Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North)
{{About|the NBL1 North club|the NBL team|Gold Coast Rollers (NBL)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
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| leagues = NBL1 North
| founded = 1986
| dissolved =
| history = Gold Coast Cougars
1986–1989
Gold Coast Warriors
1990–2001
Gold Coast Goannas/Gliders
2002–2010
Gold Coast Rollers
2011–present
| arena = Carrara Indoor Stadium
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| location = Gold Coast, Queensland
| colors = Blue and white
| sponsor =
| gm = Joel McInnes
| president = Rebecca Morris
| vice-presidents =
| manager =
| coach = M: Anthony Petrie
W: Jackie Brown
| ownership =
| championships = 3 (1987, 1988, 2022) (M)
0 (W)
| website = [https://goldcoastbasketball.com.au/ goldcoastbasketball.com.au]
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Gold Coast Rollers is a NBL1 North club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 North. The club is a division of Gold Coast City Regional Basketball Association, the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Rollers play their home games at Carrara Indoor Stadium.
Club history
In 1959, the Gold Coast Amateur Basketball Association was established.{{cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastbasketball.com.au/about-us/history-of-the-association/|title=HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION|work=goldcoastbasketball.com.au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323042306/https://www.goldcoastbasketball.com.au/about-us/history-of-the-association/|archive-date=23 March 2021}}
The Queensland State Basketball League (QSBL) began in 1986, and in 1987, the Cougars men won their first championship. They went on to win their second title a year later, defeating the Townsville Suns in back-to-back grand finals.{{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=12 May 2016 | archive-date=14 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114224724/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/qbl-state-champions-award-winners/ | url-status=dead }} Following a Gold Coast Cougars team entering the National Basketball League in 1990, the club changed their name to Gold Coast Warriors. In 1994, the QSBL joined the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and became the association's North Conference; Gold Coast was one of 12 teams in the conference's inaugural season.{{cite web | last=Lilley | first=John | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127525323 | title=CBA becomes the 'big league' with Queensland's help | work=The Canberra Times | date=19 November 1993 | accessdate=12 May 2016}} In 1998, the Warriors hosted the CBA National Grand Finals, marking the first time the National Finals were held in Queensland.{{cite web | url=http://www.oocities.org/hotsprings/6361/news16.html | title=CBA news 16 | work=oocities.org | accessdate=12 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.oocities.org/hotsprings/6361/news21.html | title=CBA news 21 | work=oocities.org | accessdate=12 May 2016}}
In 2002, the club went through name changes, with the men's team being renamed the Goannas and the women's team being renamed the Gliders. In 2007, the Goannas reached the QABL Grand Final series, where they were defeated 2–0 by the Cairns Marlins.{{cite web | url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=160804 | title=Basketball Queensland 2007 Annual Report | work=SportingPulse.com | accessdate=12 May 2016 | page=16}}
In 2011, both teams were rebranded as Gold Coast Rollers.{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-7897-0-0-0&sID=173580&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=14415355 | title=Welcome, THE GOLD COAST ROLLERS | work=FoxSportsPulse.com | date=4 January 2011 | accessdate=12 May 2016}}
In 2019, both teams made grand final appearances, with both finishing as runners-up.{{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}}{{cite web | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=521383&c=1-4144-0-301786-0 | title=Results for 2019 QBL Women – Finals | work=SportsTG.com | accessdate=1 September 2019 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901093324/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=521383&c=1-4144-0-301786-0 | archive-date=1 September 2019}}{{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}}
For the 2020 season, the Rollers 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}} In 2022, the Rollers men won the NBL1 North championship.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-grand-finals-series-preview/north|title=NBL1 North Grand Finals Series Preview|work=NBL1.com.au|date=24 August 2022|accessdate=27 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-mens-grand-final-game-1/north|title=NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 1|work=NBL1.com.au|date=26 August 2022|accessdate=27 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-mens-grand-final-game-2/north/|title=NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 2|work=NBL1.com.au|date=27 August 2022|accessdate=27 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/gold-coast-crowned-nbl1-north-champions/north/|title=GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS|work=NBL1.com.au|date=27 August 2022|accessdate=27 August 2022}} In 2023, the men again reached the grand final series.{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Chris|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-finals-game-1/north/|title=NBL1 North Recap | Grand Finals Game 1|work=NBL1.com.au|date=4 August 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230805032911/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-finals-game-1/north/|archive-date=5 August 2023|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Chris|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-finals-game-2/north/|title=NBL1 North Recap | Grand Finals Game 2|work=NBL1.com.au|date=5 August 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230806022452/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-finals-game-2/north/|archive-date=6 August 2023|access-date=6 August 2023}}{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Chris|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-final-game-3/north/|title=NBL1 North Recap | Grand Finals Game 3|work=NBL1.com.au|date=6 August 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230806100824/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-final-game-3/north/|archive-date=6 August 2023|access-date=6 August 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://goldcoastbasketball.com.au/}}
- {{facebook|QSLGoldCoastRollers}}
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Category:1986 establishments in Australia
Category:Basketball teams established in 1986
Category:Queensland Basketball League teams
Category:Basketball teams in Queensland
Category:Sports clubs and teams on the Gold Coast, Queensland