USC Rip City
| USC Rip City | |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2015 |
| Dissolved | October 2023 |
| History | Sunshine Coast Rip 2016 USC Rip City 2017–2023 |
| Arena | USC Stadium |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Location | Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Team colors | Lime green, black & white |
| Championships | 0 |
| Website | uscbasketball.com.au |
USC Rip City is a former NBL1 North club based in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club was a division of the University of the Sunshine Coast Basketball Association (USCBA) and played their home games at USC Stadium.
Club history
[edit]Background
[edit]The USCBA was established in July 2008, with their first junior team playing in Basketball Queensland's representative competitions in 2009.[1] In 2014, the association entered both a men's and women's team into the Southern Basketball League (SBL) under the name of Sunshine Coast Rip.[1] The men's team made it through to the SBL Division 2 grand final[2] and won the championship in their first season.[3][4] Both teams continued in the SBL in 2015.[5][6]
QBL / NBL1 North
[edit]In October 2015, the Sunshine Coast Rip were granted a license to play in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) in 2016.[7][8][9] Both teams missed the playoffs in their first QBL season.[10][11] For the 2017 season, the club was renamed USC Rip City.[12]
For the 2020 season, USC Rip City joined the newly-established NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL.[13] In 2022, the men's team reached the NBL1 North Grand Final,[14] where they lost the best-of-three series 2–0 to the Gold Coast Rollers.[15][16][17]
In October 2023, USC Rip City withdrew from the 2024 NBL1 North season.[18][19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OUR HISTORY". USCBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Brand, Anthony (20 August 2014). "Uni plans to win grand final and a QBL licence". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Rip City on the TV tonight!". facebook.com/USCBCBBALL. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "SBL GRAND FINAL WRAP-UP". BasketballQld.com.au. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Ladder for SBL Women – 2015". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Results for SBL Men – 2015 – Semi Finals". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "EXCITING NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!". facebook.com/USCBCBBALL. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "QBL & SBL COACHING APPLICATIONS – NOW OPEN". USCBasketball.com.au. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Brand, Anthony (28 January 2016). "New Sunshine Coast team set to Rip into QBL". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Ladder for QBL Men – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Ladder for QBL Women – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
- ^ "QBL Season Review MEN'S". basketballqld.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 North Grand Finals Series Preview". NBL1.com.au. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 1". NBL1.com.au. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 2". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Dear Members". facebook.com/USCRipCityBall. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 North to move forward with 14 teams". facebook.com/basketballqld. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Heslehurst, Brayden (6 October 2023). "Basketball Qld: USC Rip announce withdrawal from NBL1 North in 2024". codesports.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.