Noarlunga City Tigers is a former South Australian State Basketball League club and National Basketball League (NBL) team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Known as the Glenelg Tigers in 1979, the Tigers competed in the NBL's inaugural season before deciding to leave the league due to financial reasons. In the SA State League, the Tigers won 11 championships across their men's and women's teams up until 2003.
| Noarlunga City Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | NBL SEABL SA State League |
| Founded | 1960s |
| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Arena | Apollo Stadium |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Location | Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Team colors | Yellow, Black |
| Championships | 5 (1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1998) (M) 6 (1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1996) (W) |
History
editThe Glenelg Tigers were founded in the 1960s[1] and joined the South Australian State Basketball League. The men's team won championships in 1976 and 1977[2] while the women's team won championships in 1978 and 1979.[3][4]
When the National Basketball League was formed in 1979, the Glenelg Tigers men's team joined the West Adelaide Bearcats as the South Australian representatives.[5][6] The Tigers played in and won the very first game of the inaugural NBL season on 24 February 1979, defeating the City of Sydney Astronauts 68–65 at Apollo Stadium in Adelaide.[citation needed] However, they managed just two more wins in the inaugural season and finished second last on the ladder.[7] Lack of funds saw the Tigers voluntarily step out of the NBL after only one year, being replaced by the Forestville Eagles, who were in turn replaced by a composite Adelaide team which was a forerunner to the formation of the Adelaide 36ers.[5]
In 1981, the club was renamed the Noarlunga City Tigers.[5] The men's team competed in the first two seasons of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 1981 and 1982[8][9] before re-joining the SA State League.[5] The women's team went on to win championships in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1996,[3][4] while the men's team won championships in 1992, 1993 and 1998.[2]
In 2003, the Noarlunga City Tigers merged with the Adelaide Southern Suns to form the Southern Tigers.[1]
Season by season
edit| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||||
| Glenelg Tigers | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | Did not qualify | Alan Dawe | |
| Regular season record | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 0 regular season champions | |||||
| Finals record | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 NBL championships | |||||
As of the end of the 1979 season
References
edit- ^ a b "About Us". Southern Tigers. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Men's Premiers (1957–2019)". NBL1 Central. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Women's Premiers (1957–2019)". NBL1 Central. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Great Dee uncorks champagne for West". www.botinagy.com. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "History". southerntigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Glenelg Tigers". OzhoopsAlamanac.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
- ^ "Glenelg Tigers (1979)". NBLStats.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
- ^ "SEABL Ladders History" (PDF). seabl.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008.
- ^ "SEBL Ladders 1981–1993". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.