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University Basketball League Australia
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SportBasketball
Founded2019
First season2021
CEOMark Sinderberry[1]
No. of teams14
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
SponsorNew Balance
WebsiteUniSport.com.au

The University Basketball League Australia (UBL)[2] is a basketball league in Australia run by UniSport. The UBL is the only national university league for any sport in Australia[3] and is the only student-based basketball competition that is supported by Basketball Australia.[4]

Twelve universities from six states participate in the competition in both men's and women's divisions. The league's inaugural season took place in 2021.

History

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In September 2018, the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a partnership with UniSport Australia to develop a men's and women's national university league.[5][6][7] Twelve months later, UniSport announced that the inaugural University Basketball League season would commence in 2020.[8] The league was endorsed by Basketball Australia.[4] Eight universities were set to compete in the new student-only league,[9][10] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.[11]

The UBL launched in 2021 with seven universities[12][13] and a four-month schedule,[14] but was forced to cancel its finals due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns.[15] The league grew by four universities in 2022, with two more joining in 2023 and one more joining for 2024.[2] Twelve universities participated in 2025.[1][16]

Participating universities

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Current

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As of 2026, the UBL is affiliated with fourteen universities across six states, with all universities having men's and women's teams.[17]

University City State Joined UBL Championships
Adelaide University Adelaide South Australia South Australia 2022 0
Curtin University Perth Western Australia Western Australia 2022 0
Federation University Australia Ballarat Victoria (state) Victoria 2022 0
La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2021 W: 2 (2022, 2023)
M: 1 (2024)
Monash University[18][19] Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2026 0
University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2021 W: 1 (2026)
M: 2 (2023, 2026)
University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales New South Wales 2024 0
University of Newcastle[1] Newcastle New South Wales New South Wales 2025 0
University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales New South Wales 2021 W: 1 (2024)
M: 1 (2022)
University of Tasmania[20][21] Hobart/Launceston Tasmania Tasmania 2023 W: 1 (2025)
M: 1 (2025)
University of Technology Sydney[22] Sydney New South Wales New South Wales 2021 0
University of the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Queensland Queensland 2021 0
University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Western Australia 2021 0
Victoria University Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2021 0

Sources:[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Former

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University City State Years participating UBL Championships
Australian Catholic University[3] Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2023–2024 0
RMIT University Melbourne Victoria (state) Victoria 2022–2024 0

Sponsorship

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Naming rights

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "New Balance University Basketball League (UBL) Enters 5th Season with Exciting Changes". UniSport Australia. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "New university announced to join the 2024 University Basketball League Australia". UniSport. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "ACU Joins the University Basketball League". Australian Catholic University. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 Prentice, Tristan (22 May 2023). "Finding balance: On the UBL's growth and how it's facilitating player and coaching development opportunities". PickAndRoll.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Uluc, Olgun (27 September 2018). "NBL partners with UniSport to establish University Basketball League". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "University Basketball League First for Australian Sport". NBL.com.au. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (28 September 2018). "UniSport Australia partner with National Basketball to develop new league system". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  8. ↑ O'Kane, Patrick (6 September 2019). "University Basketball League plans announced by UniSport Australia". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Melbourne one of Eight Universities in New University Basketball League". University of Melbourne. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Gillen, Nancy (21 December 2019). "Inaugural University Basketball League to begin in Australia next year". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Coaches looking forward to UBL tip-off". University of Melbourne. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "2021 UBL Founding Universities Announced!". UniSport. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Morgan, Liam (29 March 2021). "UniSport Australia unveils founding teams for inaugural University Basketball League". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Prentice, Tristan (7 April 2023). "Developing league of its own – UBL aims eventually to emulate college basketball". PickAndRoll.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "The 2021 UBL season wraps up following the cancellation of finals". UniSport. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Get ready: UBL 2025 is coming and you're Invited | News at Curtin". curtin.edu.au. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "New Balance University Basketball League Australia". unisport.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Monash joins the University Basketball League in 2026". monash.edu. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  19. ↑ Godwin, Abbey (17 August 2026). "New Balance University Basketball League 2026: Round One Wrap-Up". unisport.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2026. This year the league also welcomes the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) back after a year away, alongside newcomers Monash University, who begin their UBL journey.
  20. ↑ "University enters intervarsity competition for the first time". TasmanianBrowser.com.au. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  21. ↑ Lawler, Jarrod (10 March 2023). "Tassie students ready to ball out against the nation's best in UTas first". The Mercury.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ Godwin, Abbey (24 August 2026). "New Balance University Basketball League: Round Two Wrap-Up". unisport.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2026. ...Round Two marked the return of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to the UBL court since 2024...
  23. ↑ "2021 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "2022 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "2023 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2023.
  26. ↑ "2024 UBL Results" (PDF). UniSport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2025.
  27. ↑ "Big upsets end the 2023 UBL season with Victorian universities taking home both champion trophies". UniSport. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  28. ↑ "HISTORY MADE IN 2024 NEW BALANCE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL SEASON". UniSport. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
  29. ↑ Godwin, Abbey (23 October 2025). "Double The Glory: The University of Tasmania Make History With Men's and Women's New Balance University Basketball League Wins". unisport.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  30. ↑ Godwin, Abbey (16 October 2026). "The University of Melbourne Claim First-Ever New Balance UBL Women's Championship". unisport.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  31. ↑ "THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ARE THE 2026 UBL MEN'S CHAMPIONS!". instagram.com/ubl_unisportau. 20 October 2026. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  32. ↑ "UBL secures naming rights partnership with New Balance and signs Nagravision's Sporfie as a new broadcast partner". UniSport. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024.
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