Sandringham Sabres Explained

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
Colors:Orange & navy
Ceo:Craig Weir
President:Phil McFarlane
Coach:M: David Barlow
W: Simon Giovannoni
Championships:2 (2002, 2005) (M)
1 (2006) (W)
Website:SouthernBasketball.com.au

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.

Club history

Southern 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORY. Sabres.com.au. 8 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924151054/http://sabres.com.au/history/. 24 September 2014.
  2. Web site: 2000 VBL & Big V. BigV.com.au. 8 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110311122220/http://www.bigv.com.au/index.php?id=885. 11 March 2011.
  3. Web site: Basketball Victoria Annual Report 2012. BasketballVictoria.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140204073853/http://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources/11338_BASKVIC_ANNUAL_REPORT_2012_WEB_version_v3.pdf. 4 February 2014. 36–37.
  4. Web site: SEABL 2017 Media Guide. SEABL.com.au. 8 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629230041/http://seabl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SEABL2017_MediaGuide_COMPLETE2.pdf. 29 June 2017. 80.
  5. Web site: Dandenong & Sandringham go to SEABL. ABABasketball.net.au. 11 March 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090911203753/http://ababasketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=83374&orgID=101&Oname=ACC&O1c=16&O10c=7. 11 September 2009.
  6. Web site: NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent. NBL.com.au. 15 February 2019. 15 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Arsenis. Damian. 2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw. pickandroll.com.au. 20 March 2020. 20 March 2020.
  8. Web site: NBL1 South Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023. NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. 12 August 2023.