Southern Tigers is a
NBL1 Central club based in
Adelaide, South Australia
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. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching Southern Tigers Basketball Association (STBA), one of the major administrative basketball organisations in Adelaide's southern suburbs. The Tigers play their home games at Morphett Vale Stadium.
Club history
The Southern Tigers were established in 2003 following the amalgamation of the
Noarlunga City Tigers and Adelaide Southern Suns.
In the
South Australian Premier League, the Tigers men won their first
championship
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in 2016 with an 85–66 grand final victory over the Sturt Sabres.
The team featured
Mitch Creek and
Alex Starling. In 2017, the women's team won their first Premier League championship with a 65–61 grand final victory over the
North Adelaide Rockets.
That year, the men's team also made the grand final, where they lost 77–64 to the
West Adelaide Bearcats.
In 2018, the men's team won their second Premier League championship with a 70–64 grand final victory over the
Forestville Eagles.
In the
2021 NBL1 Central season, the Tigers women defeated the North Adelaide Rockets 87–77 in the grand final to claim the inaugural NBL1 Central championship and their second title overall.
References
External links
STBA's official website
{{NBL1 Central
Premier League (Australia) teams
Basketball teams established in 2003
Basketball clubs in Adelaide
2003 establishments in Australia
NBL1 Central