Perth Redbacks
| Perth Redbacks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leagues | NBL1 West |
| Founded | 1989 |
| History | Perth Redbacks 1989–present |
| Arena | Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre |
| Location | Belmont, Western Australia |
| Team colors | Red, black, white |
| CEO | Ryan Lenegan |
| President | Anthony Nixon |
| Vice-president(s) | Amien Sym |
| General manager | Charles Nix |
| Head coach | M: Charles Nix W: Tim Rendulic |
| Championships | 6 |
| Retired numbers | 1 (10)[1][2] |
| Website | PerthRedbacks.asn.au |
Perth Redbacks is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. 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
[edit]Background
[edit]Perth Basketball Association (PBA) was established in 1964 as Perth Basketball Club.[3] Nicknamed the Demons in the 1970s,[4] 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.[5]
SBL / NBL1 West
[edit]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 Men's SBL and Women's SBL. 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.[6]
In 1997, the men's team won their third championship.[6] In 2000, the women's team won their second championship. In the grand final, they beat the previously unbeaten Perry Lakes Hawks 74–66.[7]
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.[8][9][10]
In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West.[11][12]
Accolades
[edit]Women
- Championships: 2 (1989, 2000)
- Grand Final appearances: 4 (1989, 1991, 2000, 2001)
- Minor premierships: Nil
Men
- Championships: 4 (1989, 1990, 1997, 2017)
- Grand Final appearances: 5 (1989, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2017)
- Minor premierships: 1 (1997)
References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball legend Joel Wagner on the retirement of his jersey". YouTube. Eric Paul Goldie. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 West Recap | Friday Round 8". nbl1.com.au. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
On the night were the Redbacks retired the No. 10 jersey of championship winning captain and games record holder Joel Wagner who also set a record unlikely to ever be touched leading the league in assists in his 395-game career, they looked to win on the back of that at Belmont Oasis.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Redbacks upset LadyHawks to win WSBL championship". GoldenCity.com.au. 2 September 2000. Archived from the original on 28 April 2001.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NBL1 West to tip off in 2021". NBL1.com.au. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Garlepp, Josh (30 October 2020). "State Basketball League to become NBL 1 West as WA clubs agree to unite under national second-tier banner". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2020.