Location Gold Coast, Queensland General manager Joel McInnes Date founded 1986 | President Jimmy Williams Arena The Southport School Championships 2 | |
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Leagues Queensland Basketball League History Gold Coast Cougars
1986–1989
Gold Coast Warriors
1990–2001
Gold Coast Goannas/Gliders
2002–2010
Gold Coast Rollers
2011–present Team colors Green, white & sky blue League Queensland Basketball League | ||
Gold Coast Rollers is a Queensland Basketball League (QBL) club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The club fields a team in both the Men's QBL and Women's QBL. The club is a division of Gold Coast City Regional Basketball Inc., the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Rollers play their home games at The Southport School.
Club history
Gold Coast basketball began in 1986 with the creation of the Queensland State Basketball League (QSBL), and by 1987, the Cougars men won their first championship. They went on to win their second title a year later, defeating the Townsville Suns in back-to-back grand finals. Following a Gold Coast Cougars team entering the National Basketball League in 1990, the club changed their name to Gold Coast Warriors. In 1994, the QSBL joined the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and became the association's North Conference; Gold Coast was one of 12 teams in the conference's inaugural season. In 1998, the Warriors hosted the CBA National Grand Finals, marking the first time the National Finals were held in Queensland.
In 2002, the club went through name changes, with the men's team being renamed the Goannas and the women's team being renamed the Gliders. In 2007, the Goannas reached the QABL grand final series, where they were defeated 2–0 by the Cairns Marlins.
In 2011, both teams were rebranded as Gold Coast Rollers.