Forestville Eagles

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Forestville Eagles
Forestville Eagles logo
LeaguesNBL1 Central
Founded1957
HistorySA State League:
West Torrens Eagles
1957–1979
NBL:
West Torrens Eagles
1980
Forestville Eagles
1981
SA State League:
Forestville Eagles
1982–present
ArenaWayville Sports Centre
LocationWayville, South Australia
Team colorsBlue & yellow
   
PresidentMilan Djurasevich
Championships8 (1974, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019) (M)
9 (1972, 1973, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019) (W)
WebsiteForestvilleEagles.asn.au

Forestville Eagles is a NBL1 Central club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching Forestville Eagles Basketball Club (FEBC), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Eagles play their home games at Wayville Sports Centre.

Club history[]

Early years[]

The early remnants of the Eagles stems back to 1953,[1] when the FEBC was established as West Torrens. 1957 saw the formation of the South Australian State League with both a men's and women's competition. West Torrens, trading as the Eagles, entered a team into both competitions. By 1958 and 1959, West Torrens were in back-to-back men's grand finals; both resulted in losses to North Adelaide.[2] The women's team also made grand finals in 1958, 1959 and 1960, all resulting in losses.[3]

In 1972, the women's team collected the club's first ever championship, before defending their title in 1973. They went on to finish runners-up in 1975 and 1976.[3] The West Torrens men made three more grand finals in 1970, 1974 and 1979, with 1974 seeing the Eagles collect their first ever men's championship.[2]

NBL[]

Following their grand final appearance in 1979, the West Torrens Eagles entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1980. The team changed names in 1981 to the Forestville Eagles,[4] but success did not follow; they won just 12 games over two seasons, and as a result, they returned to the SA State League in 1982.

Return to State League[]

Upon returning to the State League, Forestville made the 1982 grand final, where they lost to West Adelaide.[2] After further grand final defeats in 1987 and 1989, Forestville claimed their second men's title in 1990 with a 94–88 win over South Adelaide in the championship decider.[2]

The women's team claimed their first title under the Forestville moniker in 2001, before winning two more titles in 2003 and 2005.[3] The men also claimed championships in 2003 and 2006. Between 2009 and 2011, the women claimed a three-peat,[3] before the men claimed their own three-peat between 2011 and 2013.[2] In 2019, both teams were crowned Premier League champions.[5][6][7][8]

Current roster[]

Men[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Forestville Eagles roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 21 – (2000-04-25)25 April 2000
18 – (2003-05-27)27 May 2003
G 1 30 – (1991-05-13)13 May 1991
G 3 23 – (1998-07-06)6 July 1998
C 11 19 – (2002-06-12)12 June 2002
17 – (2004-09-15)15 September 2004
18 – (2003-09-02)2 September 2003
G 10 22 – (1999-09-05)5 September 1999
F 32 22 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999
18 – (2003-12-26)26 December 2003
G 9 22 – (1999-06-09)9 June 1999
F 15 29 – (1993-01-31)31 January 1993
20 – (2002-02-06)6 February 2002
G 19 35 – (1986-11-05)5 November 1986
18 – (2003-05-30)30 May 2003
G 17 19 – (2002-09-17)17 September 2002
G 5 25 – (1996-07-24)24 July 1996
F 44 19 – (2002-06-14)14 June 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 14 June 2021

NBL Season by season[]

Season Division League Regular season Post-season Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win %
West Torrens Eagles
1980 1 NBL 11th 22 6 16 .273 Did Not Qualify Alan Hughes
Forestville Eagles
1981 1 NBL 12th 22 6 16 .273 Did Not Qualify Albert Leslie
Reg Biddings
Regular season record 44 12 32 .273 0 Minor premiers
Playoff record 0 0 0 .000 0 NBL Championships

As of the end of the 1981 season

References[]

  1. ^ "Honour board". ForestvilleEagles.asn.au. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Men's Premiers". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Women's Premiers". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ Uluc, Olgun (16 October 2015). "The NBL's defunct franchises: Sydney Astronauts, Launceston Casino City, Singapore Slingers, and more". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ Vartuli, Kieren (18 August 2019). "EAGLES EDGE OUT SABRES IN A 3-PT GRAND FINAL THRILLER". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ^ Vartuli, Kieren (18 August 2019). "FORESTVILLE CROWNED CHAMPIONS AFTER MIRACULOUS COMEBACK". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Results for 2019 Premier League Men – Grand Final". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Results for 2019 Premier League Women – Grand Final". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

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