Eastern Mavericks | |
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Nickname | Mavs |
Leagues | NBL1 Central |
Founded | 1995 |
Arena | St Francis de Sales Community Sports Centre |
Location | Mount Barker, South Australia |
Team colors | Grey, Maroon, Orange, White |
Main sponsor | Beltrame Civil |
President | Mellissa Bradley |
Head coach | Men: Ryan Meakin (2024-current) Women: Vikki Kelson (2023-current) |
Championships | 1 (2004) (M) |
Website | easternmavericks.com.au |
Eastern Mavericks is a NBL1 Central club based in Mount Barker, South Australia. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching Eastern Mavericks District Basketball Club (EMDBC), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Adelaide Hills region. The Mavericks play their home games at St Francis de Sales Community Sports Centre.
The Eastern Mavericks District Basketball Club was established in 1995 following the amalgamation of the Murray Bridge Bullets and the Mt Lofty Spurs, both of whom were based in the Adelaide Hills and Murraylands region. [1] [2] The Mavericks entered men's and women's senior representative teams into the SA State League, which later became the central conference of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). [3]
The club's first and so far only championship came in 2004 when the men's team defeated the Woodville Warriors 93–80 in the Central ABL grand final. [4]
All Star Five
Frank Angove Medal
Coach of the Year
Woollacott Medal
All Star Five
Merv Harris Medal
Coach of the Year
Halls Medal
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