Brisbane Capitals
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = Brisbane Capitals
| color1 = dark blue
| color2 = yellow
| logo = BCAPS LOGO CMYK.jpg
| leagues = NBL1 North
| founded = 1986
| dissolved =
| history = Brisbane Brewers
1986–2000
Brisbane Capitals
2001–present
| arena = Auchenflower Stadium
| capacity = 700
| location = Auchenflower, Queensland
| colors = Blue and yellow {{colour box|Blue}} {{color box|Yellow}}
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| president = Tony Cotter
| vice-presidents = Rodney Sengstock
| gm = Hamish Cain
| coach = M: Greg Vanderjagt
W: Caddie O'Brien
| ownership =
| championships = 3 (2002, 2019, 2020*) (M)
8 (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002) (W)
| website = [https://www.brisbanecapitals.com.au/ BrisbaneCapitals.com.au]
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Brisbane Capitals is a NBL1 North club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 North. The club is a division of Brisbane Basketball Incorporated (BBI), one of the major administrative basketball organisations in the region. The Capitals play their home games at Auchenflower Stadium.
Club history
=Background=
In 1962, Brisbane Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) was formed.{{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}} In 1979, the association entered the Brisbane Bullets into the inaugural National Basketball League (NBL) season. In 1982, the association entered the Brisbane Blazers into the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 1984, the organisation was incorporated and became Brisbane Basketball Incorporated. The Bullets were sold in 1991, while the WNBL license was relinquished in 1995.
=NBL1 (formerly QBL)=
1986 saw the formation of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) with both a men's and women's competition. Brisbane, trading as the Brewers, entered a team into both the Men's QBL and Women's QBL. The women's team saw immediate success, winning the inaugural championship before going on to win six titles in the competition's first seven seasons, including winning five in a row between 1988 and 1992. The Brewers women went on to finish as runners-up in 2000, before a name change to the Brisbane Capitals resulted in two more championships in 2001 and 2002.{{cite web|url=http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/qbl-state-champions-award-winners/|title=QBL State Champions & Award Winners|work=QBL.basketballqld.com.au|accessdate=14 November 2018|archive-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424170651/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/qbl-state-champions-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-8508-0-0-0&sID=224208|title=Season by Season|work=SportsTG.com|accessdate=14 November 2018}} The men's team meanwhile were runners-up in 1991 and 2001 before winning their maiden championship in 2002.
In 2013, the Capitals men played in their first grand final since 2002,{{cite web|url=http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=921&cHash=455d04e7bb6adb34991b21cbda13c67f |title=2013 QBL Grand Final Previews |work=QABL.basketball.net.au |date=31 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403125621/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=921&cHash=455d04e7bb6adb34991b21cbda13c67f |archivedate=3 April 2016 |quote=...and Brisbane pumped for their first grand finals appearance since 2002...}} where they lost 102–95 to the Rockhampton Rockets.{{cite web|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/rockets-win-grandfinal-basketball/2003586/|title=Rockampton Rockets beat Brisbane to win the QBL Championship|work=TheMorningBulletin.com.au|date=1 September 2013|accessdate=14 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/how-sweet-it-is/2005606/|title=Seven point victory over Brisbane Capitals worth celebrating|work=TheMorningBulletin.com.au|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=14 November 2018}} The Capitals returned to the grand final in 2015,{{cite web|last=Lees|first=Chris|url=https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/mackay-meteors-will-play-the-brisbane-capitals/2749687/|title=Mackay Meteors will play Brisbane in grand final|work=DailyMercury.com.au|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=14 November 2018}} losing the best-of-three series 2–1 to the Mackay Meteors.{{cite web|url=http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/mackay-meteors-secure-2015-mens-qbl-championship/|title=Mackay Meteors Secure 2015 Men's QBL Championship|work=QBL.basketballqld.com.au|date=30 August 2015|accessdate=14 November 2018}} In 2016, the Capitals played in their third grand final in four years,{{cite web|url=http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/grand-final-game-previews-2/|title=QBL 2016 Grand Final Game Previews|work=QBL.basketballqld.com.au|date=24 August 2016|accessdate=14 November 2018}} this time losing 2–0 to the Cairns Marlins.{{cite web|url=https://www.cairnsbasketball.com/skytrans-cairns-marlins-2016-qbl-champions/|title=Skytrans Cairns Marlins – 2016 QBL Champions|work=cairnsbasketball.com.au|accessdate=14 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227011736/http://www.cairnsbasketball.com/skytrans-cairns-marlins-2016-qbl-champions/|archive-date=27 December 2018|url-status=dead}}
In 2019, the Capitals men made their seventh grand final appearance,{{cite web|url=https://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/qbl19-game-previews-grand-finals/|title=QBL19 GAME PREVIEWS – GRAND FINALS|work=qbl.basketballqld.com.au|date=28 August 2019|accessdate=1 September 2019}} where they won their second championship with a 2–0 series victory over the Gold Coast Rollers.{{cite web | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=521382&c=1-4144-0-301786-0 | title=Results for 2019 QBL Men – Finals | work=SportsTG.com | accessdate=1 September 2019 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901092347/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=521382&c=1-4144-0-301786-0 | archive-date=1 September 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zodgzc8_KBw | title=Men's #QBL19 Grand Final Game 2: Gold Coast Rollers at Brisbane Capitals | work=YouTube.com | date=31 August 2019 | accessdate=11 October 2019}}
For the 2020 season, the Capitals joined the newly established NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/article/nbl1-expands-to-north-and-south-conferences|title=NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences|work=NBL1.com.au|date=15 January 2020|accessdate=15 January 2020}} The 2020 NBL1 North season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Queensland State League (QSL) taking its place for a shortened season. The Capitals men led by Jason Cadee and Jarred Bairstow defeated RedCity Roar in the grand final to claim the 2020 QSL championship.{{cite web|url=https://queensland.basketball/2020QSL1MensGrandFinal.html|title=2020 QSL1 Men's GF Roar v Capitals|work=queensland.basketball|date=24 October 2020|accessdate=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbanebullets.com.au/news/cadee-stars-as-capitals-win-qsl-championship|title=Cadee Stars As Capitals Win QSL Championship|work=brisbanebullets.com.au|accessdate=13 November 2020}}{{cite web|last=Melki|first=Taylah|url=https://basketball.draftcentral.com.au/qsl-mens-grand-final-brisbane-capitals-steal-the-show-with-a-come-from-behind-victory-over-roar/|title=QSL Men's Grand Final: Brisbane Capitals steal the show with a come from behind victory over Roar|work=draftcentral.com.au|date=25 October 2020|accessdate=13 November 2020}}
In 2024, the Capitals men reached the NBL1 North grand final series, where they lost 2–0 to the Mackay Meteors.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/article/mackay-meteors-win-the-2024-nbl1-north-championship|title=Mackay Meteors win the 2024 NBL1 North championship|work=NBL1.com.au|date=3 August 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803133506/https://nbl1.com.au/article/mackay-meteors-win-the-2024-nbl1-north-championship|archive-date=3 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.brisbanecapitals.com.au/ Brisbane Capitals official website]
- [https://www.brisbanebasketball.com.au/ Brisbane Basketball official website]
{{NBL1 North}}
Category:1986 establishments in Australia
Category:Basketball teams established in 1986
Category:Basketball teams in Queensland
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Brisbane