Bankstown Bruins is a NBL1 East club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club fields a team in the Men's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Bankstown Basketball Association (BBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Bruins play their home games at Bankstown Basketball Stadium.
The Bankstown Bruins re-emerged in the early 1990s with the introduction of the Waratah League. In 1993, the men won their first title, before winning two more in 1996 and 1997. The women won a three-peat of championships between 1997 and 1999.[2] Success continued for the club throughout the 2000s and 2010s, with the women winning seven championships between 2003 and 2015,[2] while the men collected their fourth title in 2016.[3]
The Waratah League was rebranded as NBL1 East for the 2022 season.[4] The women's team did not enter the 2022 NBL1 East season.[5] They returned for the 2023 NBL1 East season.[6]
^"NBL1 East teams unveiled". NBL1.com.au. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^"A difficult decision has been made to withdraw the Women's NBL1 team for the 2022 season..." facebook.com/bankstown.bruins. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^"Bankstown announce NBL1 women's team". NBL1.com.au. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
External linksedit
BBA's official website
January 01, 1970
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