Knox Raiders Explained

Knox Raiders
Color1:yellow
Color2:navy
Leagues:NBL1 South
Founded:1982
History:Knox Raiders
1982–2014; 2016–present
Arena:State Basketball Centre
Location:Wantirna South, Victoria
Colors:Blue and yellow
Ceo:Grant Harrison
Chairman:David Thomas
Gm:Nathan Sewell
League Champs:Men:
ABA (1)SEABL (1)NBL1 (2)NBL1 South (1)Women:
ABA (3)SEABL (4)
Conf Champs:Men:
SEABL (6) Women:
SEABL (2)
Website:KnoxBasketball.com.au

Knox Raiders 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 Knox Basketball Incorporated (KBI), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Knox. The Raiders play their home games at the State Basketball Centre.

Club history

Early years

Knox Basketball was established in 1965 to provide youth from the City of Knox with a sporting and social infrastructure to develop and promote personal, team and social skills in a sporting environment. Founded by Alf Stevens, Alice Jago and Heather Kemp, it began as an after school competition at the Mossfield Avenue Facility, Ferntree Gully in 1974. In 1980, its headquarters moved to the 3 court facility in Park Crescent at Boronia which was later expanded to six courts in 1989.[1]

SEABL

In 1982, Knox's senior program was established,[2] with a Raiders men's team entering the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) that year.[3] A women's team entered the SEABL in 1990 after playing in the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). Knox were WBC grand finalists in 1987.[4]

In 1991, the Raiders men were SEABL South Conference champions[5] [6] and ABA National champions.[7] The men won five more conference titles in 1994, 1996, 2006, 2008 and 2009. They were ABA National runners-up in 1996 and won the SEABL championship in 2009.[8] The Raiders women claimed the SEABL-ABA championship double in 1992, 1994 and 1996. In 1998 and 2005, the women finished as ABA National runners-up.[9]

In 2012 and 2013, the Raiders women were back-to-back conference champions. They won the SEABL championship in 2013.[10] [11] [12]

In November 2014, Knox Basketball Incorporated withdrew its Knox Raiders SEABL teams from the 2015 season due to its dire financial position. The Raiders requested they remain a financial member of the SEABL with the intention of returning in season 2016. The SEABL retained the club's financial guarantee with the Raiders classified as a non-playing member of the league in 2015.[13] [14]

Big V

In November 2015, KBI announced that their senior men's and women's teams would be playing in the Big V in 2016 instead of the SEABL.[15]

NBL1

In October 2018, KBI's Big V teams were entered into the NBL1 for its inaugural season in 2019.[16] The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

In 2023, the men's team won the NBL1 South championship[18] and the NBL1 National championship.[19] In 2024, the men's team lost in the NBL1 South elimination final but returned to the NBL1 National Finals as defending champions, where they won back-to-back NBL1 National championships.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABOUT US. KnoxBasketball.com.au. 19 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143347/http://www.knoxbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=35. 20 April 2017.
  2. Web site: KNOX ANNOUNCES 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR TEAMS . SEABL.com.au . 11 April 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20170328094756/http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2011&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1952&cHash=16991a0aeb74fc509b50a67cd6f304a0 . 28 March 2017 .
  3. Web site: SEABL Ladders History . seabl.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720053750/http://www.seabl.com.au/uploads/media/SEABL_Ladders_history.pdf . 20 July 2008.
  4. Web site: O'Donoghue. Craig. Perth Lynx overcame a tough WNBL season but their finals campaign can be built on WAIS Rockets heritage. The West Australian. 24 March 2022. live. https://archive.today/20240506072646/https://thewest.com.au/sport/basketball/perth-lynx-overcame-a-tough-wnbl-season-but-their-finals-campaign-can-be-built-on-wais-rockets-heritage-c-6127252. 6 May 2024.
  5. Web site: PAST CHAMPIONS. seabl.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020607143621/http://www.seabl.com.au/history/pastchamps.html. 7 June 2002.
  6. Web site: FORMER CHAMPIONS. seabl.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080625010622/http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=47. 25 June 2008.
  7. Web site: ABA PREMIER AND RUNNERS-UP CLUBS . ABABasketball.net.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010407085812/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/aba03.htm . 7 April 2001.
  8. Web site: RAIDERS WIN 2009 SEABL CHAMPIONSHIP. SportsTG.com.au. 31 August 2009. 19 April 2017.
  9. Web site: ABA National Champions. SportsTG.com. 26 May 2008. 2 July 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170608065955/http://websites.sportstg.com/mysport.cgi?a=BLOG_VIEWENTRY&blogID=130084. 8 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Greaves. Shanae. Dreams shattered as Raiders lose to three-peat champions. KnoxBasketball.com.au. 10 September 2012. 15 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130430082311/http://www.knoxbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=9&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2012&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=09&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=103&cHash=5819b6fafd0433c49168e5b9d52a3442. 30 April 2013. At the final siren the scoreboard showed 65-48 in favour of the Rangers who ecstatically celebrated their third championship in a row..
  11. Web site: Potter. Jarrod. Rangers claim three-peat victory. StarCommunity.com.au. 14 September 2012. 15 June 2017. DANDENONG became the first SEABL women's team to attain a three-peat, defeating the Knox Raiders 65-48 to claim their third championship in a row..
  12. Web site: Ryan. Conor. Knox Raiders win breakthrough SEABL women's championship. heraldsun.com.au. 17 September 2013. 28 January 2020. The Raiders turned in a four-quarter powerhouse performance to win, 82-61..
  13. Web site: KNOX RAIDERS NOT COMPETING IN 2015 . SEABL.com.au . 20 November 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20170331172926/http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10039&cHash=7a43244a61 . 31 March 2017 .
  14. Web site: Hustwaite. Megan. Knox Raiders drop out of SEABL for 2015 season as association looks to get its finances under control. HeraldSun.com.au. 12 December 2014. 19 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Knox Raiders Enter BigV State Championship In 2016. KnoxBasketball.com.au. 6 November 2015. 19 April 2017.
  16. Web site: Ward. Roy. Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL. SMH.com.au. 31 October 2018. 11 November 2018.
  17. Web site: Arsenis. Damian. 2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw. pickandroll.com.au. 20 March 2020. 20 March 2020.
  18. Web site: NBL1 South Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023. NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. 12 August 2023.
  19. Web site: NBL1 National Finals Recap | Men's Championship Game 2023. NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230820091230/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-national-finals-recap-or-mens-championship-game-2023. 20 August 2023.
  20. Web site: Recap NBL1 National Finals Men's Championship Game. NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240818064719/https://nbl1.com.au/article/recap-nbl1-national-finals-or-mens-championship-game. 18 August 2024.

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