Bankstown Bruins

Bankstown Bruins
Leagues	Waratah League
Founded	1979
History	NBL: Bankstown Bruins 1979–1985 West Sydney Westars 1986–1987 Waratah League: Bankstown Bruins 1988–present
Arena	Bankstown Basketball Stadium
Arena Capacity	2,500
Location	Bankstown, New South Wales
Team colors	Navy blue & white
Championships	3 (1993, 1996, 1997) (M) 11 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015) (W)
Website	BankstownBasketball.com.au

The Bankstown Bruins are a basketball team from Bankstown, New South Wales that plays in the Waratah League. The club formerly played in the National Basketball League (NBL) from 1979 to 1985 before being rebranded as the West Sydney Westars for the 1986 season. Following the 1987 season, the Westars merged with Sydney Supersonics to become the Sydney Kings in 1988.^[1]

Honour Roll

Waratah League Championships Men:	3 (1993, 1996, 1997)
Waratah League Championships Women:	11 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015)
NBL Championships:	None
NBL Finals Appearances:	1 (1986)
NBL Grand Final appearances:	None
NBL Most Valuable Players:	None
NBL Grand Final MVPs:	None
All-NBL First Team:	None
NBL Coach of the Year:	Robbie Cadee (1983)
NBL Rookie of the Year:	None
NBL Most Improved Player:	None
NBL Best Defensive Player:	None

References

↑ From swine to kings

External links

Official team website

Waratah League

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Defunct National Basketball League teams

City of Bankstown, South-western Sydney

Suburbs and localities within the City of Bankstown	Bankstown Bass Hill Birrong Chester Hill Chullora Condell Park East Hills Georges Hall Greenacre Manahan Milperra Mount Lewis Padstow Padstow Heights Panania Picnic Point Potts Hill Punchbowl Revesby Revesby Heights Sefton Villawood Yagoona

War history	Bankstown Bunker No. 1 Fighter Sector RAAF History of Bankstown during World War II HMS Nabberley

Crime	Bilal Skaf Milperra massacre Roger Rogerson Sydney gang rapes Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

Education	Alphacrucis Al Amanah College Bankstown Boys (Bankstown Senior College) Bankstown City Library Bankstown Girls Birrong Girls High School Bass High School Georges River Grammar LaSalle Catholic College Malek Fahd Islamic School St Euphemia College Sefton High School University of Western Sydney

Public transport bus service	Highway Tours McVicar's Bus Services Punchbowl Bus Company South Western Coach Lines Transdev NSW

Public transport by rail	Airport line Bankstown Line Bankstown station Birrong station Chester Hill station Leightonfield station Punchbowl station Sefton station Villawood station Yagoona station East Hills station Padstow station Panania station Revesby station

Sports facilities & Public parks	Bankstown Oval Dunc Gray Velodrome Garrison Point Georges River National Park Jensen Oval McLeod Reserve Middleton Park Mirambeena Regional Park O'Neill Park Salt Pan Creek Terry Lamb Complex

Other utilities	Bankstown Airport Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital

Sports teams	Bankstown Berries Bankstown Bruins Bankstown City Bulls Bankstown City Lions Bankstown District Cricket Club Bankstown RSL Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Chester Hill Rhinos Yagoona Lions

Notable residents past and present	Akmal Saleh Anh Do Brett Emerton Brett Holman Bryan Brown Casey Donovan Christian Heim Danny Adcock Geoff Robinson Hard-Ons Ian Thorpe John Burgess Mamdouh Habib Mark Waugh Paul Keating Paulini Curuenavuli Steve Waugh Tahir Bilgiç Terry Lamb Vince Sorrenti

Other topics	Bankstown Bites Food Festival Canterbury-Bankstown Bankstown Central Shopping Centre Division of Banks Electoral district of Bankstown (results)

List of Sydney suburbs

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