5-645: Central Coast Crusaders is a NBL1 East club based in Central Coast , New South Wales . The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 East. The Crusaders play their home games at Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium. Prior to 2006, a club known as Central Coast Power hosted both a men's and women's team in the Waratah League . For the 2006 season, the Power departed and in came a new men's team known as
10-609: A men's and women's competition. In 2021, Basketball New South Wales partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to New South Wales in 2022. NBL1 replaced the former Waratah League to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in New South Wales. As a result, the Waratah League became the east conference of NBL1. The league
15-615: The Central Coast Crusaders. In 2016, the Crusaders were coached by former Sydney Kings player and coach, Ian Robilliard. In 2018, a Crusaders women's team entered the Waratah League for the first time. In 2019, the Crusaders men's team won their first Waratah League championship, defeating the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 74–72 in the grand final. In 2020, the Crusaders women's team lost in
20-671: The grand final to the Norths Bears . The Waratah League was rebranded as NBL1 East for the 2022 season. This article about a basketball team in Australia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . NBL1 East NBL1 East , formerly the Waratah League , is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory , comprising both
25-631: Was previously a member of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) from 2001 to 2008. In 1991, the New South Wales Premier Division was established. In 2001, the league was rebranded as Waratah League when the league entered the Australian Basketball Association (ABA). In 2021, Basketball New South Wales and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to New South Wales in 2022, with NBL1 replacing
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