Gold Coast Rollers
Established	1990
Final Season	1996
Former Home Venue	Carrara Indoor Stadium Carrara Indoor Stadium Carrara Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose arena located at Carrara on Queenslands Gold Coast and can accommodate 1,600 fans, with additional seating provided if required which can push total capacity for events such as basketball up to 2,962. The stadium stands next door to the 25,000 seat... , Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
Team Colours	Dark Green, Blue, White
Championships	None
Team History	Gold Coast Cougars (1990-91) Gold Coast Rollers (1992-96)

The Gold Coast Rollers were an Australian basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team, that played in Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, in the National Basketball League

National Basketball League (Australia)

The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....

. The team was originally named the Gold Coast Cougars before being renamed the Rollers in 1992. The team was one of only two teams from the state of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

 when it first joined the NBL (the Brisbane Bullets

Brisbane Bullets

The Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy...

 being the other). The Rollers were one of three teams (the Geelong Supercats

Geelong Supercats

The Geelong Supercats are an Australian basketball team, based in the Victorian City of Geelong, that currently plays in the Australian Basketball Association and previously played in the National Basketball League.-NBL History:...

 and the Hobart Devils

Hobart Devils

The Hobart Devils were an Australian basketball team that played in Hobart, Tasmania, in the National Basketball League. The team was the only representative from the state of Tasmania for the majority of its tenure, but was one of three teams that had their NBL licenses revoked by the league...

 being the other two) that had their NBL licenses revoked by the league directors in 1996 due to financial difficulties. While not the first time teams had folded in the league, the sudden departure of the Devils, Supercats and Rollers signified that the NBL's successful era (between late 1980s and early 1990s) was truly over.

In 2007/08, thanks to the work of former Rollers coach David Claxton http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4240, a new Gold Coast team, the Gold Coast Blaze

Gold Coast Blaze

The Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...

, entered the NBL.

Honour Roll

NBL Championships:	None
NBL Finals Appearances:	None
NBL Grand Final Appearances:	None
NBL Most Valuable Players:	None
NBL Grand Final MVPs:	None
All-NBL First Team:	Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell (NBL (Australia)) Michael Eric "Mike" Mitchell is a retired American professional basketball player.From 1992 to 1994 he played with the Australian NBL's Gold Coast Rollers, and with the Brisbane Bullets from 1995 to 1996. In 1997 he signed with the North Melbourne Giants. In the following years, he played... (1991)
NBL Coach of the Year:	None
NBL Rookie of the Year:	None
NBL Most Improved Player:	None
NBL Best Defensive Player:	None
NBL Best Sixth Man:	None
NBL Good Hands Award:	Andre LaFleur (1991-1993)