The Hunter Pirates were an Australian basketball team, based in the city of Newcastle, that competed in the National Basketball League. Image File history File links Hunter_Pirates_Logo. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The National Basketball League is Australias top-level professional basketball competition. ...

Team History

The team was once known as the Canberra Cannons, one of the foundation members of the NBL (the others were the Newcastle Falcons, Illawarra (Wollongong) Hawks and Brisbane Bullets). At the end of the 2002/03 season, new owners moved the team to Newcastle, and renamed the franchise the Hunter Pirates, keeping with the maritime battlers theme. The Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. ... Newcastle Falcons were an Australian basketball team, that played in the city of Newcastle, in the National Basketball League. ... The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australias National Basketball League (NBL), based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. ... The Brisbane Bullets are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In its first season, 2003/04, the team came last, winning only two games. Initial coach Bruce Palmer quit partway into the season, and was replaced by assistant coach David Simmons. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004/05, former Perth Wildcats and Australian Institute of Sport coach Dr. Adrian Hurley was employed as cofuncjdmie089ach. A mostly-retooled team produced much better results, finishing 8th with a 15-17 record. The Pirates made the NBL Playoffs, only to be eliminated by the Brisbane Bullets in the opening round. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Perth Wildcats are an Australian basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. ... The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) headquarters is sited in Canberra, the Capital city of Australia. ... The Brisbane Bullets are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ...

Adrian Hurley quit at the end of the 2005/06 season after the Hunter Pirates were beaten by Cairns in the playoffs. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The club did have plans in the next few years to move from the Entertainment Centre to a new stadium to be built at the Stockland Supercentre out at Glendale, a suburb of Newcastle. Glendale is located at the northern most tip of Lake Macquarie. ...

The Pirates withdrew from the NBL competition at the end of the 2005/06 season due to financial difficulties and their inability to secure a major sponsor, and the club's NBL licence was put up for sale. [1] It was revealed on NBN News that, in an effort to remain in the competition, the club had considered turning itself into a not-for-profit organisation, thereby able to access various grants. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NBN Television is an Australian television network owned by PBL Media that is based in Newcastle, Australia. ...

In the end, the Pirates' licence was sold to a Singapore consortium, and the Singapore Slingers began competing in the 2006/07 season [2]. The Singapore Slingers are the first Asian-based club in the Australian National Basketball League and joined at the start of the 2006/07 season. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Honour Roll

Source: www.nbl.com.au

External links

• Official National Basketball League Website