At the moment, I am playing with a group of friends in a C Grade Mens comp, and we are 4th on the ladder I think. Though from what I've noticed, I'm a step above everyone in that comp, so as a result I will be playing A Grade next season where I will be up against players who play in the SEABL, which is my goal. The reason why I don't play in a club, is because the city that I live in doesn't take basketball all that seriously, so there are not many clubs etc. It's nothing like the US which is a shame.
At the moment, I think I'm averaging 18-22 PPG, around 10 RPG, and 3-5 APG. But bear in mind I don't really take that many shots, the rest of the team all want a go shooting the ball as well considering it's a C Grade comp. When it comes towards finals then that will change however. I regularly get double teamed in games as well. That sets up a lot of assists cause there is someone free.
I'm actually from Adelaide. I don't know much about SEABL but from what I've read and heard from sites like hoops it's just a higher standard of basketball than ABL (Adelaide's equivalent of SEABL). Basically the ABL teams all have junior teams that play like Sturt, South, Woodville, Forrestville, Norwood, North, Centrals etc. Than in those clubs you have age groups and 5 divisions in each age. I'd imagine it'd be the same for SEABL. If you're serious about playing SEABL you should start playing club basketball for a club that plays in SEABL (or if it's different to Adelaide's club system start playing for a club that's affiliated with a SEABL team). If you're only playing C grade social than you can spend some time playing A grade social and it'll still be beneficial. But once you start playing for a real club that's when you'll start to really improve. Playing Div 3/4 club>Grade A Social in terms of standard- well at least in Adelaide.
Edit- In Mens most people quit playing club though if they realize their never going to play in the NBL or even ABL and play social. So Div 2/3 club>Grade A social. But yeh like I said it could be different in Victoria or other states that's just how it is in Adelaide. I used to play basketball for club from like 8-16 but I quit coz I realized I was never going to make it anywhere. Most of my team mates all play ABL now and a few are over in USA playing college ball and 1 of my team mates is a 10th man on a NBL team.
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