11-721: Darwin Salties was a NBL1 North club based in Darwin, Northern Territory , Australia. The club fielded a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 North for three seasons and played their home games at Darwin Basketball Stadium. The club was run under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT). On 10 November 2021, the NBL1 announced that
22-518: A Queensland based league, while being based in the Northern Territory. High air travel costs were cited for the clubs decision. The Salties had strong on-court results with the men finishing second on the ladder in the 2024 season . The club also boasted the highest home crowd spectator numbers of any club in the NBL1 North. In November 2024, it was revealed that the Salties had attempted to enter
33-556: A club from Darwin under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT) would enter the Queensland -based NBL1 North competition in the 2022 season . The club's entry saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia. On 20 December 2021, DBA announced that
44-557: Is the governing body of basketball in the Northern Territory , Australia . BNT was founded as Northern Territory Basketball Association ( NTBA ) in 1948. Basketball was administered by NTBA until 1963, when its Constitution was amended and the Darwin Amateur Basketball Association (DABA) was formed. The lease on Darwin 's main basketball court at Daly Street was transferred from NTBA to DABA in 1974. In
55-532: The NBL1 Central but were unable to meet the requirements for the 2025 season. The club will reportedly look to return in 2026. NBL1 North NBL1 North , formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory , Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered with
66-641: The National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to Queensland in 2020, with NBL1 replacing the QBL. On 15 January 2020, the QBL was officially renamed NBL1 North and became the north conference of NBL1. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 season was cancelled. For the 2022 season , the NBL1 North had a club from Darwin – the Darwin Salties – represented for
77-455: The National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to Queensland. NBL1 replaced the former QBL to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in Queensland. As a result, the QBL became the north conference of NBL1. In 2022, the league expanded into the Northern Territory with the addition of a club from Darwin . The league was formed in 1986 as
88-759: The Queensland State Basketball League . In 1994, the league joined the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to become the competition's North conference. The CBA was restructured as the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) in 1999. In 2002, the league became known as the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL). Around this time, the QABL set up a division system to separate
99-547: The club would be called the Darwin Salties . The club colours of blue and orange as well as the logo were also revealed. The Salties made their debut in the NBL1 North on 30 April 2022, with both teams recording wins in their first game. In September 2024, after three seasons in the NBL1 North, the Salties withdrew from the league due to financial difficulties. The club had been forced to pay for both their own travel, as well as travel for opposition teams, due to their position in
110-508: The first time under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT). It saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia. Following the 2024 season , the Salties withdrew from the NBL1 North after three seasons due to financial difficulties. *Teams that transferred from QBL. Basketball Northern Territory Basketball Northern Territory ( BNT )
121-503: The north and south teams within the state: the Sunstate (North Queensland) and Southern Cross (South Queensland) divisions. Following the 2006 season, the QABL restructured the competition, which saw the two divisions combining to have a statewide league of only one division for the 2007 season. The ABA was abandoned following the 2008 season, resulting in the QBL becoming an independent league again. In October 2019, Basketball Queensland and
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