Logan Thunder (QBL)

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Logan Thunder
Leagues Queensland Basketball League
Founded2006
HistoryLogan Thunder
2006–2008; 2015–present
ArenaCornubia Park Sports Centre
Location Logan, Queensland
Team colorsNavy, maroon & gold
PresidentSandra Eley
Vice-president(s)Anita Peckahm
General manager Mitchell Young
Head coachM: Luke Cann
W: Brayden Heslehurst
Championships0
Website LoganBasketball.com

Logan Thunder is a Queensland Basketball League (QBL) club based in Logan, Queensland. The club fields a team in both the Men's QBL and Women's QBL. The club is a division of Logan Basketball Inc., the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Thunder play their home games at Cornubia Park Sports Centre.

Queensland Basketball League

The Queensland Basketball League (QBL) is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. The league is run by Basketball Queensland and has an affiliate development league called the Southern Basketball League (SBL). In October 2019, Basketball Queensland and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to Queensland in 2020.

Logan City Local government area in Queensland, Australia

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Club history

Logan Basketball Inc. was established in July 1998, [1] and by the mid-2000s, senior representative teams were competing in the Southern Cross Cup. [2] In 2006, the Thunder entered the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL), fielding both a men's and women's team. However, the club withdrew from the league following the 2008 season. [3]

In September 2014, plans were made to bring the club back to life. [4] Following 2008, Logan Basketball Inc. were unable to fund a state-league program due to all resources being used by the Logan Thunder WNBL team. In the wake of the collapse of the WNBL team, a QBL club was able to resurface for the 2015 season. [3]

Logan Thunder (WNBL)

The Logan Thunder was an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team was based in Logan, Queensland.

The 2015 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 30th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2015 to claim their third league title.

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References

  1. ↑ "Logan Basketball History". LoganBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Australian Basketball League – Competitions". qabl.basketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 19 October 2005.
  3. 1 2 "Logan Thunder to re-enter teams into QBL Season 2015". LoganBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Boswell, Tom (23 September 2014). "Logan Thunder consider plan to return to Queensland Basketball League". CourierMail.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
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