WA Basketball Centre
Bendat Basketball Centre | |
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| Location | Underwood Avenue, Floreat, Western Australia 6014 |
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| Coordinates | 31°56′55″S 115°47′08″E / 31.94861°S 115.78556°E |
| Owner | Venues West |
| Operator | Venues West & Basketball WA |
| Capacity | Basketball: 2,000 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Opened | 24 January 2010 |
| Construction cost | A$40m[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Perth Lynx (WNBL) (2010–present) Perry Lakes Hawks (SBL) (2010–present) | |
The Western Australian Basketball Centre (a.k.a. Bendat Basketball Centre) is a purpose built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia. It was opened on 24 January 2010, and houses two show courts and six training courts.
It is currently the home of the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League and the Perry Lakes Hawks, in junior and senior domestic and state level competition, and houses the offices of Basketball Western Australia.[2]
On 8 September 2013, the Centre played host to five-time National Basketball League champions the Perth Wildcats, who defeated the SBL All-Stars 93–79 in a pre-season game as part of their preparations for the 2013–14 NBL season.[3] A year later, the Centre again hosted a Wildcats-SBL All-Stars exhibition match, a game in which the Wildcats were once again victorious with a 98–59 win.[4]
On 6 May 2015, the Centre was renamed Bendat Basketball Centre in honour of Wildcats and Lynx chairman Dr. Jack Bendat. The announcement came on his 90th Birthday.[5] The 21-year sponsorship agreement will see the benefits being directed to the ongoing maintenance and operational expense of the venue.[6]
References
- ^ WA BASKETBALL CENTRE – Venues West
- ^ Basketball WA Contact Details
- ^ Perth Wildcats defeat SBL All-Stars in exhibition match Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Perth Wildcats defeat SBL All-Stars Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WA Basketball Centre to be renamed in honour of Dr Jack Bendat
- ^ A NAME CHANGE FOR THE WA BASKETBALL CENTRE
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