| Illawarra Hawks | |||
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 2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season | |||
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| Leagues | NBL | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| History | Illawarra Hawks 1979–1998; 2015–2020; 2021–present Wollongong Hawks 1998–2015 The Hawks 2020–2021 | ||
| Arena | WIN Entertainment Centre | ||
| Location | Wollongong, New South Wales | ||
| Team colors | Black, red, white | ||
| CEO | Stu Taggart | ||
| General manager | Mat Campbell | ||
| Head coach | Justin Tatum | ||
| Team captain | Sam Froling Tyler Harvey | ||
| Ownership | Jared Novelly (majority owner) | ||
| Championships | 1 (2001) | ||
| Retired numbers | 5 (4, 5, 12, 32, 33) | ||
| Website | Hawks.com.au | ||
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The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) are an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales. The Illawarra Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at WIN Entertainment Centre, known colloquially as "The Sandpit".[1] The Illawarra Hawks are the only remaining NBL team to have competed in every season since the league's inception in 1979. The team won their first and so far only NBL Championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005, 2010 and 2017.
- ^ "Season by Season". HawksHistory.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010.
Playing Venue: Wollongong / WIN Entertainment Centre - The Sandpit