SBL Basketball History

FINISHING ON TOP
(By Ken Brown)
Obviously every team wants to finish on top of the Ladder at the end of the Regular Season.
This gives them a better path into the Play-offs.
But topping the table does not always translate into a Championship.
In the 36 seasons of NBL1 WEST/SBL competition a total of 14 Men’s teams – and 19 Women’s teams – have gone on to annex the Championship after taking out the Regular Season honours.

TOP OF THE TABLE – MEN
1989 – Buccaneers (19-3) – Lost Grand Final
1990 – Mustangs (23-3) – Lost Quarter Final
1991 – Mustangs (22-4) – WON GRAND FINAL
1992 – Slammers (22-2) – Lost Grand Final
1993 – Buccaneers (19-5) – Lost Semi Final
1994 – Hawks (22-4) – WON GRAND FINAL
1995 – Hawks (20-6) – Lost Quarter Final
1996 – Slammers (21-5) – WON GRAND FINAL
1997 – Redbacks (19-5) – WON GRAND FINAL
1998 – Cougars (20-4) – Lost Grand Final
1999 – Slammers (21-5) – WON GRAND FINAL
*2000 – Buccaneers (17-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2001 – Hawks (24-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2002 – Hawks (26-0) – WON GRAND FINAL
#2003 – Hawks (16-3) – WON GRAND FINAL
#2003 – Cougars (16-3) – Lost Grand Final
2004 – Cougars (21-3) – Lost Semi Final
2005 – Hawks (20-4) – Lost Grand Final
2006 – Tigers (21-3) – Lost Semi Final
2007 – Lightning (20-4) – Lost Grand Final
2008 – Hawks (21-5) – Lost Quarter Final
2009 – Lightning (22-4) – WON GRAND FINAL
2010 – Lightning (21-5) – Lost Grand Final
2011 – Lightning (24-2) – Lost Semi Final
2012 – Wolves (23-3) – Lost Semi Final
2013 – Lightning (23-3) – WON GRAND FINAL
2014 – Buccaneers (19-7) – Lost Grand Final
2015 – Wolves (23-3) – WON GRAND FINAL
2016 – Cougars (22-4) – WON GRAND FINAL
2017 – Tigers (20-6) – Lost Semi Final
2018 – Buccaneers (23-3) – Lost Quarter Final
2019 – Wolves (20-6) – Lost Grand Final
2021 – Hawks (18-4) – WON GRAND FINAL
2022 – Buccaneers (19-3) – Lost Grand Final
2023 – Flames (19-3) – Lost Preliminary Final
2024 – Buccaneers (20-2) – Lost Preliminary Final
2025 – Flames (19-3) – Lost Preliminary Final

* Buccaneers won the West Conference
# Hawks won North Conference, Cougars won South Conference

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TOP OF THE TABLE – WOMEN
1989 – Hawks (15-6) – Lost Grand Final
1990 – Senators (19-2) – Lost Grand Final
1991 – Mustangs (16-5) – WON GRAND FINAL
1992 – Mustangs (18-2) – Lost Grand Final
1993 – Mustangs (18-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
1994 – Mustangs (16-4) – Lost Semi Final
1995 – Wolves (22-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
1996 – Mustangs (21-3) – WON GRAND FINAL
1997 – Hawks (19-5) – Lost Semi Final
1998 – Tigers (22-2) – Lost Grand Final
1999 – Tigers (27-0) – WON GRAND FINAL
2000 – Hawks (20-0) – Lost Grand Final
2001 – Hawks (21-1) – WON GRAND FINAL
2002 – Hawks (21-1) – WON GRAND FINAL
*2003 – Tigers (15-1) – Lost Quarter Final
2004 – Magic (17-3) – Lost Semi Final
2005 – Tigers (20-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2006 – Magic (19-3) – Lost Grand Final
2007 – Senators (20-2) – Lost Grand Final
2008 – Tigers (22-2) – Lost Grand Final
2009 – Hawks (19-3) – Lost Semi Final
2010 – Tigers (19-3) – WON GRAND FINAL
2011 – Tigers (18-4) – WON GRAND FINAL
2012 – Wolves (16-6) – Lost Semi Final
2013 – Tigers (17-5) – Lost Quarter Final
2014 – Flames (20-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2015 – Flames (20-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2016 – Wolves (19-3) – Lost Grand Final
2017 – Hawks (20-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2018 – Lightning (21-1) – WON GRAND FINAL
2019 – Lightning (16-6) – Lost Semi Final
2021 – Tigers (15-3) – WON GRAND FINAL
2022 – Senators (18-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2023 – Cougars (18-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2024 – Flames (18-2) – WON GRAND FINAL
2025 – Cougars (20-0) – WON GRAND FINAL

* Tigers won the South Conference

BASKETBALL RESULTS
NBL1 West. Round 16. MEN. Thursday: East Perth Eagles d Lakeside Lightning 71-69, Perry Lakes Hawks d Rockingham Flames 110-88. Friday: Perth Redbacks d Eastern Suns 102-92, Mandurah Magic d Willetton Tigers 101-98, Cockburn Cougars d South West Slammers 95-78. Saturday: Geraldton Buccaneers d Cockburn Cougars 94-84, Rockingham Flames d Joondalup Wolves 97-69, East Perth Eagles d Perth Redbacks 108-87, Willetton Tigers d Warwick Senators 100-89, Perry Lakes Hawks d Goldfields Giants 104-75. Sunday: Geraldton Buccaneers d Warwick Senators 111-64.
WOMEN. Thursday: Rockingham Flames d Perry Lakes Hawks 87-78, East Perth Eagles d Lakeside Lightning 91-76. Friday: Cockburn Cougars d South West Slammers 98-70, Mandurah Magic d Willetton Tigers 116-68, Eastern Suns d Perth Redbacks 68-64. Saturday: Perth Redbacks d East Perth Eagles 96-93, Willetton Tigers d Warwick Senators 78-73, Rockingham Flames d Joondalup Wolves 69-62, Goldfields Giants d Perry Lakes Hawks 91-84.

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