Kingborough Sports Centre

{{Short description|Sports venue in Tasmania, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}

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| stadium_name = Kingborough Sports Centre

| nickname = KSC

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| location = Kingston View Drive via Summerleas Road, Kingston, Hobart, Tasmania 7010

| coordinates = {{coord|42|58|18|S|147|17|11|E|display=it}}

| pushpin_map = Australia Hobart

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| broke_ground = 1978

| opened = 1979

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| surface = Various

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| tenants = Hobart Devils (NBL) (1983–1988)
Hobart Islanders (WNBL) (1986–1996)
Hobart Chargers (SEABL & NBL1 South) (1981-2016 2021)
Hobart Huskies (NBL1 South) (2019)

| seating_capacity = 1,800 (seated)

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The Kingborough Sports Centre (KSC) is a multi-purpose sports venue located in Hobart, Tasmania, in the suburb of Kingston. The centre caters for indoor sports such as volleyball, basketball and netball.

Work began in 1978 on a four-level complex that was finished in 1979 at a cost of $1.3 million.{{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}}

The Hobart Devils in the National Basketball League (NBL) played at KSC between 1983 and 1988, as did the Hobart Islanders in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 1986 and 1996, winning the 1991 title.

The Hobart Chargers in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) initially played at KSC, winning three South Conference titles in 1997, 1998 and 2000 in front of fans at Kingston before the club shifted closer to the city centre.{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Adam|url=https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/local-sport/chargers-seek-new-home-court-with-possibility-of-a-return-to-the-dec-or-kingborough-sports-centre/news-story/53704ca3f2e1317634800752e2280228|title=Chargers seek new home court with possibility of a return to the DEC or Kingborough Sports Centre|work=themercury.com.au|date=24 September 2016|access-date=9 March 2024}} The Hobart Huskies played their home games in the NBL1 at KSC in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Doole |first1=Jacob |title=How the Southern Huskies shocked Tasmania and returned in Auckland |url=https://pickandroll.com.au/p/how-southern-huskies-shocked-tasmania-returned-auckland |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=pickandroll.com.au |date=27 May 2020 |language=en}} The Chargers returned to KSC in 2021.{{cite news |last1=McManus |first1=Shaun |title=Hobart Chargers relying on home-grown talent in 2021 |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/basketball/hobart-chargers-relying-on-homegrown-talent-in-2021/news-story/b99659f7d961c8dee312321c1b6f93d0?amp |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=themercury.com.au |date=16 April 2021}}