Albury Wodonga Bandits

Albury Wodonga Bandits
Leagues SEABL
Founded 1984 (Men)
2006 (Women)
History Wodonga Border Bulldogs
1984–1985
Albury Wodonga Bandits
1986–present
Arena Lauren Jackson Sports Centre
Arena Capacity 1,100
Location Albury, New South Wales
Team colors White, Blue and Maroon
Main sponsor Albury Commercial Club
President Steve Wright
Head coach M: Brad Chalmers
W: Jim Wilson
Championships 1 (2012) (M)
0 (W)
Website GoBandits.net

The Albury Wodonga Bandits are a basketball team that competes in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). Formerly known as the Wodonga Border Bulldogs, Albury Wodonga have both a men's team (established in 1984) and a women's team (established in 2006). In 2001, the men's team tasted success for the first time with a win over the Frankston Blues in the ABA East Conference grand final.[1] Their next lot of success came in 2012 with a win over the Knox Raiders in the SEABL South Conference grand final, and later defeated the Dandenong Rangers in the overall SEABL championship game.[2]

The Lady Bandits entered the SEABL women's competition in 2006 with Opals captain, WNBA MVP and Albury native Lauren Jackson playing in the team's first game. Jackson scored 45 points against the Nunawading Spectres and led the team to a thrilling one-point win. Since then, they have been largely uncompetitive until the 2009 season, with New Zealand Tall Ferns assistant coach Kennedy Kereama taking the reins, and with the addition of New Zealand international players Lisa Wallbutton and Toni Edmondson, made the SEABL playoffs for the first time in their four-year history.[3]

Current roster

Albury Wodonga Bandits men's roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
G 3 Australia George, Deba 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 4 Australia Duck, Jack 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 9 Australia Kearins, Ben 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 10 Australia Morgan, Josh 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 11 Australia Dearborn, Sawyer 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 13 United States Mays, Greg (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 15 United States Nicholas, Donte (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 20 Australia Harding, Darcy 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 25 Australia Chol, Madol 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 44 Australia McMath, Claybrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G Australia Locke, Darcy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G Australia Sharp, Jon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G Australia Wilson, Jessy 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Brad Chalmers
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Luke Chalmers
  • Australia Glen Collins
Team manager
  • Australia Mark Brown

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 1 April 2016

Past Bandits players of note

Past Lady Bandits players of note

References

External links

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