| Cairns Dolphins | |
| League: | NBL1 North |
| Founded: | 1987 |
| History: | Cairns Dolphins 1987–present |
| Arena: | Early Settler Stadium |
| Location: | Cairns, Queensland |
| Capacity: | 730 |
| Colors: | Deep sky blue, purple, white |
| President: | Mark Beecroft |
| Gm: | Graham Burns |
| Ownership: | Cairns Basketball Inc. |
| Championships: | 1 (1994) |
| Website: | Cairns Basketball |
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| Affiliation: | Cairns Marlins |
The Cairns Dolphins are an Australian basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Dolphins compete in the women's NBL1 North and play their home games at Early Settler Stadium. The team is affiliated with Cairns Basketball Inc. (CBI), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. CBI's men's team is the Cairns Marlins.
After operating a successful basketball program in Cairns, Queensland, Cairns Basketball joined the Queensland State Basketball League in its second season in 1987.[1] They fielded two teams, the Cairns Marlins in the men's competition and the Cairns Dolphins in the women's competition.
After a successful first season for the NBL1 in 2019, in 2020 it expanded into Queensland and replaced the QBL. After this change, the Dolphins transferred to the NBL1 North.[2] [3]
| Season | League | Regular Season | Post-Season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Cairns Dolphins | |||||||||||
| 1987 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1988 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1989 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1990 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1991 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1992 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1993 | QSBL | ||||||||||
| 1994 | CBA | Champions in Finals against Ipswich Eagles | |||||||||
| 1995 | CBA | ||||||||||
| 1996 | CBA | ||||||||||
| 1997 | CBA | ||||||||||
| 1998 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2000 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2001 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2002 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2003 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2004 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2005 | ABA | ||||||||||
| 2006 | QABL | Lost in Final to Southern Districts Spartans | |||||||||
| 2007 | QABL | ||||||||||
| 2008 | QABL | ||||||||||
| 2009 | QBL | ||||||||||
| 2010 | QBL | ||||||||||
| 2011 | QBL | 6th | |||||||||
| 2012 | QBL | 10th | |||||||||
| 2013 | QBL | 10th | |||||||||
| 2014 | QBL | 11th | |||||||||
| 2015 | QBL | 8th | |||||||||
| 2016 | QBL | 5th | Mark Worthington | ||||||||
| 2017 | QBL | 9th | 17 | 7 | 10 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2018 | QBL | 9th | 18 | 8 | 10 | Kerry Williams | |||||
| 2019 | QBL | 12th | 18 | 5 | 13 | Jonnae Downing | |||||
| 2020 | NBL1 North | Season cancelled | |||||||||
| 2021 | NBL1 North | TBD | Myra Donkin | ||||||||