Brisbane Blazers
{{Short description|Australian women's basketball team}}
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| name = Brisbane Blazers
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| leagues = WNBL
| founded = 1982
| dissolved = 1998
| history = Brisbane Comets
1982
Brisbane Lady Bullets
1983–1991
Brisbane Blazers
1992–1998
| arena = Auchenflower Stadium
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| location = Brisbane, Queensland
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| championships = 0
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The Brisbane Blazers were an Australian professional basketball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. The Blazers competed in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and played their home games at Auchenflower Stadium.
History
In 1982, Brisbane Basketball Incorporated entered a team into the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).{{cite web|url=http://brisbane.basketballqld.com.au/about-us/our-story/|title=Our Story|work=brisbane.basketballqld.com.au|accessdate=14 November 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114163220/http://brisbane.basketballqld.com.au/about-us/our-story/|archive-date=14 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbanebasketball.com.au/history|title=History|work=brisbanebasketball.com.au|accessdate=14 March 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314015350/https://www.brisbanebasketball.com.au/history|archive-date=14 March 2024}} The team debuted as the Brisbane Comets{{cite web|url=http://www.wnbl.com.au/www/genericpages.asp?gp=36|title=Final Standings (1981–2001)|work=WNBL|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011230231554/http://www.wnbl.com.au/www/genericpages.asp?gp=36|archive-date=30 December 2001}} before changing to Brisbane Lady Bullets in 1983. In 1986, the Bullets reached the semi-finals for the first and only time. In 1992, the team name was changed to Brisbane Blazers. Brisbane Basketball relinquished their WNBL license in 1995 and the Blazers played their final WNBL season in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf|title=2011–12 WNBL Media Guide|work=WNBL|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214857/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf|archive-date=18 March 2012}}
References
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Category:Basketball teams established in 1982
Category:1982 establishments in Australia
Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 1998
Category:1998 disestablishments in Australia
Category:Basketball teams in Queensland