USC Rip City

USC Rip City is a NBL1 North club based in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 North. The club is a division of the University of the Sunshine Coast Basketball Association (USCBA), one of two major administrative basketball organisations in the region, the other being Sunshine Coast Basketball Association. The Rip play their home games at USC Stadium.

USC Rip City
LeaguesNBL1 North
Founded2016
HistorySunshine Coast Rip
2016
USC Rip City
2017–present
ArenaUSC Stadium
Capacity3,000
LocationSunshine Coast, Queensland
Team colorsLime green, black & white
     
PresidentRob Bloom
Vice-president(s)Rodney Burn
Head coachM: Nathan Arousi
W: Michael Van Dongen
Championships0
Websiteuscbasketball.com.au

Club history

Background

The USCBA was established in July 2008, and by 2009, the association placed its first junior team into Basketball Queensland's representative competitions—BQJBC and BQ State Championships. In 2014, the association entered both a men's and women's team into the Southern Basketball League (SBL) under the name of Sunshine Coast Rip.[1] While the Rip women failed to make the playoffs in their first season, the men made it through to the SBL Division 2 grand final,[2] where they defeated the Noosa Cyclones 81–65.[3][4] In 2015, the women again failed to make the playoffs,[5] while the men were knocked out in the semi-finals.[6]

QBL / NBL1 North

In October 2015, the Sunshine Coast Rip were granted a license to play in the Queensland Basketball League in 2016, with both a men's and women's team entering.[7][8][9] In their first QBL season, both teams failed to make a playoff berth, with the men finishing 11th with a 5–12 record,[10] while the women finished 12th with a 4–13 record.[11] For the 2017 season, the club was renamed USC Rip City.[12]

For the 2020 season, USC Rip City joined the newly-established NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL.[13] In 2022, the men's team reached the NBL1 North Grand Final,[14] where they lost the best-of-three series 2–0 to the Gold Coast Rollers.[15][16][17]

References
  1. "OUR HISTORY". USCBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. Brand, Anthony (20 August 2014). "Uni plans to win grand final and a QBL licence". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. "Rip City on the TV tonight!". Facebook.com. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. "SBL GRAND FINAL WRAP-UP". BasketballQld.com.au. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Ladder for SBL Women – 2015". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Results for SBL Men – 2015 – Semi Finals". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "EXCITING NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!". Facebook.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. "QBL & SBL COACHING APPLICATIONS – NOW OPEN". USCBasketball.com.au. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. Brand, Anthony (28 January 2016). "New Sunshine Coast team set to Rip into QBL". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. "Ladder for QBL Men – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. "Ladder for QBL Women – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "QBL Season Review MEN'S". basketballqld.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
  13. "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. "NBL1 North Grand Finals Series Preview". NBL1.com.au. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 1". NBL1.com.au. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  16. "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 2". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. "GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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