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Willetton Tigers is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Willetton Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Melville/Canning region. The Tigers play their home games at Willetton Basketball Stadium.
Club history
= Background
=Willetton Basketball Association (WBA) was formed in 1973 as a division of the Willetton Sports Club (WSC), with teams representing the club competing in the Canning Districts Basketball Association in Riverton. Following strong growth in participation, four outdoor courts were established in 1978/79 at the current site of Willetton Basketball Stadium on Burrendah Boulevard and Willetton basketball teams relocated from Canning to form its own domestic competition. In 1979/80, Tangney District Basketball Association was formed by amalgamating Melville Districts Basketball Association and Willetton Basketball Division of WSC. Following further growth in numbers, the existing facility was expanded to eight outdoor courts, and by the end of 1985, a new four-court indoor stadium was completed. The stadium did not receive expansion until 2020, with an extra four courts added.
In 1987, both the A-grade men's and women's teams won premierships, with the men reaching the grand final again in 1988.
= SBL / NBL1 West
=1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. Willetton, trading as the Tigers, entered a team into both the Men's SBL and Women's SBL.
Between 1996 and 1999, the women's team played in four straight grand finals, winning championships in 1997 and 1999. They won back-to-back championships in 2004 and 2005 and then played in four straight grand finals between 2008 and 2011, winning a three-peat of championships between 2009 and 2011. In the 2011 grand final, Kate Malpass was named MVP for her game-winning shot and her 24 points, three rebounds, six assists and six steals. They returned to the grand final in 2015 and then won their eighth WSBL championship in 2016.
The men's team made grand finals in 2002 and 2008 before winning their first championship in 2010.
In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West. The Tigers women were crowned minor premiers in the inaugural NBL1 West season and reached their 13th grand final, where they defeated the Joondalup Wolves 65–54 to win their ninth championship. They returned to the grand final in 2022, where they lost 87–61 to the Warwick Senators. They reached their third straight grand final in 2023, where they lost 68–61 to the Cockburn Cougars. In 2024, the Tigers men reached the grand final for the first time since 2010, where they lost 91–89 to the Mandurah Magic.
Accolades
Women
Championships: 9 (1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021)
Grand Final appearances: 15 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Minor premierships: 9 (1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2021)
Men
Championships: 1 (2010)
Grand Final appearances: 4 (2002, 2008, 2010, 2024)
Minor premierships: 3 (2000, 2006, 2017)
References
External links
Official website
WBA's website
Media related to Willetton Tigers at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Willetton Tigers
- Jay Bowie
- 2011 State Basketball League season
- Alexandra Sharp
- Marshall Nelson
- 2016 State Basketball League season
- 2012 State Basketball League season
- 2010 State Basketball League season
- 2007 State Basketball League season
- 2008 State Basketball League season
