Goldfields Giants
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| Goldfields Giants | |
| Established | 1990 |
| Team Colours | Navy Blue, Gold and White |
| Home Venue | Neils Hansen Stadium Neils Hansen Stadium The Neils Hansen Basketball Stadium is located in the West Australian regional city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The stadium is owned and administered by the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Basketball Association... |
| Major Sponsor | Silver Lake Resources |
| Championships | 2007, 2008 |
| Runners-Up | 1995, 2004, 2006 |
| Top-4 | 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Chairman | Graham Crew |
| Deputy Chairman | Scott Manners |
| SBL Administrator | Brad French |
| 2012 Head Coach | Daniel Fisher |
| 2012 Assistant Coaches | Michael Haney Scott Manton |
| 2012 Captains | Ryan Hulme Matthew Leske |
| Website | www.goldfieldsgiants.com |
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
regional city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
, and their home court is the 1200-capacity Neils Hansen Stadium
Neils Hansen Stadium
The Neils Hansen Basketball Stadium is located in the West Australian regional city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The stadium is owned and administered by the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Basketball Association...
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Since debuting in the League in 1990, the Giants have reached five SBL Grand Finals culminating in back-to-back championship wins over Lakeside Lightning in 2007 and 2008. Previously they were runners-up in 1995, 2004 and 2006.
In late 2011 the Giants reached a 3-year Naming Rights sponsorship deal with Silver Lake Resources that will result in the Giants being known as the 'Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants' until the end of the 2014 SBL season. In addition the Giants announced that former Perry Lakes Hawks assistant coach Daniel Fisher would take over as Head Coach for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
The Giants are one of four clubs from West Australian regional cities (along with the Bunbury Slammers, Geraldton Buccaneers and Mandurah Magic) while ten teams are based within the Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
metropolitan area.