Hills Hornets

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Hills Hornets
Leagues NBL1 East
Founded1984
ArenaHills Sports Stadium
Location Castle Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Team colorsGreen, White & Red
Website HillsHornets.com.au

Hills Hornets is a NBL1 East club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Hills Basketball Association (HBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Hills District of Sydney. [1] The Hornets play their home games at Hills Basketball Stadium.

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Club history

Background

The Hills Basketball Association was established in 1984 [2] and became incorporated in 1989. In 1995, the association built the Hills Basketball Stadium where the association operates from and acts as the home venue for Hornets games. [3]

Representative Competitions

The Hills Hornets compete in the various men's and women's competitions [4] [5] operated by Basketball New South Wales including the top-tier NBL1 East, formerly known as the Waratah League. The Hornets were runners-up in 2003's Waratah League Men's tournament as well as runners-up in the 1997 & 1998 Premier Division women's tournaments. [6]

The Hornets were also repeat champions of the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League from 2003 to 2009. [7]

Venue

The Hornets and most recreational competitions [8] operated by the association, play games at the Hills Basketball Stadium. The stadium is located in the Fred Caterson Reserve [9] in Castle Hill, New South Wales. [10] The stadium was built in 1995 by the association and featured 4 full sized indoor courts, cafe, player/official facilities and the offices of the association. In 2018, the stadium expanded to add new facilities and an additional two courts. [11]

Notable players

A number of former Hornets representative players have gone on to play professionally in Australia and overseas: [12]

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