Seychelles Basketball League Explained

Seychelles Basketball League
Organiser:	Seychelles Basketball Federation
Founded:	1993
First:	1993
Country:	Seychelles
Teams:	10
Levels:	1
Confed Cup:	Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Champions:	Beau Vallon Heat
Season:	2022

The Seychelles Basketball League (SBL) is the premier basketball league for clubs in Seychelles. The league consist out of ten teams (in 2022).

The champions of the SBL are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league began in 1993, when club basketball teams were introduced on the Seychelles.^[1]

Current teams

The following were the ten teams for the 2019 season:^[2]

• Premium Cobras
• Beau Vallon Heat
• Praslin Warriors
• Razors
• RC Dynamics
• Mont Fleuri Dawgz
• BAYA
• Anse Boileau Angels
• PLS Hawks
• MBU Rockers

Champions

• 2001: PLS Hawks
• 2002: PLS Hawks
• 2003: Premium Cobras
• 2004: Premium Cobras
• 2005: PLS Hawks
• 2006: Premium Cobras
• 2007: PLS Hawks
• 2008: unknown
• 2009: PLS Hawks
• 2010: PLS Hawks
• 2011: PLS Hawks
• 2012: PLS Hawks
• 2013: PLS Hawks
• 2014: PLS Hawks
• 2015: unknown
• 2016: Beau Vallon Heat^[3]
• 2017: unknown
• 2018: Beau Vallon Heat
• 2019: unknown
• 2020: unknown
• 2021: unknown
• 2022: Beau Vallon Heat

Finals

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score	Venue
2004	Premium Cobras	PLS Hawks	82-79^[4]	Palais des Sports
2006	Premium Cobras	PLS Hawks	69-63^[5]	Palais des Sports
2009	PLS Hawks	Baya	104-89^[6]	Palais des Sports
2012	PLS Hawks	Baya	92-47	Victoria Gymnasium
2013	PLS Hawks	Beau Vallon Heat	100-60^[7]	Victoria Gymnasium
2016	Beau Vallon Heat	Premium Cobras	63-48^[8]	Victoria Gymnasium
2017 National Day Tournament	Beau Vallon Heat	Premium Cobras	82-78^[9]	Palais des Sports
2017 SBF Cup	Beau Vallon Heat	Baya	83-66^[10]	Palais des Sports
2018	Beau Vallon Heat	Premium Cobras	94-85^[11]	Palais des Sports
2020 End-of-the-Year Tournament	Beau Vallon Heat	Anse Boileau Drifters	80-67^[12]	Victoria Gymnasium
2022 League	Beau Vallon Heat	PLS Hawks	2–1 (series)^[13]
2022 Land Marine Cup	Beau Vallon Heat	PLS Hawks	70–65	Victoria Gymnasium^[14]

External links

• Seychelles at AfroBasket.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012-09-04 . Hawks win fourth league title in a row . 2022-08-13 . Afrobasket.com.
2. Web site: Seychellois Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket. Eurobasket LLC. 31 December 2019.
3. Web site: Basketball: National League Champs Heat, Drifters reach century mark -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2023-09-17 . www.nation.sc.
4. Web site: Basketball: League championship-Titles go to Premium Cobras and Bel Air -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2022-08-13 . www.nation.sc.
5. Web site: Basketball: League Championship-Premium Cobras, AE Stars champs -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2022-08-13 . www.nation.sc.
6. Web site: Seychelles-eNews - Basketball: Hawks regain title, Hotshots defend their crown . 2022-08-13 . www.seychellesweekly.com.
7. Web site: 2013-09-18 . National League: Hawks repeat as }} champs ]. 2022-08-13 . Afrobasket.com.
8. Web site: Basketball Heat accomplish double, B Challenge achieve treble -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2022-08-13 . www.nation.sc.
9. Web site: Beau Vallon Heat Winner of the National Day Basketball Tournament . 2022-08-13 . www.statehouse.gov.sc . en.
10. Web site: Seychelles Basketball Federation (SBF) Cup finals Heat, B Challenge retain titles -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2022-08-13 . www.nation.sc.
11. Web site: Basketball: Round robin tournament finals Beau Vallon Heat, Mont Fleuri, Premium Cobras B winners -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2022-08-13 . www.nation.sc.
12. Web site: Basketball: Special End-of-Year tournament finals . 2022-08-13 . www.nation.sc . bg.
13. Web site: Basketball Doubles champions Beau Vallon Heat aiming higher next season . 2023-09-17 . www.nation.sc . bg.
14. Web site: Basketball: Land Marine Cup finals . 2023-09-17 . www.nation.sc . bg.