Seychelles Basketball League

The Seychelles Basketball League (SBL) is the premier basketball league for clubs in Seychelles. The league consist out of ten teams (in 2022).

Seychelles Basketball League

Organising body	Seychelles Basketball Federation
Founded	1993
First season	1993
Country	Seychelles
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current champions	Beau Vallon Heat (2022)

The champions of the SBL are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league began in 1993, when club basketball teams were introduced on the Seychelles.^[1]

Current teams

The following were the ten teams for the 2019 season:^[2]

• Premium Cobras
• Beau Vallon Heat
• Praslin Warriors
• Razors
• RC Dynamics
• Mont Fleuri Dawgz
• BAYA
• Anse Boileau Angels
• PLS Hawks
• MBU Rockers

Champions

^[1]

• 2001: PLS Hawks
• 2002: PLS Hawks
• 2003: Premium Cobras
• 2004: Premium Cobras
• 2005: PLS Hawks
• 2006: Premium Cobras
• 2007: PLS Hawks
• 2008: unknown
• 2009: PLS Hawks
• 2010: PLS Hawks
• 2011: PLS Hawks
• 2012: PLS Hawks
• 2013: PLS Hawks
• 2014: PLS Hawks
• 2015: unknown
• 2016: Beau Vallon Heat^[3]
• 2017: unknown
• 2018: Beau Vallon Heat
• 2019: unknown
• 2020: unknown
• 2021: unknown
• 2022: Beau Vallon Heat

Finals

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score	Venue
2004	Premium Cobras	PLS Hawks	82-79[4]	Palais des Sports
2006	Premium Cobras	PLS Hawks	69-63[5]	Palais des Sports
2009	PLS Hawks	Baya	104-89[6]	Palais des Sports
2012	PLS Hawks	Baya	92-47[1]	Victoria Gymnasium
2013	PLS Hawks	Beau Vallon Heat	100-60[7]	Victoria Gymnasium
2016	Beau Vallon Heat	Premium Cobras	63-48[8]	Victoria Gymnasium
2017 National Day Tournament	Beau Vallon Heat	Premium Cobras	82-78[9]	Palais des Sports
2017 SBF Cup	Beau Vallon Heat	Baya	83-66[10]	Palais des Sports
2018	Beau Vallon Heat	Premium Cobras	94-85[11]	Palais des Sports
2020 End-of-the-Year Tournament	Beau Vallon Heat	Anse Boileau Drifters	80-67[12]	Victoria Gymnasium
2022 League	Beau Vallon Heat	PLS Hawks	2–1 (series)[13]
2022 Land Marine Cup	Beau Vallon Heat	PLS Hawks	70–65[13]	Victoria Gymnasium[14]

References

1. "Hawks win fourth league title in a row". Afrobasket.com. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
2. "Seychellois Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
3. "Basketball: National League Champs Heat, Drifters reach century mark -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
4. "Basketball: League championship-Titles go to Premium Cobras and Bel Air -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
5. "Basketball: League Championship-Premium Cobras, AE Stars champs -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
6. "Seychelles-eNews - Basketball: Hawks regain title, Hotshots defend their crown". www.seychellesweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
7. "National League: Hawks repeat as mens [sic] champs". Afrobasket.com. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
8. "Basketball Heat accomplish double, B Challenge achieve treble -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
9. "Beau Vallon Heat Winner of the National Day Basketball Tournament". www.statehouse.gov.sc. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
10. "Seychelles Basketball Federation (SBF) Cup finals Heat, B Challenge retain titles -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
11. "Basketball: Round robin tournament finals Beau Vallon Heat, Mont Fleuri, Premium Cobras B winners -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
12. "Basketball: Special End-of-Year tournament finals". www.nation.sc (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-08-13.
13. "Basketball Doubles champions Beau Vallon Heat aiming higher next season". www.nation.sc (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
14. "Basketball: Land Marine Cup finals". www.nation.sc (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-09-17.

External links

• Seychelles at AfroBasket.com