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East Perth Eagles

East Perth Eagles is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of East Perth District Basketball Association (EPDBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in Perth's north eastern suburbs. The Eagles play their home games at Morley Sport and Recreation Centre.

East Perth Eagles
LeaguesNBL1 West
Founded1989
HistoryMen:
East Perth Eagles
1989–present
Women:
East Perth Eagles
1989–1995; 1997–present
ArenaMorley Sport and Recreation Centre
LocationMorley, Western Australia
Team colorsBlue, white, red
PresidentMia Filpo
Vice-president(s)Michel Bartier
Head coachM: Carl Filpo
W: Craig Allen
Championships1
WebsiteEastPerthEagles.com.au

Club history edit

Background edit

East Perth District Basketball Association (EPDBA) was established in 1946 as a founding member of the Western Australian Basketball Association.[1][2] The organisation was originally known as the Youth Catholic Workers (YCW) Highgate Basketball Club before being renamed Highgate Basketball Club in 1948.[2] In 1956, along with YMCA (Perth), Highgate was a founding member of the Women's Division of the Western Australian Basketball Association.[2]

In 1972, Highgate Basketball Club was given the task of combining all local basketball clubs in the East Perth Football Club's broad catchment area to form a 'District' Club. The organisation was subsequently renamed North Eastern Suburbs Basketball Association (NESBA), but later changed the name in 1975 to East Perth District Basketball Association to more accurately reflect the organisation's origins and the area represented.[2]

In the women's District Competition, East Perth contested six consecutive grand finals between 1976 and 1981, winning four straight premierships between 1977 and 1980. The men's team also won District titles in 1980, 1983 and 1988.[2]

SBL / NBL1 West edit

Two decades of on-court struggle (1989–2009) edit

1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. East Perth, trading as the Eagles, entered a team into both the Men's SBL and Women's SBL.[3] In the inaugural SBL season, both teams played finals basketball with the men finishing in sixth place with a 12–10 record, while the women finished in fourth place with a 14–7 record.[4] The turn of the decade brought dismal records for the Eagles. Between 1990 and 1999, the women's team failed to set a winning season, finishing under .500 every year. During this time, they went 0–20 in 1993 and 0–24 in 1998, and even sat out the 1996 season. The men's team did not fair much better, as they set a winning record just once during the 1990s — a 13–11 season in 1998.[4] Things got even worse for the club in the early 2000s, with both the men and women recording losing seasons every year between 2000 and 2009. With the conclusion of the 2009 season, the men had amassed an overall record of 150 wins and 362 losses (.293 winning percentage), while the women had amassed 78 wins and 356 losses (.180 winning percentage).[4]

Building towards a championship (2010–2014) edit

The 2010 season saw both teams set winning records, with the women having their best season since 1989 with a fifth-place finish and a 14–8 record, while the men had their best season since 1998 with an eighth-place finish and a 13–13 record.[4]

In 2011, the women improved to third place with a club-best 16–6 record,[5] after winning their last nine games of the regular season,[6] before advancing through to their first ever WSBL Grand Final. In the championship decider on 26 August at the WA Basketball Centre,[7] the Eagles were narrowly defeated 72–71 by the Willetton Tigers.[8]

Season 2012 saw the rise of the men's team, as they finished in fourth place with a team-best 16–10 record[4] and went on to reach their first ever MSBL Grand Final. In the championship decider on 1 September at the WA Basketball Centre, the Eagles were defeated 105–72 by the Cockburn Cougars. It was the largest losing margin in grand final history.[9]

Following a semi-final defeat in 2013, the Eagles returned to the MSBL Grand Final in 2014[10] behind a line-up of captain Drew Williamson, Tom Jervis, Sunday Dech, Kyle Armour, Joe-Alan Tupaea and Mathiang Muo. Despite finishing in seventh place with a 14–12 record,[11] the Eagles went on to defeat the Rockingham Flames 2–1 in the quarter-finals before sweeping the Perth Redbacks in the semi-finals.[12] In the championship decider on 30 August, the Eagles won their maiden championship with a 99–83 victory over the Geraldton Buccaneers, with Tupaea earning Grand Final MVP for his 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.[13][14]

NBL1 West (2021–present) edit

In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West.[15][16]

