Английская Википедия:Hills Hornets
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Hills Hornets is a NBL1 East club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Hills Basketball Association (HBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Hills District of Sydney.[1] The Hornets play their home games at Hills Basketball Stadium.
Club history
Background
The Hills Basketball Association was established in 1984[2] and became incorporated in 1989. In 1995, the association built the Hills Basketball Stadium where the association operates from and acts as the home venue for Hornets games.[3]
Representative Competitions
The Hills Hornets compete in the various men's and women's competitions[4][5] operated by Basketball New South Wales including the top-tier NBL1 East, formerly known as the Waratah League. The Hornets were runners-up in 2003's Waratah League Men's tournament as well as runners-up in the 1997 & 1998 Premier Division women's tournaments.[6]
The Hornets were also repeat champions of the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League from 2003 to 2009.[7]
Venue
The Hornets and most recreational competitions[8] operated by the association, play games at the Hills Basketball Stadium. The stadium is located in the Fred Caterson Reserve[9] in Castle Hill, New South Wales.[10] The stadium was built in 1995 by the association and featured 4 full sized indoor courts, cafe, player/official facilities and the offices of the association. In 2018, the stadium expanded to add new facilities and an additional two courts.[11]
Notable players
A number of former Hornets representative players have gone on to play professionally in Australia and overseas:[12]
- AJ Ogilvy, a former Hornet[13] who currently plays with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL), the full professional men's league in Australia.
- Julian Kazzouh, a Hornets junior product who played professionally, last with the Sydney Kings of the NBL. An injury ended his last active season prematurely.[14]
- Josh Green, an NBA prospect[15] playing college basketball for Arizona.[16]
References
External links
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