Sydney Supersonics | |
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Leagues | NBL |
Founded | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1987 |
History | City of Sydney Astronauts 1979-1981 Sydney Supersonics 1982-1987 |
Arena | Alexandria Stadium (1979-1985) State Sports Centre (1986-1987) |
Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
Team colors | Dark Green, Yellow, White |
Championships | 0 |
The Sydney Supersonics are a defunct basketball team that competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The team joined the NBL in 1979 as the City of Sydney Astronauts, becoming the Sydney Supersonics in 1982 as a result of a merger with state league team Eastern Suburbs. The Supersonics merged with the West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings in 1988. [1] [2] [3]
NBL Championships: | None |
NBL Finals Appearances: | 2 (1983, 1986) |
NBL Grand Final appearances: | None |
NBL Most Valuable Players: | Owen Wells (1983) |
NBL Grand Final MVPs: | None |
All-NBL First Team: | Tiny Pinder (1985) |
NBL Coach of the Year: | None |
NBL Rookie of the Year: | None |
NBL Most Improved Player: | None |
NBL Best Defensive Player: | None |
NBL champions | Season champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head Coach | ||||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
City of Sydney Astronauts | |||||||||||
1979 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | Did Not Qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
1980 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 22 | 7 | 15 | .318 | Did Not Qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
1981 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | Did Not Qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
Sydney Supersonics | |||||||||||
1982 | 1 | NBL | 12th | 26 | 7 | 19 | .269 | Did Not Qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
1983 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | Eliminated Round Robin 1–2 | Owen Wells | ||
1984 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 24 | 3 | 21 | .125 | Did Not Qualify | Owen Wells | ||
1985 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | Did Not Qualify | Paul Coughter | ||
1986 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Lost Elimination Final (Brisbane) 82–100 | Owen Wells | ||
1987 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | Did Not Qualify | Ken Cole | ||
Regular season record | 212 | 84 | 128 | .396 | 1 Season champions | ||||||
Finals record | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 NBL Championships |
As of the end of the 1987 season
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.
Source: Sydney Supersonics Year by Year
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