USC Rip City explained

USC Rip City
Color1:
  1. a7fc00
Color2:black
Founded:October 2015
Dissolved:October 2023
History:Sunshine Coast Rip
2016
USC Rip City
2017–2023
Arena:USC Stadium
Capacity:3,000
Location:Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Colors:Lime green, black & white
Championships:0
Website:uscbasketball.com.au

USC Rip City is a former NBL1 North club based in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club was a division of the University of the Sunshine Coast Basketball Association (USCBA) and played their home games at USC Stadium.

Club history

Background

The USCBA was established in July 2008, with their first junior team playing in Basketball Queensland's representative competitions in 2009.[1] In 2014, the association entered both a men's and women's team into the Southern Basketball League (SBL) under the name of Sunshine Coast Rip. The men's team made it through to the SBL Division 2 grand final[2] and won the championship in their first season.[3] [4] Both teams continued in the SBL in 2015.[5] [6]

QBL / NBL1 North

In October 2015, the Sunshine Coast Rip were granted a license to play in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) in 2016.[7] [8] [9] Both teams missed the playoffs in their first QBL season.[10] [11] For the 2017 season, the club was renamed USC Rip City.[12]

For the 2020 season, USC Rip City joined the newly-established NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL.[13] In 2022, the men's team reached the NBL1 North Grand Final,[14] where they lost the best-of-three series 2–0 to the Gold Coast Rollers.[15] [16] [17]

In October 2023, USC Rip City withdrew from the 2024 NBL1 North season.[18] [19] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OUR HISTORY . USCBasketball.com.au . 21 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126205432/http://uscbasketball.com.au/history/ . 26 January 2016 . dead.
  2. News: Brand . Anthony . Uni plans to win grand final and a QBL licence . SunshineCoastDaily.com.au . 20 August 2014 . 21 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Rip City on the TV tonight! . facebook.com/USCBCBBALL . 26 August 2014 . 21 January 2016.
  4. Web site: SBL GRAND FINAL WRAP-UP . BasketballQld.com.au . 5 September 2014 . 21 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150312221202/http://basketballqld.com.au/latest-news/competition-news/sbl/sbl-grand-final-wrap-up . 12 March 2015 . dead.
  5. Web site: Ladder for SBL Women – 2015 . FoxSportsPulse.com . 21 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121163139/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-7215-0-365754-0&pool=1001&a=LADDER . 21 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Results for SBL Men – 2015 – Semi Finals . FoxSportsPulse.com . 21 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121170527/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=1&client=1-7215-0-365753-0&pool=1001 . 21 January 2016.
  7. Web site: EXCITING NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!! . facebook.com/USCBCBBALL . 23 October 2015 . 21 January 2016.
  8. Web site: QBL & SBL COACHING APPLICATIONS – NOW OPEN . USCBasketball.com.au . 11 November 2015 . 21 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126161525/http://uscbasketball.com.au/qbl-sbl-coaching-applications-now-open/ . 26 January 2016.
  9. News: Brand . Anthony . New Sunshine Coast team set to Rip into QBL . SunshineCoastDaily.com.au . 28 January 2016 . 2 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Ladder for QBL Men – 2016 . SportsTG.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053410/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=422096&c=1-4144-0-360827-0 . 19 January 2017.
  11. Web site: Ladder for QBL Women – 2016 . SportsTG.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053605/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=422095&c=1-4144-0-360827-0 . 19 January 2017.
  12. Web site: QBL Season Review MEN'S . basketballqld.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824080313/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/qbl-season-review-mens/ . 24 August 2017.
  13. Web site: NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences. NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020.
  14. Web site: NBL1 North Grand Finals Series Preview. NBL1.com.au. 24 August 2022. 26 August 2020.
  15. Web site: NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 1. NBL1.com.au. 26 August 2022. 27 August 2022.
  16. Web site: NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 2. NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. 27 August 2022.
  17. Web site: GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS. NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. 27 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Dear Members. facebook.com/USCRipCityBall. 5 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
  19. Web site: NBL1 North to move forward with 14 teams. facebook.com/basketballqld. 5 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
  20. Web site: Heslehurst. Brayden. Basketball Qld: USC Rip announce withdrawal from NBL1 North in 2024. codesports.com.au. 6 October 2023. 7 October 2023. dead. https://archive.today/20231006235546/https://www.codesports.com.au/basketball/basketball-qld-usc-rip-announce-withdrawal-from-nbl1-north-in-2024/news-story/2d3364d7838c0e661cf52d940efa0f1b. 6 October 2023.

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