Western Australian Basketball Centre

Western Australian Basketball Centre
Bendat Basketball Centre
Location Underwood Avenue, Floreat, Western Australia 6014
Coordinates 31°56′55″S 115°47′08″E / 31.94861°S 115.78556°E / -31.94861; 115.78556Coordinates: 31°56′55″S 115°47′08″E / 31.94861°S 115.78556°E / -31.94861; 115.78556
Owner Venues West
Operator Venues West & Basketball WA
Capacity Basketball: 2,000
Surface Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground 2008
Opened 24 January 2010
Construction cost A$40m[1]
Tenants
Perth Lynx (WNBL) (2010–present)
Perry Lakes Hawks (SBL) (2010–present)

The Western Australian Basketball Centre (a.k.a. Bendat Basketball Centre) is a purpose built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia. It was opened on 24 January 2010, and houses two show courts and six training courts.

It is currently the home of the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League and the Perry Lakes Hawks, in junior and senior domestic and state level competition, and houses the offices of Basketball Western Australia.[2]

On 8 September 2013, the Centre played host to five-time National Basketball League champions the Perth Wildcats, who defeated the SBL All-Stars 93–79 in a pre-season game as part of their preparations for the 2013–14 NBL season.[3] A year later, the Centre again hosted a Wildcats-SBL All-Stars exhibition match, a game in which the Wildcats were once again victorious with a 98–59 win.[4]

On 6 May 2015, the Centre was renamed Bendat Basketball Centre in honour of Wildcats and Lynx chairman Dr. Jack Bendat. The announcement came on his 90th Birthday.[5] The 21-year sponsorship agreement will see the benefits being directed to the ongoing maintenance and operational expense of the venue.[6]

References

  1. ↑ WA BASKETBALL CENTRE – Venues West
  2. ↑ Basketball WA Contact Details
  3. ↑ Perth Wildcats defeat SBL All-Stars in exhibition match Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Perth Wildcats defeat SBL All-Stars Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ WA Basketball Centre to be renamed in honour of Dr Jack Bendat
  6. ↑ A NAME CHANGE FOR THE WA BASKETBALL CENTRE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to WA Basketball Centre.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.