Darwin Salties is a

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club based in

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. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 North. The club is run under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT). The Salties play their home games at Darwin Basketball Stadium.

Club history

On 10 November 2021, the

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announced that a club from

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under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT) would enter the

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-based

competition in 2022. The club's entry saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia. On 20 December 2021, DBA announced that the club would be called the Darwin Salties. The club colours of blue and orange as well as the logo were also revealed. The Salties made their debut in the NBL1 North on 30 April 2022, with both teams recording wins in their first game.

References

External links

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DBA's official website
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