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2016 State Basketball League Season
The 2016 State Basketball League season was the 28th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 2 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 3 September. Pre-season The 2016 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Warwick Stadium over Saturday 5 March and Sunday 6 March. Regular season The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition. The Stirling Senators entered the 2016 season with a renovated Warwick Stadium, while the Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex. Standings Men's ladder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Basketball League
NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to Western Australia. NBL1 replaced the former SBL to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in Western Australia. As a result, the SBL became the west conference of NBL1. History The State Basketball League originated in 1972 as the District Competition. The District Competition was introduced by the Basketball Western Australia, Western Australian Basketball Federation (WABF) as an 'elite' competition held on Friday nights, featuring eight Perth-based associations from the prominent districts of Perth, Swan Districts, Tangney/Willetton, Subiaco, East Perth, Cockburn, Stirling, and Claremont. In 1987, plans were put i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeside Lightning
Lakeside Lightning 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 owned and managed by Lakeside Baptist Church. The Lightning play their home games at Lakeside Recreation Centre. Club history Background The Lakeside Recreation Centre was opened in 1992. The first Lakeside Lightning junior teams competed at the Basketball WA Championships in 1993, which was followed by junior teams entering the Western Australian Basketball League (WABL) for the first time in 1995. SBL / NBL1 West The Lakeside Lightning men's team debuted in the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2000. They finished their inaugural season in third place on the Sky Conference ladder with a 12–7 record and advanced through to the MSBL Grand Final, where they were defeated 96–76 by the Geraldton Buccaneers. In 2001, the Lakeside Lightning women's team debuted in the SBL. In 2002, the women's team finished the regular season in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Vague
Rhys Anthony Vague (born 17 January 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for Tokyo United of the B.League. He made his debut for his hometown Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player in 2014. After four seasons as a development player, he was elevated to a fully contracted player in 2018. In his six seasons with the Wildcats, he was a part of four championship teams in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Vague also made a name for himself in the State Basketball League (SBL), playing for the Cockburn Cougars, East Perth Eagles and Stirling Senators, earning the State Basketball League Most Improved Player Award in 2015. Between 2020 and 2023, he played in Japan for the Kagawa Five Arrows. Early life and career Vague grew up in Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Kardinya. He played his first game of basketball at the age of seven, starting at the Spearwood Hawks Junior Basketball Club before joining the Cockburn Cougars jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Purser
Ben Purser (born 24 February 1990) is an Australian former basketball player. He spent 16 seasons with the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West, making his debut in 2008 and playing through until his retirement in 2023. As team captain, he led the Hawks to two championships: the first in 2018 in the State Basketball League (SBL), where he was named grand final MVP, and the second in 2021 during the inaugural NBL1 West season. He earned All-SBL First Team honours in 2018 and was selected to the SBL All-Defensive Five every year from 2016 to 2019. Additionally, he was recognised as the league's Most Improved Player in 2009. Between 2010 and 2013, Purser played a season of college basketball in the United States for Augusta State University and had a two-year stint with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player. He appeared in 24 NBL games between 2011 and 2013. Early life Purser was born in Perth, Western Australia. He attended Christ C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jourdan DeMuynck
Jourdan Kevan Tardieu DeMuynck (born September 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Chabot College and Prairie View A&M. College career DeMuynck spent three years at Chabot College. As a redshirt sophomore in 2010–11, he earned Honorable Mention All-State and first-team All-Conference honors (Coast-North Division League). He finished second in the conference with 17 points per game, while averaging seven rebounds and four assists. He shot 44 percent from the field and ranked fifth in the Coast-North Division League with 3.9 assists and led the league with 2.5 steals. In April 2011, DeMuynck transferred to Prairie View A&M University. As a junior at Prairie View A&M in 2011–12, DeMuynck played in 32 games with 13 starts. He began the season as a starter but emerged as a valuable sixth man off the bench once SWAC play began. He led the Panthers in scoring with 10.1 points per game and ranked third in rebounding with 4.3 boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Barrow
Maurice Barrow (born January 15, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Fairfield Stags men's basketball, Fairfield University before playing professionally in Austria and Australia. High school career Barrow attended Christ the King Regional High School in Queens, Queens, New York. As a junior in 2008–09, he led Christ the King to the Catholic High School Athletic Association, CHSAA Class AA intersectional championship by tallying a double double in the decisive game. He scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the contest, which tied his scoring high in 2008–09. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He capped his final season with several awards, including the CHSAA Class AA championship game most valuable player. Barrow was also named second-team All-CHSAA in his final campaign with Christ the King. College career As a freshman at Fairfield Stags men's basketball, Fairfield in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louella Tomlinson
