Perth Redbacks
| Perth Redbacks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leagues | State Basketball League |
| Founded | 1989 |
| History | Perth Redbacks 1989–present |
| Arena | Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre |
| Location | Belmont, Western Australia |
| Team colors | Red, black, white |
| President | Anthony Nixon |
| General manager | Christian Rice |
| Head coach | M: CJ Jackson W: Craig Allen |
| Championships | 6 |
| Website | PerthRedbacks.asn.au |
Perth Redbacks is a State Basketball League (SBL) club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's SBL (MSBL) and Women's SBL (WSBL). The club is a division of Perth Basketball Association (PBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in Perth's eastern suburbs and across the CBD. The Redbacks play their home games at Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre.
Club history
Background
Perth Basketball Association (PBA) was established in 1964 as Perth Basketball Club.[1] Nicknamed the Demons in the 1970s,[2] Perth competed in the Western Australian Basketball Federation's (WABF) District Competition. The association claimed men's premierships in 1965, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976 and 1977, while the women's team won a premiership in 1975.[3]
SBL
1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. Perth, trading as the Redbacks, entered a team into both the MSBL and WSBL. Both teams were successful in winning inaugural championships in 1989, with the men's team defending their title in 1990. Future NBA player Luc Longley was a member of the Redbacks' back-to-back championship squads.[4]
In 1997, the men's team won their third championship. This was followed by the women's team winning their second championship in 2000.[4] In 2017, the men's team ended the club's championship drought with a 103–70 win over the Joondalup Wolves in the grand final.[5][6][7]
Accolades
WSBL
- Championships: 2 (1989, 2000)
- Grand Final appearances: 4 (1989, 1991, 2000, 2001)
- Minor premierships: Nil
MSBL
- Championships: 4 (1989, 1990, 1997, 2017)
- Grand Final appearances: 5 (1989, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2017)
- Minor premierships: 1 (1997)
References
- ^ "Life Members". Perth Basketball Association. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "FLASHBACK 4: August, 1977, ABM". botinagy.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "History". PerthRedbacks.asn.au. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Redbacks hit 50". CommunityNews.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "GAME 2 MEN'S SBL SEMI-FINAL FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTS". SBL.asn.au. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "REDBACKS GROUP BECOMES A REALITY IN TIME FOR GRAND FINAL". SBL.asn.au. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "REDBACKS TURN IT ON TO END SBL CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT IN STYLE". SBL.asn.au. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.