National Wheelchair Basketball League (Australia)

National Wheelchair Basketball League
Sportwheelchair basketball
Founded1988
No. of teams7
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Wollongong Rollerhawks (2022)
Most titlesPerth Wheelcats (8)
Official website[1]

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]

  1. ^ "Wheelchair Basketball to make a shot for a World Record". BasketballSA.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Basketball Australia's Statement on the 2020 Wheelchair Basketball League Season". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "2021 Season Announcement". WBA Official Facebook Page.
  4. ^ "National Wheelchair Leagues Set to Tip Off". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "WBA Launches New Era of Wheelchair Basketball". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2024.