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Knox Raiders 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 Knox Basketball Inco...

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Knox Raiders 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 Knox Basketball Incorporated (KBI), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Knox. The Raiders play their home games at the State Basketball Centre.

Club history

Early years

Knox Basketball was established in 1965 to provide youth from the City of Knox with a sporting and social infrastructure to develop and promote personal, team and social skills in a sporting environment. Founded by Alf Stevens, Alice Jago and Heather Kemp, it began as an after school competition at the Mossfield Avenue Facility, Ferntree Gully in 1974. In 1980, its headquarters moved to the 3 court facility in Park Crescent at Boronia which was later expanded to six courts in 1989.[1]

SEABL

In 1982, Knox's senior program was established,[2] with a Raiders men's team entering the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) that year.[3] A women's team entered the SEABL in 1990[3] after playing in the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). Knox were WBC grand finalists in 1987.[4]

En 1991, los Raiders masculinos fueron campeones de la Conferencia Sur de la SEABL [ 5 ] [ 6 ] y campeones nacionales de la ABA . [ 7 ] Los hombres ganaron cinco títulos de conferencia más en 1994, 1996, 2006, [ 6 ] 2008 y 2009. Fueron subcampeones nacionales de la ABA en 1996 [ 7 ] y ganaron el campeonato de la SEABL en 2009. [ 8 ] Las Raiders femeninas se adjudicaron el doblete de campeonatos SEABL-ABA en 1992, 1994 y 1996. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] En 1998 y 2005, las mujeres terminaron como subcampeonas nacionales de la ABA. [ 7 ] [ 9 ]

En 2012 y 2013, las mujeres de los Raiders fueron campeonas de conferencia consecutivas. Ganaron el campeonato SEABL en 2013. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

En noviembre de 2014, Knox Basketball Incorporated retiró a sus equipos Knox Raiders de la SEABL de la temporada 2015 debido a su precaria situación financiera. Los Raiders solicitaron seguir siendo miembros financieros de la SEABL con la intención de regresar en la temporada 2016. La SEABL mantuvo la garantía financiera del club, y los Raiders fueron clasificados como miembros no jugadores de la liga en 2015. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]

Gran V

En noviembre de 2015, KBI anunció que sus equipos masculinos y femeninos senior jugarían en la Big V en 2016 en lugar de la SEABL. [ 15 ]

NBL1

En octubre de 2018, los equipos Big V de KBI se inscribieron en la NBL1 para su temporada inaugural en 2019. [ 16 ] La temporada de la NBL1 Sur no se llevó a cabo en 2020 debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 . [ 17 ]

En 2023 , el equipo masculino ganó el campeonato NBL1 Sur [ 18 ] y el campeonato nacional NBL1 . [ 19 ] En 2024 , el equipo masculino perdió en la final de eliminación del NBL1 Sur, pero regresó a las Finales Nacionales NBL1 como campeones defensores, donde ganaron campeonatos nacionales NBL1 consecutivos. [ 20 ]

In 2025, the women's team reached the NBL1 South Grand Final,[21] where they defeated Geelong United 84–64 to win the championship.[22][23][24] The men's team, who lost in the NBL1 South preliminary final and had been set to once again play at the NBL1 National Finals as the reigning champions, withdrew from the 2025 National Finals due to not being able to field a team.[25] At the 2025 NBL1 National Finals, the Raiders women reached the championship game, where they defeated the Cockburn Cougars 93–72 to win the NBL1 National championship.[26][27][28]

References

  1. ↑"ABOUT US". KnoxBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑"KNOX ANNOUNCES 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR TEAMS". SEABL.com.au. 11 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 12"SEABL Ladders History"(PDF). seabl.com.au. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 July 2008.
  4. ↑O'Donoghue, Craig (24 March 2022). "Perth Lynx overcame a tough WNBL season but their finals campaign can be built on WAIS Rockets heritage". The West Australian.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 12"PAST CHAMPIONS". seabl.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 June 2002.
  6. 123"FORMER CHAMPIONS". seabl.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008.
  7. 1234"ABA PREMIER AND RUNNERS-UP CLUBS". ABABasketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001.
  8. ↑"RAIDERS WIN 2009 SEABL CHAMPIONSHIP". SportsTG.com.au. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  9. ↑"ABA National Champions". SportsTG.com. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. ↑Greaves, Shanae (10 September 2012). "Dreams shattered as Raiders lose to three-peat champions". KnoxBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2017. At the final siren the scoreboard showed 65-48 in favour of the Rangers who ecstatically celebrated their third championship in a row.
  11. ↑Potter, Jarrod (14 September 2012). "Rangers claim three-peat victory". StarCommunity.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017. DANDENONG became the first SEABL women's team to attain a three-peat, defeating the Knox Raiders 65-48 to claim their third championship in a row.
  12. ↑Ryan, Conor (17 September 2013). "Knox Raiders win breakthrough SEABL women's championship". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2020. The Raiders turned in a four-quarter powerhouse performance to win, 82-61.
  13. ↑"KNOX RAIDERS NOT COMPETING IN 2015". SEABL.com.au. 20 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑Hustwaite, Megan (12 December 2014). "Knox Raiders drop out of SEABL for 2015 season as association looks to get its finances under control". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  15. ↑"Knox Raiders Enter BigV State Championship In 2016". KnoxBasketball.com.au. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  16. ↑Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  17. ↑Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  18. ↑"NBL1 South Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  19. ↑"NBL1 National Finals Recap | Men's Championship Game 2023". NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑"Recap NBL1 National Finals | Men's Championship Game". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
  21. ↑"NBL1 South 2025 Grand Final Previews". nbl1.com.au. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  22. ↑Pike, Chris (16 August 2025). "South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2025". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  23. ↑Williams, Peter (18 August 2025). "Knox Raids Geelong's perfect season with stunning upset". Basketball Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  24. ↑Pittard, Sophie (28 August 2025). "Can the Knox Raiders carry their championship-winning momentum into Canberra?". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  25. ↑"Knox Raiders men's team withdraw from NBL1 National Finals, replacement team announced". nbl1.com.au. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  26. ↑Pike, Chris (31 August 2025). "National Finals Recap | Women's Championship Game". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  27. ↑"Bradley's MVP double leads Raiders to national title | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  28. ↑Wildes, Hayley (3 September 2025). "Inside Knox's streak-killing championship chase | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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