Southern Tigers
Basketball team in Morphett Vale, South Australia
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Southern Tigers 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 Southern Tigers Basketball Association (STBA), one of the major administrative basketball organisations in Adelaide's southern suburbs. The Tigers play their home games at Morphett Vale Stadium.
| Southern Tigers | |
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| Leagues | NBL1 Central |
| Founded | 2003 |
| History | Southern Tigers 2003–present |
| Arena | Morphett Vale Stadium |
| Location | Morphett Vale, South Australia |
| Team colors | Gold, maroon, black |
| President | Gavin Miller |
| Championships | 2 (2016, 2018) (M) 2 (2017, 2021) (W) |
| Website | SouthernTigers.com.au |
Club history
The Southern Tigers were established in 2003 following the amalgamation of the Noarlunga City Tigers and Adelaide Southern Suns.[1][2]
In the South Australian Premier League, the Tigers men won their first championship in 2016 with an 85–66 grand final victory over the Sturt Sabres.[3][4] The team featured Mitch Creek and Alex Starling.[5] In 2017, the women's team won their first Premier League championship with a 65–61 grand final victory over the North Adelaide Rockets.[6][7] That year, the men's team also made the grand final, where they lost 77–64 to the West Adelaide Bearcats.[3][7] In 2018, the men's team won their second Premier League championship with a 70–64 grand final victory over the Forestville Eagles.[3][8]
In the 2021 NBL1 Central season, the Tigers women defeated the North Adelaide Rockets 87–77 in the grand final to claim the inaugural NBL1 Central championship and their second title overall.[9][10]