obtained by the Dandenong Rangers . In 1990, with the Eastside Spectres still a championship contender in
45-506: A new senior elite league to take the reins as Australia's pre-eminent semi-professional basketball league. All Victorian-based SEABL teams joined the new league, while Eltham Wildcats , Knox Raiders , Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons also joined the league from the Big V . The North-West Tasmania Thunder men and Launceston Tornadoes women also kept their place, as did Basketball Australia 's Centre of Excellence teams. In February 2019,
60-589: The COVID-19 pandemic . As of the end of the 1991 season *Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season. Source: Eastside Spectres Year by Year NBL1 South NBL1 South is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria and Tasmania , Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2019, Basketball Victoria partnered with
75-655: The National Basketball League (NBL) to create NBL1 . NBL1 South was the lone conference in 2019, with North , Central , West and East joining over the proceeding three years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the NBL1 South did not have a season in 2020 and only half a season in 2021. In October 2018, following the demise of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Basketball Victoria announced
90-667: The National Basketball League (NBL), joining nine other teams for the league's inaugural season . In 1987, the team changed their name to Eastside Spectres and spent five years under that moniker before merging with the Southern Melbourne Saints in 1992 to become the South East Melbourne Magic . During their time in the NBL, the Spectres were two-time grand finalists, losing to Launceston in 1981 and Perth in 1991. Between 1982 and 1991,
105-595: The Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and South Australian Premier League the new North and Central conferences. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 season was cancelled for all three conferences. On 1 September 2021, the 2021 NBL1 South season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. With a combined 154 men's and women's games that could not be completed, it
120-548: The NBL, a Nunawading Spectres men's team re-emerged in the form of a South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) franchise. In 1992, a Spectres women's team debuted in the SEABL. In 1995, the men's team collected their first title as they won the SEABL East Conference championship. The women's team were SEABL runners-up in both 2000 and 2008, while the men were conference runners-up in 1999 and 2004. In 2011,
135-659: The SEABL grand final to the Mount Gambier Pioneers . In 2018, the Spectres men finished as SEABL runners-up after losing in the grand final to the Hobart Chargers . In 2019 , following the demise of the SEABL, the Spectres joined the NBL1 . The men went on to win the championship with a 99–90 win over the Bendigo Braves in the grand final. The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to
150-487: The first time. In December 2014, Basketball Australia took over the operations of the SEABL. Less than four years later, in August 2018, Basketball Australia disbanded the SEABL after they withdrew its support of the league and denied the proposal of a club-managed league. In October 2018, Basketball Victoria created a new senior elite league and later in partnership with the National Basketball League (NBL) produced
165-482: The league was named NBL1 after Basketball Victoria partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL). The NBL1 in 2019 was a single league and consisted of one conference. After a successful first season, the NBL expanded the NBL1 in 2020 by introducing Basketball Victoria's inaugural 2019 league and teams as the new South Conference and partnering with Basketball Queensland and Basketball South Australia to make
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#1732793601320180-509: The men's team won their second conference title and their first SEABL championship after defeating the Bendigo Braves 88–61 in the grand final. Spectres guard Shane McDonald had a game-high 28 points to earn the MVP award. After finishing as conference runners-up in 2013, the men's team won their third conference title in 2014 behind the likes of Mitch Creek , Tommy Greer , Shane McDonald, Simon Conn and Matt O'Hea. They went on to lose 85–71 in
195-673: Was a semi-professional basketball league in Australia comprising both a men's and women's competition. The SEABL began in 1981 and operated for 38 seasons until it was disbanded in 2018. The league was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) and over the years, the SEABL boasted teams from Victoria , New South Wales , Queensland , Tasmania , South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory . The SEABL
210-625: Was decided to abandon the season with no champions and no individual awards. * Clubs that transferred from the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). ** Clubs that transferred from the Big V (Victoria). *** Clubs that transferred from the Premier League (South Australia). South East Australian Basketball League The South East Australian Basketball League ( SEABL )
225-402: Was established in 1981 as a men's league. Separate South and East conferences were introduced in 1986. In 1990, a women's competition was introduced after the SEABL adopted the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). The SEABL was closely linked with the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2012, the women's competition was divided into two conferences for
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