2020 NBL1 season
Sports season
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The 2020 NBL1 season was due to be the second season of the NBL1 and the first to consist of multiple conferences and National participation.
14 March – 30 August (Conference seasons)
4–6 September (NBL1 finals series)
13 (North Conference)
10 (Central Conference)
| 2020 NBL1 season | |
|---|---|
| League | NBL1 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Season that was scheduled: 14 March – 30 August (Conference seasons) 4–6 September (NBL1 finals series) |
| Teams | 18 (South Conference) 13 (North Conference) 10 (Central Conference) |
After consisting of one conference in 2019, the 2020 NBL1 season saw South (Victoria and Tasmania) joined by North (Queensland) and Central (South Australia). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled before it started.
Background
After a successful first season in 2019, the National Basketball League (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 the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and South Australian Premier League the new North and Central conferences.[1][2][3]
The season was scheduled to begin on 14 March for the Central Conference, 18 April for the South Conference and 24 April for the North Conference.[4] After conference finals in August,[5] it was scheduled that clubs from all three conferences would converge on the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne in the first weekend of September for the NBL1 finals series.[3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced on 18 March that the start of the season was delayed until mid May.[6][7][8][9][10] However, six days later, the entire season for all three conferences was cancelled.[11][12][13]
Clubs
South Conference
North Conference
| Club | City | State | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Capitals | Brisbane |  Queensland |
Auchenflower Stadium |
| Cairns Dolphins (Women)
Cairns Marlins (Men) |
Cairns | Queensland |
Early Settler Stadium |
| Gold Coast Rollers | Gold Coast | Queensland |
Carrara Indoor Stadium |
| Ipswich Force | Ipswich | Queensland |
Llewellyn Stadium |
| Logan Thunder | Logan | Queensland |
Cornubia Park Sports Stadium |
| Mackay Meteorettes (Women)
Mackay Meteors (Men) |
Mackay | Queensland |
McDonald's Mackay Stadium |
| Rockhampton Cyclones (Women)
Rockhampton Rockets (Men) |
Rockhampton | Queensland |
Adani Arena Rockhampton |
| Southern Districts Spartans | Brisbane | Queensland |
Rowland Cowan Stadium |
| South West Metro Pirates | Brisbane | Queensland |
Hibiscus Stadium |
| Sunshine Coast Phoenix | Sunshine Coast | Queensland |
Maroochydore Stadium |
| Toowoomba Mountaineers | Toowoomba | Queensland |
Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre |
| Townsville Flames (Women)
Townsville Heat (Men) |
Townsville | Queensland |
Townsville StarFM Stadium |
| USC Rip City | Sunshine Coast | Queensland |
USC Sports Stadium |
Central Conference
| Club | City | State | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Districts Lions | Adelaide |  South Australia |
STARplex |
| Eastern Mavericks | Mount Barker | South Australia |
St Francis de Sales Community Sports Centre |
| Forestville Eagles | Adelaide | South Australia |
Wayville Sports Centre |
| North Adelaide Rockets | Adelaide | South Australia |
The Lights Community and Sports Centre |
| Norwood Flames | Adelaide | South Australia |
The ARC |
| South Adelaide Panthers | Adelaide | South Australia |
Marion Basketball Centre |
| Southern Tigers | Adelaide | South Australia |
Morphett Vale Stadium |
| Sturt Sabres | Adelaide | South Australia |
Springbank Sports Centre |
| West Adelaide Bearcats | Adelaide | South Australia |
Port Adelaide Recreation Centre |
| Woodville Warriors | Adelaide | South Australia |
St Clair Recreation Centre |