| National Wheelchair Basketball League | |
| Sport: | wheelchair basketball |
| Founded: | 1988 |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Champion: | Wollongong Rollerhawks (2022) |
| Most Champs: | Perth Wheelcats (8) |
| Website: | https://wba.net.au |
The National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) is Australia's premier male wheelchair basketball league. It was established in 1988.[1]
The competition seasons in 2020 and 2021 were not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no team declared the winner for either season.[2] [3] The 2023 Season was replaced with a Tournament style format which was not part of the NWBL.[4]
In 2024 Basketball Australia announced the formation of Wheelchair Basketball Australia to manage the Mens and Womens National Wheelchair Basketball Leagues in Australia, with the NWBL and WNWBL competitions to re-commence.[5]
Games are played in accordance with International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Rules[6] with some minor variations:[7]
(Junior or Rookie players who have represented their country at an international competition are not eligible for a Red Card.)
In 2024, each team will play each other team 3 times in the Season with the top 4 teams playing in the Finals Weekend at one venue.
| Team | Location | Joined | Titles | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 (Founding Team) | 6 (Inaugural Champions) | https://wba.net.au/index.php/adelaide-thunder/ | ||
| 2022 | 0* (2023 Wheelchair Leagues Cup Champions) | https://wba.net.au/index.php/darwin-salties/ | ||
| 2024 | 0 | https://wba.net.au/index.php/manly-wheel-eagles/ | ||
| 1988 (Founding Team) | 8 | https://wba.net.au/index.php/perth-wheelcats/ | ||
| 2013 | 0 | https://wba.net.au/index.php/red-dust-heelers/ | ||
| 2024 | 0 | https://wba.net.au/southern-districts-spartans/ | ||
| 2001 | 7 | https://wba.net.au/index.php/wollongong-roller-hawks/ | ||
| Year | Team | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Adelaide 86ers | [8] |
| 1989 | Sydney Cobras | |
| 1990 | Adelaide Steam | |
| 1991 | Adelaide Steam | |
| 1992 | Sydney Slix | |
| 1993 | Adelaide Thunder | |
| 1994 | Adelaide Thunder | |
| 1995 | Adelaide Thunder | |
| 1996 | Sydney Comets | |
| 1997 | West Sydney Slix | |
| 1998 | West Sydney Slix | |
| 1999 | Sydney Comets | |
| 2000 | Dandenong Rangers | |
| 2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | |
| 2002 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2003 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | |
| 2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | |
| 2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | |
| 2006 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2007 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2008 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2009 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2010 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2011 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | |
| 2012 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | |
| 2013 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2014 | Perth Wheelcats | |
| 2015 | Kilsyth Cobras | [9] |
| 2016 | Kilsyth Cobras | |
| 2017 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | [10] |
| 2018 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | |
| 2019 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | |
| 2020 | Season Abandoned | |
| 2021 | Season Abandoned | |
| 2022 | Wollongong Rollerhawks | |
| 2023 | Not Played | |