South East Queensland Stars

South East Queensland Stars
Leagues	WNBL
Founded	2015
Dissolved	2016
History	SEQ Stars 2015–2016
Arena	Logan Metro Sports Centre
Location	Brisbane, Queensland
Team colours	Blue/Black/Silver
Head coach	Shane Heal
Championships	0

The South East Queensland Stars are an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team is based in Brisbane, Queensland.

History

Founded in 2015, Basketball Australia granted the Stars a WNBL licence following the collapse of Logan Thunder after the 2013-14 season.^[1] It was later announced that Shane Heal would coach a team headlined by Opals players Erin Phillips, Rachel Jarry & Rebecca Allen. The Stars made their WNBL debut on October 9, 2015 at home against the Bendigo Spirit. Less than six months later the Stars ran into financial difficulty and was placed into liquidation before sponsorship funds temporarily saved the team.^[2]

Roster

SEQ Stars roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Farley, Bree 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F/C 7 Payne, Nadeen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G/F 8 Bairstow, Stephanie 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 9 Allen, Rebecca 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 10 Mansfield, Lauren 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 11 Stallworth, DeNesha 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G/F 12 Jarry, Rachel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 13 Phillips, Erin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 14 Lewis, Amy 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F 25 Ibekwe, Ify 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) C 45 McKenzie, Emma 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Shane Heal Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 23 July 2015

References

1. Boswell, Tom (March 12, 2015). WNBL license granted to South East Queensland basketball side for 2015/16 season. Courier Mail. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
2. Hides, Mark (February 5, 2016). WNBL: SEQ Stars saved but coach Shane Heal pushed out by sponsor. ABC News. Retrieved 2016-02-10.

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