Lakeside Lightning
| Lakeside Lightning | |
|---|---|
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| Leagues | State Basketball League |
| Founded | 2000 |
| History |
Men: Lakeside Lightning 2000–present Women: Lakeside Lightning 2001–present |
| Arena | Lakeside Recreation Centre |
| Location | North Lake, Western Australia |
| Team colors | Purple & white |
| Main sponsor | Lakeside Baptist Church |
| President | Steve Bezant |
| Head coach |
M: Sam Oatman W: Craig Mansfield |
| Team captain |
M: Daniel Alexander W: Courtney Byrnes |
| Ownership | Lakeside Baptist Church |
| Championships |
4 (2005, 2006, 2009, 2013) (M) 1 (2006) (W) |
| Website | Lakeside.asn.au |
The Lakeside Lightning are a basketball club from Perth, Western Australia competing in the semi-professional State Basketball League (SBL). Located at the Lakeside Recreation Centre, the club is owned and managed by the Lakeside Baptist Church.
History
Basketball in the Perth suburb of North Lake began in 1993 with Lakeside entering junior representative teams into the Basketball WA Championships and the Western Australian Basketball League (WABL). In 1995, Lakeside coaching legend Andy Stewart took on the role of Director of Coaching WABL, a position he held until 2013. In 2000, a Lakeside Lightning men's team was entered into the State Basketball League for the first time. In their inaugural season, the Lightning made it through to the Grand Final where they lost to the Geraldton Buccaneers. The following year, in 2001, a women's team was established and introduced into the Women's State Basketball League, and success soon followed for both teams. In 2005, the men's team won their first championship with help from Grand Final MVP Andy Gilbert. The following year, in 2006, both teams won the championship as the men were led by import Ben Earle and rebounding leader Jarrad Prue, while the women were led by Kristi Channing.[1]
The club's next championship came in 2009 with the men's team that featured All-Star Five members Luke Payne and Jarrad Prue.[2] The men's team began a successful run of seasons between 2009 and 2012 with help from import Luke Payne, a three-time All-Star Five honouree and 2009 Grand Final MVP. They were crowned minor premiers for three years in a row between 2009 and 2011, and finished second on the ladder in 2012, but after 2009, they were unable to win again despite also making the Grand Final in 2010. With Luke Payne's departure following the 2012 season, the Lightning picked up two new imports in Ben Beran and Justin Cecil. The pair helped the Lightning re-claim the championship in 2013.[3] During the 2013 season, club legend Jarrad Prue became the all-time leading rebounder in SBL history.[4] Prue went on to play his 300th SBL game during the 2014 season.[5]
On 1 June 2015, Jarrad Prue, men's import Jordan Swing and women's forward/centre Ashleigh Grant represented the Lightning for the South Team in the men's and women's SBL All-Star Games held at the WA Basketball Centre.[6][7] The 2015 season turned out to be the worst campaign for both the men's and women's teams in club history. The men finished in 12th place with a 9–17 win/loss record, thus missing the playoffs for the first time since 2001 after finishing in ninth place with an 11–15 record. To make matters worse, the women finished their season with just one win out of their 22 contests, finishing last on the ladder for the first time in club history.[8][9]
Honours
| MSBL Champions: | 4 (2005, 2006, 2009, 2013) |
| WSBL Champions: | 1 (2006) |
| MSBL MVP: | Aaron Shaw (2007), Ben Beran (2013) |
| WSBL MVP: | Jenny Crouse (2002) |
| MSBL Grand Final MVP: | Andy Gilbert (2005), Ben Earle (2006), Luke Payne (2009), Justin Cecil (2013) |
| WSBL Grand Final MVP: | Kristi Channing (2006) |
| MSBL Coach of the Year: | Andy Stewart (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) |
| WSBL Coach of the Year: | Darren Nash (2014) |
| WSBL Rookie of the Year: | Belinda Gibb (2001) |
| WSBL Most Improved Player: | Jessica Bone (2007), Ashleigh Grant (2015) |
| MSBL All-Star Five: | Andy Gilbert (2005), Luke Payne (2009, 2011, 2012), Jarrad Prue (2009, 2010, 2014), Ben Beran (2013), Jordan Swing (2015) |
| WSBL All-Star Five: | Kari Pickens (2014) |
Current roster
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References
- ↑ "Lightning History". Lakeside.asn.au. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tigers break Magic’s spell". FoxSportsPulse.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Lakeside squeeze past Wolves for men's SBL crown". Yahoo.com. The West Australian. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Pike, Chris (2 August 2013). "Prue eyeing third SBL championship". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Congratulations Jarrad Prue – 300 SBL Games". FoxSportsPulse.com. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "South vs North – Men". FIBALiveStats.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "South vs North – Women". FIBALiveStats.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Pike, Chris (16 March 2016). "Women's SBL Season Preview – Lakeside Lightning". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Pike, Chris (18 March 2016). "Men's SBL Season Preview – Lakeside Lightning". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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