Английская Википедия:Cairns Taipans
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The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Taipans compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Cairns Convention Centre, known colloquially as "The Snakepit". The Taipans are the only not-for-profit club left in the league.[1]
History
Early years (1999–2008)
The Taipans were founded in 1999, entering the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1999–2000 NBL season. Led by head coach Rod Popp, the Taipans' debut season ended with a 2–26 record.[2] The Taipans failed to qualify for the post-season in their first four seasons. In the 2003–04 NBL season, the Taipans defeated the Perth Wildcats 103–96 in an elimination final at the Cairns Convention Centre. In winning their first final, the Taipans moved on to the quarter-finals,[3] where they were defeated 110–88 by the West Sydney Razorbacks.[4] After missing the finals in 2004–05, the Taipans made three straight finals appearances between 2005–06 and 2007–08.
Financial difficulties (2008–2009)
In December 2008, the Taipans were placed into voluntary administration. As a result, coach Alan Black was sacked and imports Larry Abney and Dave Thomas were let go. The rest of the team had to agree to a blanket 45 per cent pay cut for the rest of the season.[5][6][7] Less than 12 months later, the Taipans were again in financial trouble – at the time, the club was almost $350,000 over budget and had only recorded a profit in one of the previous four months.[8] In response, Basketball Australia and Cairns Regional Council vowed to continue supporting the cash-strapped Taipans.[9]
NBL Grand Finalists (2011; 2015)
The 2010–11 NBL season saw the Taipans reach their first NBL Grand Final series behind star trio Ron Dorsey, Ayinde Ubaka and Daniel Dillon.[10] They faced the New Zealand Breakers and lost game one 85–67.[11][12] In game two, they tied the series with an 85–81 double-overtime win. It marked the first time in NBL history a play-off match was decided in double overtime. After Breakers guard C. J. Bruton hit a three-pointer in the dying seconds of regulation to send the match into overtime, Dorsey responded with a three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the first overtime to force the match into double overtime. With momentum on their side, the Taipans were able to finish out the match on top.[13][14] The Breakers went on to win 71–53 in game three after import pair Ubaka and Dorsey shot 4-of-26 between them, as the Taipans finished the season as runners-up.[15] Following the season, Dorsey, Ubaka and Dillon all left Cairns to join the Melbourne Tigers, each departing the Taipans after just one season.[10]
The 2014–15 NBL season saw the Taipans clinch their first ever NBL minor premiership.[16] They finished the regular season in first place with a 21–7 record, becoming the first regional team to finish on top of the ladder since the Geelong Supercats in 1984.[17] The Taipans also made history by using the same starting five of Scottie Wilbekin (Point guard), Cameron Gliddon (Shooting guard), Stephen Weigh (Small forward), Alex Loughton (Power forward) and Matt Burston (Centre) all season.[18] They went on to reach their second NBL Grand Final series, where they once again faced the New Zealand Breakers. Despite having home court advantage, the Taipans were defeated 86–71 in game one and 83–81 in game two. Breakers forward Ekene Ibekwe hit a game-winning fade-away shot in game two to clinch the series.[19]
Honour roll
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL championships: | 0 |
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style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| Regular-season champions: | 1 (2015) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL finals appearances: | 9 (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Grand Final appearances: | 2 (2011, 2015) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| All-NBL First Team: | Chris Burgess (2005), Martin Cattalini (2007), Scottie Wilbekin (2015), Scott Machado (2020) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| All-NBL Second Team: | Nathan Jawai (2008), Jamar Wilson (2012), Melo Trimble (2019), D. J. Newbill (2020), Cameron Oliver (2020), D. J. Hogg (2023), Keanu Pinder (2023) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| All-NBL Third Team: | Ben Knight (2001), Chris Burgess (2006), Martin Cattalini (2006), Darnell Mee (2006), Alex Loughton (2011), Ayinde Ubaka (2011), Jamar Wilson (2013) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Rookie of the Year: | Nathan Jawai (2008), Cameron Gliddon (2013), Bul Kuol (2022) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Most Improved Player: | Gary Boodnikoff (2006), Keanu Pinder (2022, 2023) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Coach of the Year: | Aaron Fearne (2015), Mike Kelly (2020), Adam Forde (2023) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Best Sixth Man: | Cameron Tragardh (2015) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Best Defensive Player: | D. J. Newbill (2020) |
style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"| NBL Next Generation Award: | Sam Waardenburg (2023) |
Season by season
Шаблон:Cairns Taipans Season by season
All-time records
As of the end of the 2022–23 season
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
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All-time regular season record (1999–present) | 300 | 406 | Шаблон:Winpct |
All-time post-season record (1999–present) | 13 | 18 | Шаблон:Winpct |
All-time regular and post-season record | 313 | 424 | Шаблон:Winpct |
Summary
Years | Chairman | CEO | Head coach | Championships | Finals appearances |
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1999-2001 | Jeff Hopgood | ? | Rod Popp | ||
2001-2004 | Brad Tassell | Guy Molloy | 2004 | ||
2004-2005 | Juanita O'Brien | ||||
2005-2006 | John O’Brien | Alan Black | 2006 | ||
2006-2008 | Denis Keeffe | 2007, 2008 | |||
2008-2009 | Denis Keeffe | Alan Black | Mark Beecroft | ||
2009-2011 | Denis Donaghy | Mark Beecroft | Aaron Fearne | 2011 | |
2011-2014 | Adrian Garrone | ||||
2014-2018 | Troy Stone | 2015, 2017 | |||
2018–2021 | Mike Kelly | 2020 | |||
2021–present | Adam Forde | 2023 |
Current roster
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All-time roster
Retired jerseys
colspan="5" style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell;"|Cairns Taipans retired numbers | ||||
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style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"|No. | style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"|Шаблон:Tooltip | style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"|Player | style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"|Position | style="Шаблон:Basketball color cell2;"|Tenure |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Aaron Grabau | SG | 1999–2013 |
Notable past players
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- Шаблон:Flagicon Shaun Bruce
- Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Burston
- Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Cattalini
- Шаблон:Flagicon Torrey Craig
- Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Fisher
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cameron Gliddon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Grabau
- Шаблон:Flagicon Devon Hall
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nathan Jawai
- Шаблон:Flagicon Phill Jones
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jarrod Kenny
- Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Loe
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Loughton
- Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Machado
- Шаблон:Flagicon Darnell Mee
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mitchell McCarron
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Mitchell
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Mitchell
- Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Moore
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cameron Oliver
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kenny Payne
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Rampton
- Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Rose
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dusty Rychart
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nathan Sobey
- Шаблон:Flagicon Clint Steindl
- Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Stewart
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lindsay Tait
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Timmons
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cameron Tragardh
- Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Trahair
- Шаблон:Flagicon Travis Trice
- Шаблон:Flagicon Melo Trimble
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ayinde Ubaka
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jarrad Weeks
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Weigh
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jayson Wells
- Шаблон:Flagicon Scottie Wilbekin
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jamar Wilson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Worthington
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mitchell Young
References
External links
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