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Rainbow Coast Raiders

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Rainbow Coast Raiders
Rainbow Coast Raiders logo
LeaguesState 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
LocationAlbany, Western Australia
Team colors1989–1997
White, green, yellow/gold[1]
1998–1999
White, purple, black[1]
Championships0

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.

Club history

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Men's team

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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]

The Raiders did not play finals again from 1994 onwards[3] and folded following the 1999 season due to financial constraints.[4]

Between 2012 and 2015, attempts were made by Albany Basketball Association to submit bids and applications for a return of the Raiders to the SBL.[4][5]

Women's team

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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.[6]

Season-by-season results

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "MSBL History". SBL.asn.au. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Edmunds, Tim (14 October 2015). "Raiders' return to SBL not forgotten". albanyadvertiser.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Albany SBL bid takes shape". TheWest.com.au. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ "WSBL History". SBL.asn.au. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020.