USC Rip City

USC Rip City is a former NBL1 North club based in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club was a division of the University of the Sunshine Coast Basketball Association (USCBA) and played their home games at USC Stadium.

USC Rip City
FoundedOctober 2015
DissolvedOctober 2023
HistorySunshine Coast Rip
2016
USC Rip City
2017–2023
ArenaUSC Stadium
Capacity3,000
LocationSunshine Coast, Queensland
Team colorsLime green, black & white
     
Championships0
Websiteuscbasketball.com.au

Club history

Background

The USCBA was established in July 2008, with their first junior team playing in Basketball Queensland's representative competitions in 2009.[1] In 2014, the association entered both a men's and women's team into the Southern Basketball League (SBL) under the name of Sunshine Coast Rip.[1] The men's team made it through to the SBL Division 2 grand final[2] and won the championship in their first season.[3][4] Both teams continued in the SBL in 2015.[5][6]

QBL / NBL1 North

In October 2015, the Sunshine Coast Rip were granted a license to play in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) in 2016.[7][8][9] