Kilsyth Cobras

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Kilsyth Cobras
Kilsyth Cobras logo
LeaguesNBL1 South
Founded1984
HistoryMen:
Kilsyth Cobras
1984–present
Women:
Kilsyth Cobras
1990–present
ArenaKilsyth Sports Centre
LocationKilsyth, Victoria
Team colorsRed, black, white
CEOWill van Poppel
ChairmanMal Allison (ESD)
PresidentWendy Noyes (K&MDBA)
Head coachM: Peter Godfrey
W: Emilee Whittle-Harmon
ChampionshipsMen:
ABA (1)
Women:
ABA (2)
SEABL (3)
NBL1 (1)
Conference titlesMen:
SEABL (1)
Women:
SEABL (2)
Websitekilsythcobras.nbl1.com.au

Kilsyth Cobras is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Kilsyth and Mountain District Basketball Association Inc. (K&MDBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Maroondah. The Cobras play their home games at Kilsyth Sports Centre.

Club history

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Background

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Kilsyth and Mountain District Basketball Association Inc. (K&MDBA) was established in 1963.[1] In 1987, Eastern Sports Development Ltd (ESD) was established to serve as the management body of Kilsyth Basketball.[1][2]

SEABL

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In 1984, the Kilsyth Cobras men's team debuted in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).[3][4] In 1985, the Cobras finished fourth in the SEABL regular season[3] and went on to reach the ABA National grand final, where they won the National championship with a victory over the Bulleen Boomers.[5]

In 1990, the Cobras were inaugural members of the SEABL women's competition.[3] In 1997, the women's team made their first SEABL grand final and finished runners-up to the Frankston Blues.[4] In 1998, the women's team won the SEABL championship[6][7] and the ABA National championship.[5] They went on to finish as SEABL runners-up again in 1999.[4]

In 1999, the men's team won the SEABL East Conference championship[6][7] but went on to lose in the ABA National grand final to the Geelong Supercats.[5] In 2000, the men's team finished second in the South Conference[3] and went on to reach the ABA National grand final, where they lost to the Hobart Chargers.[8][9]

In 2002, the women's team won the SEABL championship[7][10] and the ABA National championship.[5] In 2003, the women's team lost in the SEABL grand final to the Bendigo Braves.[11] In 2005 and 2007, the men's team lost in the South Conference grand final to the Braves.[12] In 2008, the women's team won their third SEABL championship.[13][14][15]

In 2015 and 2016, the women's team won back-to-back South Conference titles[16][17] but lost both years in the SEABL grand final to the Dandenong Rangers.[18][19][20][21]

NBL1

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After the demise of the SEABL following the 2018 season, a new competition known as NBL1 debuted in 2019 with the Cobras playing in the inaugural season.[22][23] The women's team reached the grand final, where they defeated the Geelong Supercats 86–76 to win the NBL1 championship.[24] Cobras guard Lauren Nicholson was named grand final MVP.[25] The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

References

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