The Men’s and Women’s Champion from each NBL1 Conference will converge on Victoria from September 10-12 for the inaugural NBL1 Finals weekend.
The winners of NBL1 Central (South Australia), NBL1 West (Western Australia), NBL1 South (Victoria, Tasmania) and NBL1 North (Queensland) from the Men’s and Women’s divisions will battle it out for the right to be crowned NBL1 Champion while also earning points for their Conference to host future NBL1 Finals weekends.
The 2021 NBL1 Finals will take place in Victoria from September 10-12.
The four-conference NBL1 Finals format is as follows:
- Teams will play three games, one per day, Friday to Sunday
- A random draw will take place mid-season to determine the Friday night schedule
- The Saturday night schedule will be determined by the result of the Friday night games. The winner of Game 1 plays the loser of Game 2 and the winner of Game 2 plays the loser of Game 1
- Sunday is Championship Day
- The winners of the Saturday games play for the title of NBL1 Champion
- The losers of the Saturday games play off for Host State ranking points
NBL1 Chief Commercial Officer Brad Joyner said: “The inaugural NBL1 Finals promises to be an enthralling weekend of basketball as Australia’s best teams battle it out for the national championship crown.
“Not only will teams be competing for the NBL1 Championship, but state pride will also be on the line as results in the NBL1 Finals will determine future hosting rights.
“NBL1 continues to change the game for winter basketball in Australia with increased exposure through our social media platforms, commercial partnerships and marketing power. We look forward to constant growth during the season and into the NBL1 Finals weekend.”
No state can host the NBL1 Finals more than two years in a row with a points system in place across the NBL1 Finals weekend to determine future hosting rights.
The NBL1 Central, NBL1 West and NBL1 South seasons are underway while NBL1 North tips-off tomorrow, Thursday May 13. All games are streamed live and free on NBL1.com.au and the NBL App. Click here to view NBL1 fixture.