Louella Brooke Tomlinson (born 8 April 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She retired in June 2021. Early life and career Tomlinson was born and raised in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria. She moved to Canberra in 2004 on a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and attended Lake Ginninderra College. Tomlinson debuted in the WNBL with the AIS during the 2004–05 season, but played minimal minutes in her first season. She played a further two seasons with the AIS before departing to play college basketball in the United States. College career Between 2007 and 2011, Tomlinson played at Saint Mary's College of California. As a senior (fourth and final season) with the Gaels in 2010–11, she averaged 14.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 4.7 blocks in 32 games. She earned conference Defensive Player of the Year honours two times, and first-team All-West Coast Conference honours three times. Tomlinson ended her U.S. colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebony Antonio
Ebony Antonio (born 18 December 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Antonio represented The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match in 2017, and won AFL Women's All-Australian selection and the Fremantle fairest and best award in 2018. She also won the Goal of the Year and shared the Western Derby Medal with Kiara Bowers in 2022 season 6. Early life Antonio attended Willetton Senior High School in Perth, Western Australia. She played football and basketball as a junior. Between 2009 and 2011, she played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Willetton Tigers. During this time, she spent two seasons with the West Coast Waves in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 2012, she moved to Bendigo in Victoria to play for the Bendigo Braves and Bendigo Spirit. She played two seasons for both teams, and she was a member of the Spirit's 2012/13 and 2013/14 WNBL champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klara Wischer
Klara Wischer (born 9 April 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Southside Flyers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played two seasons of college basketball in the United States for the San Diego Toreros before debuting in the WNBL for the Perth Lynx in 2015. After many seasons in the Australian state leagues, she returned to the WNBL in 2023 with the Southside Flyers. Early life Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Wischer attended Methodist Ladies' College and played as a junior for the Nunawading Spectres. College career In 2009, Wischer moved to the United States to play college basketball for Cloud County Community College. As a freshman at Could County in 2009–10, she averaged 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. As a sophomore in 2010–11, she averaged 12.1 points per game to go with her team-leading 8.6 rebounding average as she helped lead the Thunderbirds to a 27–9 overall record. Competing in all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of NBL1 West Champions
The champion teams of the NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), are determined annually by a grand final weekend hosted by Basketball Western Australia. All grand finals have been played in a one-game championship decider, except in 1995 when a best-of-three series was used. In 2010, the WA Basketball Centre hosted the grand finals for the first time. In 2024, the grand final host venue shifted to Perth Arena. Champions Women Results by teams Men Results by teams Historical records Past trophies Pre-SBL References {{NBL1 West State Basketball League lists Lists of basketball champions, NBL1 West Basketball in Australia lists, NBL1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a residential suburb west-northwest of the Perth central business district, central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, Cromarty Road and Durston Road. It is the head of the Town of Cambridge, which has its municipal offices and library in the suburb. The name of the suburb stems from the Latin word for "flourish" or "prosper", which is also the motto of the City of Perth, of which Floreat was a part when it was first built. Demographics Floreat had a population of 7,230 at the 2011 census, an increase of 205 from the 2006 census, and 277 from the 2001 census. Amenities and facilities The Floreat Forum shopping centre is located in the suburb. It sits adjacent to the Town of Cambridge municipal offices and library. The centre also boasts a new Medical Centre, dining precinct and tavern. The suburb also sits adjacent to the popular Cambridge Street dining and commercial strip in neighbouring W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendat Basketball Centre
The WA Basketball Centre (also known by its sponsored name, the Bendat Basketball Centre) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Perth, Western Australia, catering primarily for basketball. The stadium features eight multi-sport courts, including two show courts with 1,100 permanent seats and 900 retractable seats primarily used for basketball. Facilities also cater for netball, volleyball and badminton. The stadium also holds a function room on the first floor for up to 270 people, with bar and kitchen facilities. The stadium houses the offices of Basketball Western Australia, Perry Lakes Basketball Association, and the Perth Wildcats. The facility is the main training base of the Wildcats, home court of the Perth Lynx, and hosts countless state, junior and social games throughout the year. History In 2008, construction started at AK Reserve in Mount Claremont on new athletics and basketball facilities to replace the crumbling former Commonwealth Games facilities at Perry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
