NBL1 East
NBL1 East, formerly the Waratah League, is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, comprising both a men's and women's competition.NBL1 replaced the former Waratah League to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in New South Wales.As a result, the Waratah League became the east conference of NBL1.The league was previously a member of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) from 2001 to 2008.[2] In 2021, Basketball New South Wales and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to New South Wales in 2022, with NBL1 replacing the Waratah League.