2019 NBL1 season
The 2019 NBL1 season was the inaugural season of the NBL1. The season began on 29 March and concluded on 17 August with grand final day for both the men's and women's seasons.
The NBL1 in 2019 was a single league and consisted of one conference run by Basketball Victoria. The teams, mostly from Victoria and Tasmania, would go on to make up the NBL1 South in 2020 after the inclusion of multiple new conferences.
Background
Basketball Victoria introduced a new senior elite league in 2019 called NBL1 after partnering with the National Basketball League.The former teams from the South East Australian Basketball League were part of the inaugural NBL1 season, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons joined from the Big V. The 2018 SEABL champions, the Hobart Chargers, chose not to enter the NBL1 in 2019. They were replaced by the Hobart Huskies.
Regular season
Standings
Men's ladder| - | - | - | |
| Team | |||
| 1 | Ballarat Miners | 16 | 4 |
| 2 | Frankston Blues | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Kilsyth Cobras | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | Melbourne Tigers | 12 | 8 |
| 6 | Geelong Supercats | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | Dandenong Rangers | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | Bendigo Braves | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Hobart Huskies | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Waverley Falcons | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Diamond Valley Eagles | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Albury Wodonga Bandits | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | North-West Tasmania Thunder | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | Knox Raiders | 8 | 12 |
| 15 | BA Centre of Excellence | 8 | 12 |
| 16 | Ringwood Hawks | 6 | 14 |
| 17 | Eltham Wildcats | 6 | 14 |
| 18 | Sandringham Sabres | 5 | 15 |
Women's ladder
| - | - | - | |
| Team | |||
| 1 | Bendigo Braves | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Geelong Supercats | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Ringwood Hawks | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Kilsyth Cobras | 14 | 6 |
| 5 | Knox Raiders | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | Nunawading Spectres | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | Waverley Falcons | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | Dandenong Rangers | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Eltham Wildcats | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Albury Wodonga Bandits | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Frankston Blues | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Ballarat Rush | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | Melbourne Tigers | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | BA Centre of Excellence | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | Hobart Huskies | 6 | 14 |
| 16 | Sandringham Sabres | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Launceston Tornadoes | 4 | 16 |
| 18 | Diamond Valley Eagles | 3 | 17 |
Awards
Men's Most Valuable Player: Demarcus Gatlin Women's Most Valuable Player: Kelly Wilson Men's Grand Final MVP: Dain Swetalla Women's Grand Final MVP: Lauren Nicholson Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Dane Pineau Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Nicholson Men's Youth Player of the Year: Alex Ducas Women's Youth Player of the Year: Anneli Maley Men's Coach of the Year: Andrew Harms Women's Coach of the Year: Tim Mottin Club of the Year: Bendigo BravesMen's Referee of the Year: Andrew HollowoodWomen's Referee of the Year: Tayla FlintMen's All-Star Five:- * Demarcus Gatlin
- * Ray Turner
- * Jerry Evans Jr.
- * Dane Pineau
- * Simon Conn Women's All-Star Five:
- * Kelly Wilson
- * Lauren Nicholson
- * Rebecca Cole
- * Lauren Scherf
- * Ezi Magbegor