| Brisbane Bullets | |||
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 2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season | |||
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| Leagues | NBL | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| History | Brisbane Bullets 1979–2008, 2016–present | ||
| Arena | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | ||
| Capacity | 10,500 | ||
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Team colors | Blue, gold, white | ||
| CEO | Malcolm Watts | ||
| Head coach | Justin Schueller | ||
| Team captain | Mitch Norton | ||
| Ownership | Kevin Martin, Jason Levien & LK Group | ||
| Championships | 3 (1985, 1987, 2007) | ||
| Retired numbers | 4 (7, 22, 30, 52) | ||
| Website | BrisbaneBullets.com.au | ||
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The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to the league in 2016. Brisbane were one of ten NBL foundation teams and have won three NBL championships, being successful in the 1985 and 1987 seasons, and again in 2007. They have also competed in the 1984, 1986 and 1990 grand finals and have reached the playoffs 22 times.[1][2]
On 30 June 2008, it was announced that the Bullets license had been returned to the NBL, following financial difficulties for owner Eddy Groves and the failure of attempts to find a new ownership group.
For the 2014–15 season, the NBL hoped for the return of a Brisbane-based franchise, bringing up the possibility of a Bullets resurrection.[3] These hopes finally came to fruition on 17 September 2015, with the Bullets being revived for a return to the NBL in 2016–17.[4]
- ^ "Brisbane Bullets v NZ Breakers". BCEC.com.au. 14 September 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.
- ^ "Brisbane Bullets | Official". brisbanebullets.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Brisbane to have NBL team from next year
- ^ National Basketball League: Brisbane Bullets make comeback after seven-year absence