Rainbow Coast Raiders
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Rainbow Coast Raiders
| color1 = white
| color2 = black
| color3 = purple
| logo = Rainbow Coast Raiders logo.png
| leagues = State Basketball League
| founded = 1989
| dissolved = 1999
| history = Men:
Rainbow Coast Raiders
1989–1995
Albany Raiders
1996–1997
Great Southern Raiders
1998
Rainbow Coast Raiders
1999
Women:
Rainbow Coast Raiders
1992–1994
| arena = Albany Sports Centre
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| location = Albany, Western Australia
| colors = 1989–1997
White, green, yellow/gold{{cite web|url=https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Rainbow-Coast-Raiders-1.pdf|title=Rainbow Coast Raiders|work=SBL.asn.au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923125912/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Rainbow-Coast-Raiders-1.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2021}}
1998–1999
White, purple, black
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Rainbow Coast Raiders was a State Basketball League (SBL) club based in Albany, Western Australia. The club fielded a team in both the Men's SBL and Women's SBL. The Raiders played their home games at Albany Sports Centre.
Club history
1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. A team from Albany, known as the Raiders, entered the Men's SBL for its inaugural season.{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=11-4296-0-0-0&sID=147518|title=Raiders Representative Development Program|work=Albany Basketball Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107135537/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=11-4296-0-0-0&sID=147518|archive-date=7 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sbl.asn.au/msbl-history/|title=MSBL History|work=SBL.asn.au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030013144/https://sbl.asn.au/msbl-history/|archive-date=30 October 2020}} They were the first team outside of Perth to enter the SBL{{cite web|last=Edmunds|first=Tim|url=https://www.albanyadvertiser.com.au/news/great-southern/raiders-return-to-sbl-not-forgotten-ng-ya-394131|title=Raiders' return to SBL not forgotten|work=Albany Advertiser|date=14 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201107140036/https://www.albanyadvertiser.com.au/news/great-southern/raiders-return-to-sbl-not-forgotten-ng-ya-394131|archive-date=7 November 2020}} and represented the Rainbow Coast and Great Southern region.
The Raiders missed the finals in their first three seasons before making the top eight for the first time in 1992, finishing seventh with a 12–12 record and losing 2–0 in the quarter-finals to the Cockburn Cougars. The 1993 season marked the Raiders' best ever season, as they finished third with a 17–7 record and defeated the Willetton Tigers 2–1 in the quarter-finals. They went on to lose 2–1 to the Wanneroo Wolves in the semi-finals.
In 1992, a Raiders women's team entered the Women's SBL for the first time. In three seasons, the team had three wins and 57 losses.{{cite web|url=https://sbl.asn.au/wsbl-history/|title=WSBL History|work=SBL.asn.au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030013426/https://sbl.asn.au/wsbl-history/|archive-date=30 October 2020}}
The Raiders men did not play finals again from 1994 onwards and folded following the 1999 season due to financial constraints. The club attempted to re-enter the SBL for the 2001 season but their application was unsuccessful, with the league stating that the Raiders were "not quite ready".{{cite news |title=Eagles, Raiders not to compete in 2001 |url=http://www.goldencity.com.au/sblonline/2001/news/00121501.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=goldencity.com.au |date=15 December 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428143345/http://www.goldencity.com.au/sblonline/2001/news/00121501.html |archive-date=28 April 2001}}
In 2009 and 2011, a regular season SBL game was played at the Albany Leisure & Aquatic Centre.{{cite news |title=Redbacks win in historic Albany match - WA State Basketball League |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9206356 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=GameDay |date=9 June 2009 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Redbacks to tackle Magic in Albany - WA State Basketball League |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16194075 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=GameDay |date=1 July 2011 |language=en}} Over the next few years, attempts were made by Albany Basketball Association to submit bids and applications for a return of the Raiders to the SBL.{{cite news |last=Kagi |first=Jacob |title=Albany a chance to Raid SBL once again - WA State Basketball League |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16254280 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=GameDay |date=7 July 2011 |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Kagi |first=Jacob |title=Albany making progress on SBL return - WA State Basketball League |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=18779886 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=GameDay |date=27 March 2012 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/basketball/albany-sbl-bid-takes-shape-ng-ya-324460|title=Albany SBL bid takes shape|work=The West Australian|date=27 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210923101030/https://thewest.com.au/sport/basketball/albany-sbl-bid-takes-shape-ng-ya-324460|archive-date=23 September 2021}}
Season-by-season results
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5"| Men's team | ||||
| Year || Won || Lost || Pos || Titles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | 17 | 10th | |
| 1990 | 11 | 15 | 10th | |
| 1991 | 12 | 14 | 9th | |
| 1992 | 12 | 12 | 7th | |
| 1993 | 17 | 7 | 3rd | |
| 1994 | 9 | 17 | 12th | |
| 1995 | 8 | 18 | 11th | |
| 1996 | 6 | 20 | 12th | |
| 1997 | 7 | 17 | 11th | |
| 1998 | 4 | 20 | 13th | Wooden spoon |
| 1999 | 9 | 17 | 11th |
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5"| Women's team | ||||
| Year || Won || Lost || Pos || Titles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | 20 | 11th | Wooden spoon |
| 1993 | 2 | 18 | 10th | |
| 1994 | 1 | 19 | 11th | Wooden spoon |
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091219202838/http://www.goldencity.com.au/sblonline/stats_1990alba.php 1990 Albany Raiders men's team]
{{State Basketball League}}
Category:Basketball teams in Western Australia
Category:State Basketball League teams
Category:Basketball teams established in 1989