Cairns Dolphins
| Cairns Dolphins | |||
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| League | NBL1 North | ||
| Founded | 1987 | ||
| History | Cairns Dolphins 1987–present | ||
| Arena | Early Settler Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 730 | ||
| Location | Cairns, Queensland | ||
| Team colors | Deep sky blue, purple, white | ||
| Main sponsor | Kenfrost Homes | ||
| CEO | Mark Beecroft | ||
| President | Mark Beecroft | ||
| Vice-president(s) | Chris Van Dorssen | ||
| General manager | Mike Scott | ||
| Head coach | Kerry Williams | ||
| Team captain | Jonnae Downing | ||
| Ownership | Cairns Basketball Inc. | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Cairns Marlins | ||
| Championships | 1 (1994) | ||
| Website | Cairns Basketball | ||
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The Cairns Dolphins are an Australian basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Dolphins compete in the women's NBL1 North league and play their home games at Early Settler Stadium.
Team history
After operating a successful basketball program in Cairns, Queensland, Cairns Basketball joined the Queensland State Basketball League in its second season in 1987.[1] They fielded two teams, the Cairns Marlins in the men's competition and the Cairns Dolphins in the women's competition.
After a successful first season in 2019, in 2020 the NBL1 expanded into Queensland and replaced the QBL. After this change, the Dolphins transferred to the NBL1 North.[2][3]
Season by season
| Season | League | Regular Season | Post-Season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
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| Position | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||||
| Cairns Dolphins | ||||||||||
| 1987 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1988 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1989 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1990 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1991 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1992 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1993 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1994 | CBA | Champions in Finals against Ipswich Eagles | ||||||||
| 1995 | CBA | |||||||||
| 1996 | CBA | |||||||||
| 1997 | CBA | |||||||||
| 1998 | ABA | |||||||||
| 1999 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2000 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2001 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2002 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2003 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2004 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2005 | ABA | |||||||||
| 2006 | QABL | Lost in Final to Southern Districts Spartans | ||||||||
| 2007 | QABL | |||||||||
| 2008 | QABL | |||||||||
| 2009 | QBL | |||||||||
| 2010 | QBL | |||||||||
| 2011 | QBL | 6th | ||||||||
| 2012 | QBL | 10th | ||||||||
| 2013 | QBL | 10th | ||||||||
| 2014 | QBL | 11th | ||||||||
| 2015 | QBL | 8th | ||||||||
| 2016 | QBL | 5th | Mark Worthington | |||||||
| 2017 | QBL | 9th | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | Did Not Qualify | |||
| 2018 | QBL | 9th | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | Kerry Williams | |||
| 2019 | QBL | 12th | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | Jonnae Downing | |||
| 2020 | NBL1 North | Season cancelled | ||||||||
Current squad
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References
- ^ "History – Cairns Basketball Association". SportsTG. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Move set to bring range of opportunities". www.cairnspost.com.au.
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.