Bulleen Boomers
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The Bulleen-Templestowe Basketball Club Inc (commonly known as the Bulleen Boomers) is a large basketball club based in Bulleen, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The main stadium and offices are located on Sheahan's Road in Bulleen and has been the club's traditional home for decades. Templestowe Leisure Centre (commonly referred to as TLC) is also used as the main home court for Big V teams as well as junior teams. The Boomers participate in many junior and senior leagues as well as the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The club also runs many competitions such as Senior Domestic leagues and local Primary School leagues.
The Boomers participate in the VJBL (representative) and EDJBA (domestic) leagues for juniors. They also compete in the Big V competition. The Boomers have also won two Australian Basketball Association men's championships in 1984 and 1990.
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[edit] Junior Teams
Bulleen has enjoyed record numbers in the Domestic teams where it is the second biggest club in the EDJBA league. Bulleen also compete in the VJBL and were by far the most successful club in the early days of the league. Recently the club has seen a resurgence in both the Boy's and Girls at the younger age groups with the club being premiers in the Girls Under 12's Victorian Championship (the highest league in the state, commonly referred to as 'VC') in 2005 and 2006 and losing by 6 points in Under 14's in 2007 while the Boys won the Under 12's Victorian Championship.
[edit] WNBL Team
| Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | |
| Established | 1984 |
| Team Colours | Blue and Yellow |
| Home Venue | Veneto Club, Melbourne |
| Major Sponsor | Global Metals |
| Championships | None |
| Coach | Tom Maher |
| Captain | Desiree Glaubitz & Sharin Milner |
| Website | www.bulleenboomers.com.au |
Despite the Bulleen Melbourne Boomers being the longest surviving team in the WNBL, the Boomers have not yet won a championship. The team has mostly finished in the bottom half of the ladder but recently has had more success, including runners up in 2008/09.
The Boomers team roster for the 2008/09 season was Sharin Milner, Desiree Glaubitz, Shelley Hammonds, Kylie Reid, Zoe Carr, Lucy Dawson, Tenille Cann, Elyse Penaluna, Katrina Hibbert, Anna Crosswhite, Sarah Parsons, Lisa Pardon and Alyse Johns.
[edit] 2004/05 Season
The Boomers most successful season was in the 2004/05 season when made the Preliminary Finals after finishing second after the Home and Away season. After a loss in the Major Semi Final (1st vs 2nd) against cross-town rivals the Dandenong Rangers they played against the Sydney Uni Flames but lost after leading the Flames by 21 points at half time in one of the biggest comebacks in WNBL history. Katrina Hibbert (aka 'Froggy') won the league MVP.
[edit] 2005/06 Season
In the 2005/06 started off with a bang for Bulleen, winning their first two games in Overtime at home against Sydney Uni and Adelaide. They were inconsistent but the Boomers managed to find their way into the post season again. They stumbled into the Finals after losing their last two matches and finishing level with Sydney Uni, but the Boomers had beaten the Flames twice out of the three times they played therefore finished above them with a better head to head record and finished 4th. Bulleen had to play the Canberra Capitals in Canberra in the Minor Semi Final (3rd vs 4th), the defending premiers and eventual premiers of the 2005/06 season. The Boomers stayed with the Capitals all match but had no answer for WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson who top scored with 29 points for the match. The Boomers were gallant in defeat and fell short by just 4 points.
[edit] 2006/07 Season
The 2006/07 season brought more consistent results for the Boomers, they only lost one match to teams that finished below them but they only won two games against teams that finished above them. This time the head to head system worked against the Boomers, who finished level on the ladder with Dandenong but had a 1-2 record against the Rangers and thus finished 5th. The Boomers had two players that made the WNBL All-Star team, Hollie Grima and Sharin Milner. Grima went on to also claim the league MVP award for a second year running.
[edit] 2007/08 Season
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[edit] 2008/09 Season
The Boomers had a very successful season, finishing second place on the ladder and narrowly losing a close battle in the Grand Final to the Canberra Capitals. The team won 17 of 22 matches for the season, including shrugging off the loss of star forward Shelley Hammonds to knee injury at round 17. Coach Cheryl Chambers was named WNBL Coach of the Year, Sharin Milner won her third Golden Hands Award, and Lisa Pardon was acknowledged as having the Best 3-point Shooting Percentage in the league.
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