They way your construct your sentances, one would think you are one of the navey seals!!

It needs to expand and include country regional associations because there are some really big ones within close proximity. Maybe split into North and South like the Vics. Increase your service population and maybe generate more income. Not have more games in December.

SEABL

Woodville
Norwood
Murray Bridge

WNBL
Noarlunga
North
West

ask them why they all pulled out - costs were prohibitive.

Norwood lasted one season, Murray Bridge 2

Basketball SA or BASA bylaws allows only one import in BankSA league - this meant that teams like Woodville/Murray Bridge etc had to lease an import from another team. or you are paying an import for just SEABL.

Plus in the days of old the imports weren't paid anywhere near what they are paid now. Clubs could pay imports as little as the newstart allowance. Now they have to be paid a set wage. That cost alone will mean that it won't return to that format.

No Club in SA could afford the cost.

In the early 90s or late 80s in South Australia you had

WNBL
Noarlunga
West
North

NBL
36ers

SEABL
Mt Gambier
Woodville
Buffalos

WBC (women's basketball conference)
Forestville
Woodville
South
Sturt

that is 11 teams involved in interstate comps.

We now have only 3
WNBL
Fellas
NBL
Sixers
SEABL
Mt Gambier

do you own maths I'm sure all the Clubs have - that is why there is currently a salary cap

Kent Murray Bridge folded their SEABL team because of their shaking financial situation

bums on seat in this case did not = profitable team

I would stand corrected but I think the financial strain of SEABL etc lead to Murray Bridge dropping out of District and the Eastern Hills almagation taking place.

If it was such a succes how did they run in to money problems?

By my reckoning a team here would have to pay one import $30,000 miniumum for a season then there is airfaire and accom. make that 2 imports for SEABL and the club is up for $60,000 without paying there current players. I can't see to many 'name' players in the league accepting $20.00 per game or say $1,000 per season when someone else is getting $30,000. so there for you have to pay the other players more $. Say round figures $100,000 per club for just the men say $150,000 for men and women combined.

Now the players don't pay to get in. If you regularly got 500 people to each game/venue each week at $5 per game that is only going to return you $27,500 for the season over 11 weeks. You are going to play at least 11 away from home in a 22 week season.

Then add air fare for a min of 10 players a coach, assist coach and a manager at say an average of $200 per ticket (and that is real low) round trip. that is $28,600 in airfare for 11 away games. then multiply it by 2 because it involves both men and women's teams.
$57,200

Then there is accom six rooms at $100 per night = $600 by ll away games you have $6,600. x 2 $13,200

Do the clubs pay for court hire when hosting ABL games? if so add that to the list then there are the small payments to the court announcer, doorkeeper, floor wipers

so erring on the financial side of caution over a 22 game season

You would have the following calculations include both male and women teams

Players Payments $150,000
Accom $ 13,200
Airfare $ 57,200
Misc $ 3,000
Court Hire $ 3,000
TOTAL $226,400

Door takings 1000 @ $10.00 per game
11 home games gives you a revenue of $110,000 for the season a shortfall of $126,400

the Dome, Wayville, Morphettvale would hold 1,000 and probably Mt Barker, Starplex and Pasadena but Pt Adelaide, Hillcrest and Mars would struggle.

great concept but I can't see how any club can afford it sponsorship is hard to find and finding in excess of $100,000 in sponsorship just for your senior teams would be hard year in and year out