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Kilsyth Cobras

Kilsyth Cobras 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 Kilsyth and Mountain District Basketball Association Inc. (K&MDBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Maroondah. The Cobras play their home games at Kilsyth Sports Centre.

Kilsyth Cobras
Kilsyth Cobras logo
LeaguesNBL1 South
Founded1984
HistoryMen:
Kilsyth Cobras
1984–present
Women:
Kilsyth Cobras
1990–present
ArenaKilsyth Sports Centre
LocationKilsyth, Victoria
Team colorsRed, black, white
CEOWill van Poppel
ChairmanMal Allison (ESD)
PresidentWendy Noyes (K&MDBA)
Head coachM: Peter Godfrey
W: Mark Watkins
ChampionshipsMen:
ABA (1)
Women:
ABA (2)
SEABL (3)
NBL1 (1)
Conference titlesMen:
SEABL (1)
Women:
SEABL (2)
Websitekilsythcobras.nbl1.com.au

Club history

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Background

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Kilsyth and Mountain District Basketball Association Inc. (K&MDBA) was established in 1963.[1] In 1987, Eastern Sports Development Ltd (ESD) was established to serve as the management body of Kilsyth Basketball.[1][2]

SEABL

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In 1984, the Kilsyth Cobras men's team debuted in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).[3][4] In 1985, the Cobras finished fourth in the SEABL regular season[3] and went on to reach the ABA National grand final, where they won the National championship with a victory over the Bulleen Boomers.[5]

In 1990, the Cobras were inaugural members of the SEABL women's competition.[3] In 1997, the women's team made their first SEABL grand final and finished runners-up to the Frankston Blues.[4] In 1998, the women's team won the SEABL championship[6][7] and the ABA National championship.[5] They went on to finish as SEABL runners-up again in 1999.[4]

In 1999, the men's team won the SEABL East Conference championship[6][7] but went on to lose in the ABA National grand final to the Geelong Supercats.[5] In 2000, the men's team finished second in the South Conference[3] and went on to reach the ABA National grand final, where they lost to the Hobart Chargers.[8][9]

In 2002, the women's team won the SEABL championship[7][10] and the ABA National championship.[5] In 2003, the women's team lost in the SEABL grand final to the Bendigo Braves.[11] In 2005 and 2007, the men's team lost in the South Conference grand final to the Braves.[12] In 2008, the women's team won their third SEABL championship.[13][14][15]

In 2015 and 2016, the women's team won back-to-back South Conference titles[16][17] but lost both years in the SEABL grand final to the Dandenong Rangers.[18][19][20][21]

NBL1

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After the demise of the SEABL following the 2018 season, a new competition known as NBL1 debuted in 2019 with the Cobras playing in the inaugural season.[22][23] The women's team reached the grand final, where they defeated the Geelong Supercats 86–76 to win the NBL1 championship.[24] Cobras guard Lauren Nicholson was named grand final MVP.[25] The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "History". kilsythbasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ESD Ltd". kilsythbasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "SEABL Ladders history" (PDF). SEABL.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "25 Years of Cobras History". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "ABA PREMIER AND RUNNERS-UP CLUBS". ABABasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001.
  6. ^ a b "PAST CHAMPIONS". SEABL.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 June 2002.
  7. ^ a b c "FORMER CHAMPIONS". SEABL.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008.
  8. ^ "2000 Australian Basketball Association National Champions Final Four Results". ababasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2000.
  9. ^ "FROM THE SEABL VAULT - 2000 ABA FINAL - HOBART vs KILSYTH". SEABL.com.au. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Copeland makes the numbers add up". The Age. 14 September 2002. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Kilsyth Cobras beat Bendigo Lady Braves 97-88 in the South-East women's final. Chika Emeagi (Kilsyth) was MVP with 23 points.
  11. ^ "SEABL MEMORIES - 2003 SEABL WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP". SEABL.com.au. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Cobras back in Bendigo for Conference Final". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017.
  13. ^ "SEABL CHAMPIONS 2008". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  14. ^ Turner, Ben (12 August 2008). "Lady Cobras reign supreme". ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  15. ^ "2008 SEABL Women Championship Presentation". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017.
  16. ^ Hustwaite, Megan (6 September 2015). "Kilsyth claim SEABL South Conference title with thrilling victory over Bendigo". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  17. ^ "LADY COBRAS CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  18. ^ Hustwaite, Megan (13 September 2015). "Kilsyth fights until the end in SEABL Championship loss to powerhouse Dandenong Rangers". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  19. ^ "SEABL WOMEN- GRAND FINAL REPORT". SEABL.com.au. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
  20. ^ "SEABL 2015 REPORT CARDS- KILSYTH". Basketball Australia. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015.
  21. ^ Potter, Jarrod. "Dandenong Rangers relish SEABL success". BasketballVictoria.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017. Dandenong has claimed its fifth SEABL championship in an amazing seven-year stretch, after the Rangers came away with a 78-66 triumph over Kilsyth.
  22. ^ Williams, Peter (23 July 2019). "NBL1 Men's Round 15 review: Frankston grabs home final as Bendigo sneak in". central.rookieme.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  23. ^ Williams, Peter (24 July 2019). "NBL1 Women's Round 15 review: Braves make a statement as Cobras secure fourth". central.rookieme.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  24. ^ "CHAMPS! COBRAS DOMINATE SUPERCATS TO WIN NBL1 CHAMPIONSHIP". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Cobras And Spectres Crowned NBL1 Champions". NBL.com.au. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  26. ^ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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