Eastern Mavericks is a

NBL1 Central NBL1 Central, formerly the Premier League, is a semi-professional basketball league in South Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball South Australia partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to ...

club based in

Mount Barker, South Australia Mount Barker is a city in South Australia. Located approximately 33 kilometres (21 miles) from the Adelaide city centre, it is home to 21,554 residents (2021). It is the seat of the District Council of Mount Barker, the largest town in the Adela ...

. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching Eastern Mavericks District Basketball Club (EMDBC), the major administrative basketball organisation in the

Adelaide Hills The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker, is one of Australia's fastest-growi ...

region. The Mavericks play their home games at St Francis de Sales Community Sports Centre.

Club history

The Eastern Mavericks District Basketball Club was established in 1995 following the amalgamation of the Murray Bridge Bullets and the Mt Lofty Spurs, both of whom were based in the

and

Murraylands The Murraylands is a geographical region of the Australian state of South Australia (SA); its name reflects that of the river running through it. Lying due east of South Australia's capital city, Adelaide, it extends from the eastern slopes ...

region. The Mavericks entered men's and women's senior representative teams into the SA State League, which later became the central conference of the

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(CBA). The club's first and so far only championship came in 2004 when the men's team defeated the Woodville Warriors 93–80 in the Central ABL grand final.

Awards

Men

''All Star Five'' *

Jacob Holmes Jacob Holmes (born 14 August 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). Professional career Holmes attended the Australian Institute of Sport from 2000 to 2001. ...

(2002, 2003, 2004) * Brad Hill (2006, 2009, 2010) ''Frank Angove Medal'' *Jason Warhurst (1996) *

(2002) * Brad Hill (2006) ''Coach of the Year'' *Richard Hill (2005) ''Woollacott Medal'' *

(2003, 2004)

Women

''All Star Five'' *

Cayla George Cayla George (née Francis; born 1 May 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player. She has played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2023, she was named WNBL Most V ...

(2005, 2008) *

Tess Madgen Tess Madgen (born 12 August 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL. She was also a member of the Australian Opals until September 3, 2024 when she retired from internatio ...

(2010, 2012, 2013) *

Carmen Tyson-Thomas Carmen Virginia Tyson-Thomas (born January 10, 1991) is an American basketball player. She won both the Slovenian and Chilean championship in 2014 and led the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in scoring in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, she won the FIBA A ...

(2018, 2019) ''Merv Harris Medal'' *

(2008) *

(2010) ''Coach of the Year'' *Michael Williams (2005) ''Halls Medal'' *

(2008) *

(2010) *

(2019) '' Most Valuable Player'' *

(2005, 2008) *

(2010, 2012, 2013)

References

External links

EMDBC official website
{{NBL1 Central Premier League (Australia) teams Basketball teams established in 1995 Basketball clubs in Adelaide 1995 establishments in Australia Sports clubs and teams in Adelaide NBL1 Central