Goldfields Giants is an

NBL1 West 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 L ...

club based in

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie-Boulder (or just Kalgoorlie) is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder as the surroundi ...

, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is owned by the Goldfields Basketball Association (GBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Giants play their home games at

Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium is a purpose-built basketball stadium located in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. It is the home of the Goldfields Giants of the NBL1 West. The stadium is named after local Goldfields basketball stalwart, Niels Ha ...

Club history

SBL

A men's basketball team known as the Goldfields Giants entered the

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 L ...

(SBL) in 1990. The team made their debut at

on 9 March 1990, winning 76–70 over the Cockburn Cougars. The Giants' inaugural squad featured American wing Paul Graham, who averaged 43.3 points in 10 games, including scoring 82 points in his final game. It marked the equal highest single-game points total in SBL history. The Giants finished their inaugural season in 12th place with a 7–19 record. In 1995, the Giants finished the regular season in third place with a 19–7 record and advanced through to their first ever SBL Grand Final. In the SBL's only best-of-three grand final series, the Giants were defeated 2–0 by the Bunbury City Slammers. In 2004, the Giants set a new franchise-best campaign, as they finished the regular season in second place with a 20–4 record. They went on to advance through to the SBL Grand Final, where they lost 104–97 to the Perry Lakes Hawks. In 2006, the Giants had their best-ever regular season, as they finished in second place with a 21–3 record. They went on to advance through to the SBL Grand Final, where they lost 83–66 to the Lakeside Lightning. In 2007, the Giants returned to the SBL Grand Final after finishing the regular season in second place with a 17–7 record. In the grand final, the Giants won their maiden SBL championship with a 96–94 victory over the Lakeside Lightning. Shamus Ballantyne was named grand final MVP for his 18 points, six rebounds and six assists. In 2008, the Giants finished the regular season in third place with a 19–7 record and advanced through to their fourth SBL Grand Final in five years. In the grand final, the Giants defeated the Willetton Tigers 101–82 to claim back-to-back championships. Darnell Dialls was named grand final MVP for his 32 points and 16 rebounds. In 2017, American forward Jacob Holmen became the first Giants player to be named the SBL Most Valuable Player.

NBL1 West

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, the SBL was rebranded as

. In August 2021, a Goldfields Giants women's team was approved for entry into the NBL1 West for

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Notable past men's players

* Atem Kuol Atem * Jay Bowie * Paul Graham */

Ty Harrelson Ty Gary Harrelson (born September 22, 1980) is an American-Australian basketball coach and former player. He played two years of college basketball for Wayland Baptist before playing the majority of his career in Germany and Australia. He is the ...

* Brent Hobba * Jacob Holmen */ Adrian Majstrovich * Mathiang Muo * Donald Whiteside

Accolades

Women *

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: Nil *Grand Final appearances: Nil *

Minor premiership A minor premiership is the title given to the team which finishes a sporting competition first in the league standings after the regular season but prior to commencement of the finals in several Australian sports leagues. Origins The etymolo ...

s: Nil Men *

: 2 (2007, 2008) *Grand Final appearances: 5 (1995, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) *

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References

External links

Official websiteArchived website (2011)2007 Statistics2008 Statistics"In a far-flung mining town, its basketball team has an unlikely but welcome boost: American players"
at abc.net.au
"Smartt playing it cool on future roles with Giants after weekend defeat"
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