Rainbow Coast Raiders

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Rainbow Coast Raiders
Rainbow Coast Raiders logo.png
Leagues State Basketball League
Founded1989
Dissolved1999
HistoryMen:
Rainbow Coast Raiders
1989–1995
Albany Raiders
1996–1997
Great Southern Raiders
1998
Rainbow Coast Raiders
1999
Women:
Rainbow Coast Raiders
1992–1994
ArenaAlbany Sports Centre
Location Albany, Western Australia
Team colors1989–1997
White, green, yellow/gold [1]
1998–1999
White, purple, black [1]
Championships 0

Rainbow Coast Raiders was a State Basketball League (SBL) club based in Albany, Western Australia. The club fielded a team in both the Men's SBL and Women's SBL. The Raiders played their home games at Albany Sports Centre.

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Club history

1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. A team from Albany, known as the Raiders, entered the Men's SBL for its inaugural season. [2] [3] They were the first team outside of Perth to enter the SBL [4] and represented the Rainbow Coast and Great Southern region. [1]

The Raiders missed the finals in their first three seasons before making the top eight for the first time in 1992, finishing seventh with a 12–12 record and losing 2–0 in the quarter-finals to the Cockburn Cougars. [3] The 1993 season marked the Raiders' best ever season, as they finished third with a 17–7 record and defeated the Willetton Tigers 2–1 in the quarter-finals. They went on to lose 2–1 to the Wanneroo Wolves in the semi-finals. [3]

In 1992, a Raiders women's team entered the Women's SBL for the first time. In three seasons, the team had three wins and 57 losses. [5]

The Raiders men did not play finals again from 1994 onwards [3] and folded following the 1999 season due to financial constraints. [4] The club attempted to re-enter the SBL for the 2001 season but their application was unsuccessful, with the league stating that the Raiders were "not quite ready". [6]

In 2009 and 2011, a regular season SBL game was played at the Albany Leisure & Aquatic Centre. [7] [8] Over the next few years, attempts were made by Albany Basketball Association to submit bids and applications for a return of the Raiders to the SBL. [4] [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rainbow Coast Raiders" (PDF). SBL.asn.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Raiders Representative Development Program". Albany Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "MSBL History". SBL.asn.au. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Edmunds, Tim (14 October 2015). "Raiders' return to SBL not forgotten". Albany Advertiser . Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "WSBL History". SBL.asn.au. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Eagles, Raiders not to compete in 2001". goldencity.com.au. 15 December 2000. Archived from the original on 28 April 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Redbacks win in historic Albany match - WA State Basketball League". GameDay. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Redbacks to tackle Magic in Albany - WA State Basketball League". GameDay. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Kagi, Jacob (7 July 2011). "Albany a chance to Raid SBL once again - WA State Basketball League". GameDay. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Kagi, Jacob (27 March 2012). "Albany making progress on SBL return - WA State Basketball League". GameDay. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Albany SBL bid takes shape". The West Australian . 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021.
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