In 2024, the Eagles returned to a redeveloped Morley Sport and Recreation Centre after five years playing at Herb Graham Recreation Centre in Mirrabooka.[17]

Accolades edit

Women

Men

References edit

  1. ^ "Sponsorship and Corporate Opportunities". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Eagle History". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ^ . CockburnCougars.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2015 SBL Media Guide". SportsTG.com. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ^ Kagi, Jacob (27 July 2011). "WSBL Power Rankings". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. ^ Kagi, Jacob (27 July 2011). "Mandurah trying for first title as playoffs begin (WSBL Finals Week One Preview)". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ^ Kagi, Jacob (24 August 2011). "WSBL Grand Final Preview Willetton v East Perth". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ Gartner, Anne (30 August 2011). . CommunityNews.com.au. Guardian Express. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
  9. ^ Ferguson, Frizz (2 September 2012). . Yahoo.com. The West Australian. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
  10. ^ Hope, Shayne (30 August 2014). "Heartbreak the spur for Eagles". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  11. ^ Pike, Chris (1 August 2014). "Men's Quarter Finals Week 1 SBL Preview". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  12. ^ Pike, Chris (29 August 2014). "Men's SBL Grand Final Preview". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  13. ^ Pike, Chris (30 August 2014). "East Perth Eagles win first men's SBL championship". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Tupaea named 2014 Grand Final MVP". SportsTG.com. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  15. ^ "NBL1 West to tip off in 2021". NBL1.com.au. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  16. ^ Garlepp, Josh (30 October 2020). "State Basketball League to become NBL 1 West as WA clubs agree to unite under national second-tier banner". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Eagles begin new era by returning to Morley". NBL1.com.au. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

