List of National Basketball League (Australia) seasons
The National Basketball League (NBL) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. The league was founded in 1979.
List
| Year[a] | Top seed | Record | Year[b] | Champions | No. of teams[c] | Notes[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Finals | |||||
| 1979 | St. Kilda Saints | 15–3 | 1979 | St. Kilda Saints | 10 | Inaugural season. |
| 1980 | St. Kilda Saints | 17–5 | 1980 | St. Kilda Saints | 12 | 3 new teams joined and 1 team folded. |
| 1981 | St. Kilda Saints | 17–5 | 1981 | Launceston Casino City | 12 | 1 team renamed. |
| 1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 21–5 | 1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 14 | 1 team left, 3 new teams joined and 1 team renamed. |
| 1983 | Sydney Supersonics (Eastern) Geelong Cats (Western) |
19–3 18–4 |
1983 | Canberra Cannons | 16 | 1 team left, 3 new teams joined and 1 team renamed. |
| 1984 | Brisbane Bullets (Eastern) Geelong Cats (Western) |
19–5 21–2 |
1984 | Canberra Cannons | 17 | All-time highest number of teams competed in a single season. 1 new team joined and 1 team renamed. |
| 1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 20–6 | 1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 14 | 2 teams folded and 1 team left. |
| 1986 | Adelaide 36ers | 24–2 | 1986 | Adelaide 36ers | 14 | Grand Final series introduced. 2 teams renamed. |
| 1987 | Adelaide 36ers | 21–5 | 1987 | Brisbane Bullets | 14 | 3 Melbourne teams renamed. |
| 1988 | Adelaide 36ers | 19–5 | 1988 | Canberra Cannons | 13 | 2 Sydney teams merged and 1 team renamed. |
| 1989 | Canberra Cannons | 18–6 | 1989 | North Melbourne Giants | 13 | First time in the league history that the same teams from the previous season competed in the next season. |
| 1990 | North Melbourne Giants | 20–6 | 1990 | Perth Wildcats | 14 | 1 new team joined. |
| 1991 | Perth Wildcats | 22–4 | 1991 | Perth Wildcats | 14 | 2 teams renamed. |
| 1992 | South East Melbourne Magic | 20–4 | 1992 | South East Melbourne Magic | 13 | 2 Melbourne teams merged. |
| 1993 | Perth Wildcats | 21–5 | 1993 | Melbourne Tigers | 14 | 1 new team joined. |
| 1994 | Melbourne Tigers | 19–7 | 1994 | North Melbourne Giants | 14 | |
| 1995 | Perth Wildcats | 19–7 | 1995 | Perth Wildcats | 14 | |
| 1996 | Melbourne Tigers | 21–5 | 1996 | South East Melbourne Magic | 14 | 1 team renamed. |
| 1997 | South East Melbourne Magic | 22–8 | 1997 | Melbourne Tigers | 11 | 3 teams folded. |
| 1998 | South East Melbourne Magic | 26–4 | 1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 11 | 1 team renamed. |
| 1998–99 | Adelaide 36ers | 18–8 | 1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 11 | 2 Melbourne teams merged, 1 new team joined and 1 team renamed. |
| 1999–00 | Adelaide 36ers | 22–6 | 2000 | Perth Wildcats | 11 | 1 team folded and 1 new team joined. |
| 2000–01 | Victoria Titans | 22–6 | 2001 | Wollongong Hawks | 11 | |
| 2001–02 | Victoria Titans | 21–9 | 2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 11 | |
| 2002–03 | Sydney Kings | 22–8 | 2003 | Sydney Kings | 11 | 1 team renamed. |
| 2003–04 | Sydney Kings | 26–7 | 2004 | Sydney Kings | 12 | 1 New Zealand team joined and 1 team relocated and renamed. |
| 2004–05 | Sydney Kings | 21–11 | 2005 | Sydney Kings | 11 | 1 team folded. |
| 2005–06 | Sydney Kings | 26–6 | 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 11 | |
| 2006–07 | Brisbane Bullets | 28–5 | 2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 12 | 1 new team joined and 1 team relocated to Singapore and renamed. |
| 2007–08 | Sydney Kings | 27–3 | 2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 13 | 1 team joined. |
| 2008–09 | South Dragons | 22–8 | 2009 | South Dragons | 10 | 2 teams folded, 1 team left and 1 team renamed. |
| 2009–10 | Perth Wildcats | 17–11 | 2010 | Perth Wildcats | 8 | 1 team folded and 1 team quit. |
| 2010–11 | New Zealand Breakers | 22–6 | 2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 9 | 1 team returned. |
| 2011–12 | New Zealand Breakers | 21–7 | 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 9 | |
| 2012–13 | New Zealand Breakers | 24–4 | 2013 | New Zealand Breakers | 8 | 1 team folded. |
| 2013–14 | Perth Wildcats | 24–4 | 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | Cairns Taipans | 21–7 | 2015 | New Zealand Breakers | 8 | 1 team left and 1 new team joined. |
| 2015–16 | Melbourne United | 18–10 | 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 8 | 1 team renamed. |
| 2016–17 | Adelaide 36ers | 17–11 | 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 8 | 1 team folded and 1 team returned. |
| 2017–18 | Melbourne United | 20–8 | 2018 | Melbourne United | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Perth Wildcats | 18–10 | 2019 | Perth Wildcats | 8 | |
| 2019–20 | Sydney Kings | 20–8 | 2020 | Perth Wildcats | 9 | 1 team joined. Finals were shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020–21 | TBD | TBD | 2021 | TBD | 9 | 1 team renamed. |
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