The Canberra Gunners are an Australian

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team based in Canberra. The Gunners compete in the Men's

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and play their home games at Belconnen Stadium. The team is affiliated with Basketball ACT, the governing body for basketball in the

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. Their sister team, the Canberra Nationals, play in the Women's NBL1 East. In 1988, the Gunners made their debut in the

SEABL The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was an Australian semi-professional basketball league. The league comprised both a men's and women's competition and was run by the country's governing body, Basketball Australia. The league wa ...

. Former player Brad Barnes coached the Gunners to the SEABL East Conference title in 2003. Canberra's NBL side, the

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, coincidentally folded in 2003, leaving the Gunners as the city's only elite male basketball team. In November 2018, following the demise of the SEABL, the Gunners joined the Waratah League. The Waratah League was rebranded as

for the 2022 season. The Gunners subsequently won the 2022 NBL1 East championship.

References

External links

Basketball ACT's official website
South East Australian Basketball League teams Basketball teams established in 1988 Basketball teams in the Australian Capital Territory Gunners 1988 establishments in Australia {{Australia-basketball-team-stub