External links edit

  • EPDBA's official website

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East Perth Eagles is an NBL1 West club based in Perth Western Australia The club fields a team in both the Men s and Women s NBL1 West The club is a division of East Perth District Basketball Association EPDBA the major administrative basketball organisation in Perth s north eastern suburbs The Eagles play their home games at Morley Sport and Recreation Centre East Perth EaglesLeaguesNBL1 WestFounded1989HistoryMen East Perth Eagles1989 presentWomen East Perth Eagles1989 1995 1997 presentArenaMorley Sport and Recreation CentreLocationMorley Western AustraliaTeam colorsBlue white redPresidentMia FilpoVice president s Michel BartierHead coachM Carl FilpoW Craig AllenChampionships1WebsiteEastPerthEagles com au Contents 1 Club history 1 1 Background 1 2 SBL NBL1 West 1 2 1 Two decades of on court struggle 1989 2009 1 2 2 Building towards a championship 2010 2014 1 2 3 NBL1 West 2021 present 2 Accolades 3 References 4 External linksClub history editBackground edit East Perth District Basketball Association EPDBA was established in 1946 as a founding member of the Western Australian Basketball Association 1 2 The organisation was originally known as the Youth Catholic Workers YCW Highgate Basketball Club before being renamed Highgate Basketball Club in 1948 2 In 1956 along with YMCA Perth Highgate was a founding member of the Women s Division of the Western Australian Basketball Association 2 In 1972 Highgate Basketball Club was given the task of combining all local basketball clubs in the East Perth Football Club s broad catchment area to form a District Club The organisation was subsequently renamed North Eastern Suburbs Basketball Association NESBA but later changed the name in 1975 to East Perth District Basketball Association to more accurately reflect the organisation s origins and the area represented 2 In the women s District Competition East Perth contested six consecutive grand finals between 1976 and 1981 winning four straight premierships between 1977 and 1980 The men s team also won District titles in 1980 1983 and 1988 2 SBL NBL1 West edit Two decades of on court struggle 1989 2009 edit 1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League SBL with both a men s and women s competition East Perth trading as the Eagles entered a team into both the Men s SBL and Women s SBL 3 In the inaugural SBL season both teams played finals basketball with the men finishing in sixth place with a 12 10 record while the women finished in fourth place with a 14 7 record 4 The turn of the decade brought dismal records for the Eagles Between 1990 and 1999 the women s team failed to set a winning season finishing under 500 every year During this time they went 0 20 in 1993 and 0 24 in 1998 and even sat out the 1996 season The men s team did not fair much better as they set a winning record just once during the 1990s a 13 11 season in 1998 4 Things got even worse for the club in the early 2000s with both the men and women recording losing seasons every year between 2000 and 2009 With the conclusion of the 2009 season the men had amassed an overall record of 150 wins and 362 losses 293 winning percentage while the women had amassed 78 wins and 356 losses 180 winning percentage 4 Building towards a championship 2010 2014 edit The 2010 season saw both teams set winning records with the women having their best season since 1989 with a fifth place finish and a 14 8 record while the men had their best season since 1998 with an eighth place finish and a 13 13 record 4 In 2011 the women improved to third place with a club best 16 6 record 5 after winning their last nine games of the regular season 6 before advancing through to their first ever WSBL Grand Final In the championship decider on 26 August at the WA Basketball Centre 7 the Eagles were narrowly defeated 72 71 by the Willetton Tigers 8 Season 2012 saw the rise of the men s team as they finished in fourth place with a team best 16 10 record 4 and went on to reach their first ever MSBL Grand Final In the championship decider on 1 September at the WA Basketball Centre the Eagles were defeated 105 72 by the Cockburn Cougars It was the largest losing margin in grand final history 9 Following a semi final defeat in 2013 the Eagles returned to the MSBL Grand Final in 2014 10 behind a line up of captain Drew Williamson Tom Jervis Sunday Dech Kyle Armour Joe Alan Tupaea and Mathiang Muo Despite finishing in seventh place with a 14 12 record 11 the Eagles went on to defeat the Rockingham Flames 2 1 in the quarter finals before sweeping the Perth Redbacks in the semi finals 12 In the championship decider on 30 August the Eagles won their maiden championship with a 99 83 victory over the Geraldton Buccaneers with Tupaea earning Grand Final MVP for his 12 points 12 rebounds and seven assists 13 14 NBL1 West 2021 present edit In 2021 the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West 15 16 In 2024 the Eagles returned to a redeveloped Morley Sport and Recreation Centre after five years playing at Herb Graham Recreation Centre in Mirrabooka 17 Accolades editWomen Championships Nil Grand Final appearances 1 2011 Minor premierships NilMen Championships 1 2014 Grand Final appearances 2 2012 2014 Minor premierships NilReferences edit Sponsorship and Corporate Opportunities SportsTG com Retrieved 30 March 2016 a b c d e Eagle History SportsTG com Retrieved 30 March 2016 SBL Standings 1989 CockburnCougars com Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 23 March 2016 a b c d e 2015 SBL Media Guide SportsTG com p 13 Retrieved 30 March 2016 Kagi Jacob 27 July 2011 WSBL Power Rankings SportsTG com Retrieved 20 June 2019 Kagi Jacob 27 July 2011 Mandurah trying for first title as playoffs begin WSBL Finals Week One Preview SportsTG com Retrieved 20 June 2019 Kagi Jacob 24 August 2011 WSBL Grand Final Preview Willetton v East Perth SportsTG com Retrieved 5 September 2018 Gartner Anne 30 August 2011 Late bucket ends Eagles hopes CommunityNews com au Guardian Express Archived from the original on 13 April 2016 Ferguson Frizz 2 September 2012 Cougars claim SBL championship Yahoo com The West Australian Archived from the original on 7 April 2016 Hope Shayne 30 August 2014 Heartbreak the spur for Eagles TheWest com au Retrieved 14 March 2017 Pike Chris 1 August 2014 Men s Quarter Finals Week 1 SBL Preview SportsTG com Retrieved 30 March 2016 Pike Chris 29 August 2014 Men s SBL Grand Final Preview SportsTG com Retrieved 30 March 2016 Pike Chris 30 August 2014 East Perth Eagles win first men s SBL championship SportsTG com Retrieved 20 August 2018 Tupaea named 2014 Grand Final MVP SportsTG com 31 August 2014 Retrieved 20 August 2018 NBL1 West to tip off in 2021 NBL1 com au 30 October 2020 Retrieved 30 October 2020 Garlepp Josh 30 October 2020 State Basketball League to become NBL 1 West as WA clubs agree to unite under national second tier banner TheWest com au Retrieved 30 October 2020 Eagles begin new era by returning to Morley NBL1 com au 5 April 2024 Retrieved 6 April 2024 External links editEPDBA s official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Perth Eagles amp oldid 1217481428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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