The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected men's professional basketball teams which competes in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Tigers are the only team in the league representing the state of Victoria and are based in the state capital, Melbourne. The team plays its home games at the State Netball and Hockey Centre (SNHC), known as "The Cage" within the NBL.
The club was established circa 1931 in a local church hall league. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984 at the same time as the Westate Wildcats, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.
The Melbourne Tigers are the equal second most successful club in Australian basketball with four championships, second only to the Perth Wildcats.
They also enter a team in the Big V conference of the Australian Basketball Association, combined with a strong junior basketball program, fielding teams in all age groups of Australian representative basketball.
Read more about Melbourne Tigers: Melbourne Tigers Junior Basketball Club, NBL – Early Struggles – '84 – '91, Championship Years – '92 – '97, Financial Hardtimes – '98 – '02, Ownership Restructure – 'A Family Business' – '02 – '05, The New Championship Years – '06 – '09, The New NBL, Honour Roll, Current Squad
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