Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL team)

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Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
Founded1981
Dissolved2012
HistoryAustralian Institute of Sport
1981–2012
ArenaAIS Training Hall
Team coloursRed, Blue, White
Head coachPhil Brown (basketball)
Championships1 (1999)

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) competed in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) as a team of the AIS Athletes. They won the WNBL Championship just once, in the 1998–99 WNBL season, led by a young Lauren Jackson. The team continued to compete in the WNBL through the 2011–12 season, but withdrew at the end of that season. AIS were largely uncompetitive in their last years in the WNBL, winning only 29 matches and losing 188 in their final ten WNBL seasons, including a two-season record of 1—41 in 2005–06 and 2006–07. The withdrawal was coordinated with Basketball Australia, which sought to address the flagging depth in its female junior ranks.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jon Tuxworth (24 April 2012). "AIS set to exit WNBL". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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