Bankstown Bruins is a NBL1 East club based in

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. The club fields a team in the Men's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Bankstown Basketball Association (BBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Bruins play their home games at Bankstown Basketball Stadium.

Club history

Background

In 1979, a Bankstown Bruins men's team entered the National Basketball League (NBL) for the league's inaugural season. In

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, Robbie Cadee was named the recipient of the NBL Coach of the Year Award after helping the Bruins improve from a 2–24 record in 1982 to a 12–10 record in 1983. The team was renamed the West Sydney Westars for the 1986 NBL season. That year, the Westars finished in fifth place with a 15–12 record. Following the 1987 season, the Westars merged with the Sydney Supersonics to become the Sydney Kings.

Waratah League / NBL1 East

The Bankstown Bruins re-emerged in the early 1990s with the introduction of the Waratah League. In 1993, the men won their first title, before winning two more in 1996 and 1997. The women won a three-peat of championships between 1997 and 1999.History – Waratah Basketball League
/ref> Success continued for the club throughout the 2000s and 2010s, with the women winning six championships between 2003 and 2012. The women won their seventh title in 2015 while the men won their fourth title in 2016. The Waratah League was rebranded as NBL1 East for the 2022 season. The women's team did not enter the 2022 NBL1 East season. They returned for the 2023 NBL1 East season.

Season by season

Honour Roll

References

External links

BBA's official website
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