Hobart Devils
{{Short description|Defunct basketball team from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia}}
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| nickname = Tassie Devils
| leagues = NBL
| founded = 1983
| dissolved = 1996
| history = Hobart Devils
1983–1986; 1996
Hobart Tassie Devils
1987–1995
| arena = Kingborough Sports Centre (1983–88)
Derwent Entertainment Centre (1989–96)
| capacity = 1,800 (Kingborough)
5,400 (DEC)
| colors = Green, Red, Yellow, White
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| championships = 0
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The Hobart Devils (also known as Hobart Tassie Devils) are a defunct professional basketball team that competed in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).
History
The Hobart Devils debuted in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 1983 season. The team played their home games at Kingborough Sports Centre from 1983 to 1988{{cite web|last=Stubbs|first=Brett|url=https://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/after-40-years-the-kingborough-sports-centre-has-become-a-maker-of-memories/news-story/8883e2039ed7216d8ef4a3fb590144a9|title=After 40 years, the Kingborough Sports Centre has become a maker of memories|work=themercury.com.au|date=19 May 2019|access-date=9 March 2024}} before moving to the Derwent Entertainment Centre in 1989, where they stayed until folding in 1996.{{cite news |title=Tasmania secures new NBL team for 2021/22 season, first since Hobart Devils in 1996 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/tasmania-gets-nbl-team-hobart/12414588 |newspaper=ABC News |date=July 2020 |publisher=ABC News Australia |access-date=21 January 2024}}
During Devils home games, the home court arena was often referred to as the "Devils Den" by local TV commentators. They club was known as Hobart Tassie Devils from 1987 to 1995, but reverted to Hobart Devils in its final season.{{cite web |title=Hobart Devils |url=http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Hobart%20Devils |website=andthefoul.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319144945/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Hobart%20Devils |archive-date=19 March 2016}} The Devils' most successful season was in 1987 when they recorded 14 wins.
Honour roll
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| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Championships: | None |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Finals Appearances:
| None |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Grand Final Appearances:
| None |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Most Valuable Players:
| Joe Hurst (1988) |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Grand Final MVPs:
| None |
| style="background:#efefef;" | All-NBL First Team:
| Steve Carfino (1986, 1987) |
| style="background:#efefef;"| All-NBL Second Team:
| Paul Stanley (1987), Joe Hurst (1988) |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Rookie of the Year:
| Justin Cass (1990) |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Most Improved Player:
| Andrew Svaldenis (1992) |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Best Defensive Player:
| None |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Top Point Scorer:
| Paul Stanley (920 pts; 1987) |
| style="background:#efefef;" | NBL Coach of the Year:
| None |
Season by season
{{Hobart Devils Season by season}}h
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160319144945/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Hobart%20Devils andthefoul.net profile]
{{Tasmanian Sports Teams}}
{{NBLdefunct}}
Category:Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) teams
Category:Basketball teams in Tasmania
Category:Basketball teams established in 1983
Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 1996