Maitland Mustangs is an Australian basketball club based in Maitland, Australia. The Mustangs play in the

NBL1 East NBL1 East, formerly the Waratah League, is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2021, Basketball New South Wales partnered with the Nat ...

conference within the Australian

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. The team is coached by Luke Boyle.

History

The Mustangs joined NBL1 East for its inaugural 2021 season, previously competing in the Waratah League for over two decades. Maitland came close to its first title many times, finishing as runner-ups in the Waratah League and NBL1 East three times. In 2010, the Mustangs lost 65-60 to the

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. In 2022 and 2023, Maitland suffered heart breaking losses losing to the

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76-73 in 2022 and to the

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83-80 in 2023. In 2024, the Mustangs won its first ever championship in team history, winning the NBL1 East men’s championship 86-67 over the

References

{{NBL1 East NBL1 Basketball teams in New South Wales Maitland, New South Wales 2021 establishments in Australia Basketball teams established in 2021 Waratah League teams