Sandringham Sabres is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Southern Basketball Association (SBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Sandringham region. The Sabres play their home games at Sandringham Family Leisure Centre.
| Sandringham Sabres | |
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| Leagues | NBL1 South |
| Founded | 2000 |
| History | Sandringham Sabres 2000–present |
| Arena | Sandringham Family Leisure Centre |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Location | Cheltenham, Victoria |
| Team colors | Orange & navy |
| CEO | Craig Weir |
| President | Phil McFarlane |
| Head coach | M: David Barlow W: Mark Alabakov |
| Championships | 2 (2002, 2005) (M) 1 (2006) (W) |
| Website | SouthernBasketball.com.au |
Club history
editSouthern Basketball Association (SBA) was founded in 1974 and was located in Waltham Street, Sandringham. The association later moved to Tulip Street, Cheltenham.[1]
In 2000, the SBA entered a men's team and a women's team into the Big V Championship divisions.[2] Between 2001 and 2008, the men made a Big V grand final appearance every year, winning championships in 2002 and 2005. The women on the other hand made grand final appearances in 2003, 2005 and 2006, winning their first championship in 2006.[3]
In 2009, both teams were elevated from the Big V into the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).[4][5]
In 2019, following the demise of the SEABL, the Sabres joined the NBL1 South.[6] The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
In 2023, the men's team lost in the NBL1 South grand final to the Knox Raiders.[8]
References
edit- ^ "HISTORY". Sabres.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "2000 VBL & Big V". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Basketball Victoria Annual Report 2012" (PDF). BasketballVictoria.com.au. pp. 36–37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014.
- ^ "SEABL 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). SEABL.com.au. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Dandenong & Sandringham go to SEABL". ABABasketball.net.au. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009.
- ^ "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent". NBL.com.au. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.