The Shoalhaven Tigers are a local basketball association based on the

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south coast. Teams currently compete in the

New South Wales State Basketball League The NBL1 East, formerly the Waratah League, is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2021, Basketball New South Wales and the National B ...

, Southern Junior Leagues, NSW Country Championships and Barrengarry Conference. Despite being a small association in numbers, the Tigers have produced several players who have played

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, NBL and WNBL. Some of these players have also represented Australia at various junior levels and higher.

History

2008 marked the 50th anniversary of basketball in the

Shoalhaven The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the south-eastern coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is about south of Sydney. The Princes Highway passes through the area, and the South Coast railway line traverses ...

. Originally played on outdoor courts at

Nowra High School Nowra High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in , in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1956, the school enrolled approximately 910 students in 2018, fro ...

and in disused aircraft hangars at HMAS ''Albatross'', basketball has been a major sport in the region for many years. The Tigers have consistently played above expectations, and in 2007 the State League Women's team completed a

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winning the

championship 17-0.

References

{{reflist Basketball teams established in 1958 1958 establishments in Australia Basketball teams in New South Wales

History

See also

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