Cairns Marlins | |||
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League | NBL1 North | ||
Founded | 1987 | ||
History | Cairns Marlins 1987–present | ||
Arena | Early Settler Stadium | ||
Capacity | 730 | ||
Location | Cairns, Queensland | ||
Team colors | Deep sky blue, orange, white | ||
Main sponsor | Skytrans | ||
CEO | Mark Beecroft | ||
President | Mark Beecroft | ||
Vice-president(s) | Chris Van Dorssen | ||
General manager | Graham Burns | ||
Head coach | Kerry Williams | ||
Team captain | TBA | ||
Ownership | Cairns Basketball Inc. | ||
Affiliation(s) | Cairns Taipans Cairns Dolphins | ||
Championships | 9 (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2016) | ||
Website | Cairns Basketball | ||
The Cairns Marlins are an Australian basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Marlins compete in the men's NBL1 North league and play their home games at Early Settler Stadium. The team is closely affiliated with the Cairns Taipans and Cairns Basketball, the major administrative basketball organisation in the region.
After operating a successful basketball program in Cairns, Queensland, Cairns Basketball joined the Queensland State Basketball League in its second season in 1987. [1] They fielded two teams, the Cairns Marlins in the men's competition and the Cairns Dolphins in the women's competition.
Between 1993 and 1998 the Marlins won four championships, prompting calls for Cairns to join the Australian National Basketball League. The Cairns Taipans joined the NBL for the 1999–2000 season, with Marlin's head coach Rod Popp coaching the team. [1]
Since the Taipans' entry into the NBL the two teams have remained very close, often sharing development and training players over the NBL off-season and the QBL season.
The Marlins are the most successful team in the QBL, holding nine championships since the team joined the league. They also make regular appearances in the playoffs, making 19 appearances over 26 seasons since 1993. [2]
After a successful first season in 2019, in 2020 the NBL1 expanded into Queensland and replaced the QBL. After this change, the Marlins transferred to the NBL1 North. [3]
Season | League | Regular Season | Post-Season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
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1987 | QSBL | |||||||||
1988 | QSBL | |||||||||
1989 | QSBL | |||||||||
1990 | QSBL | David Ingram | ||||||||
1991 | QSBL | Peter Pendle | ||||||||
1992 | QSBL | 4 | 22 [4] | Brian Vincent | ||||||
1993 | QSBL | 16 | 8 [5] | Champions in Final against Burdekin Wildcats | Rod Popp | Alan Christie | ||||
1994 | CBA | 1st | 27 | 4 [6] | Lost in Final to Ballarat Miners | Ben Johnson | ||||
1995 | CBA | 15 | 9 [7] | |||||||
1996 | CBA | 16 | 8 [8] | Billy Ross | ||||||
1997 | CBA | 24 | 2 [9] | Lost in Final to Suncoast Clippers | ||||||
1998 | ABA | 34 | 2 [10] | Champions in Final against Townsville Heat | Lucas Agrums | |||||
1999 | ABA | Lost in Final to Southern Districts | ||||||||
2000 | ABA | 6th | 18 | 7 | 11 | .388 | Mark Beecroft | |||
2001 | ABA | Champions in Final against Brisbane Capitals | ||||||||
2002 | ABA | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | Lost in Final to Brisbane Capitals | |||
2003 | ABA | 1st | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | Lost in Final to South West Metro Pirates | |||
2004 | ABA | Champions in Final against Townsville Heat, 103–94 | ||||||||
2005 | ABA | 1st | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | Lost in Final to Southern Districts Spartans, 90–85 | |||
2006 | QABL | Aaron Fearne | ||||||||
2007 | QABL | Champions in Final against Gold Coast Goannas, 135–94 | ||||||||
2008 | QABL | |||||||||
2009 | QBL | Champions in Final against Rockhampton Rockets, 113–81 | ||||||||
2010 | QBL | 4th | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | Did Not Qualify | |||
2011 | QBL | 7th | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | ||||
2012 | QBL | 4th | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | Lost in Elimination Finals to Mackay Meteors, 106–75 | |||
2013 | QBL | 2nd | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | Lost in Elimination-Finals to Townsville Heat, 86–99 | Jamie Pearlman | ||
2014 | QBL | 3rd | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | Lost in Elimination-Finals to Mackay Meteors, 83–63 | |||
2015 | QBL | 7th | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | Did Not Qualify | James Mitchell | ||
2016 | QBL | 5th | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | Champions in Final against Brisbane Capitals, 2–0 | Damon Heuir | ||
2017 | QBL | 4th | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | Lost in Semi-Finals to Townsville Heat, 79–77 | |||
2018 | QBL | 6th | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | Lost in Final to Townsville Heat, 2–0 | Jamie O'Loughlin | Anthony Fisher | |
2019 | QBL | 4th | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Lost in Elimination-Finals to Rockhampton Rockets, 79-90 | Anthony Fisher | ||
2020 | NBL1 North | Season cancelled | ||||||||
2021 | NBL1 North | 5th | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Lost in Grand Final to Mackay Meteors, 2–0 | Kerry Williams | Anthony Fisher |
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