Gladstone Port City Power

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Gladstone Port City Power
Founded2004
Dissolved2019
HistoryGladstone Port City Power
2004–2019
ArenaKev Broome Stadium
Location Gladstone, Queensland
Team colorsNavy blue, yellow & white
Championships0 (M)
3 (2009, 2010, 2011) (W)

Gladstone Port City Power is a former Queensland Basketball League (QBL) club based in Gladstone, Queensland. The club was a division of Gladstone Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Power played their home games at Kev Broome Stadium.

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Club history

The Power entered the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) in 2004, fielding both a men's and women's team. They replaced the departing Tweed Coast Slammers in the Southern Cross Division. [1]

In 2009, the Power women become champions for the first time in club history when they defeated the South West Metro Pirates 102–98 in overtime in the grand final. It was a remarkable turnaround for the team, who won just a handful of matches in their two previous seasons. The team was led by WNBL players Jessica Bibby, Natalie Hurst and Katie Rose and college player Diana Neves. [2] The women went on to claim three QBL championships in a row behind player-coach Jessica Bibby, with titles also coming in 2010 [3] and 2011. [4] They reached the 2012 grand final but was denied the four-peat by the Mackay Meteorettes, who defeated the Power 78–71. [5] [6]

In 2015, the Power men qualified for the finals for the first time in club history, [7] [8] where in the semi-finals they lost 78–77 in overtime to the Brisbane Capitals. [9] The women's team reached the 2015 grand final, [10] where they were defeated 2–0 in the best-of-three series by the Rockhampton Cyclones. [11]

Following the 2019 QBL season, the league was rebranded as NBL1 North. The Power subsequently did not enter the new competition for the 2020 season. [12] The team joined the Queensland State League (QSL) in 2021. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ Butterworth, Liam (31 December 2009). "The year that was". GladstoneObserver.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Crase, Simon (12 May 2011). "Grand final flag raising an honour". GladstoneObserver.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jess Bibby leads Gladstone Port City Power to QBL three-peat". FoxSportsPulse.com. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Reigning champions defeated". GladstoneObserver.com.au. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "QBL Grand Final Wrap-Up". qabl.basketball.net.au. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Gellie, Campbell (3 August 2015). "Port City Power men qualify for finals for first time". GladstoneObserver.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Brooks, Matti (17 August 2015). "Rockets to miss out on three consecutive championships". TheMorningBulletin.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Power into women's grand final, out of men's competition". GladstoneObserver.com.au. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Jones, Jake (24 August 2015). "Power women into basketball grand final series". GladstoneObserver.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rockhampton Cyclones take out 2015 QBL Women's Championship". qabl.basketball.net.au. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Gladstone's Port City Power won't be taking part in basketball's division one QSL this year, after being demoted to the second tier of the comp". facebook.com/7NEWSCQ. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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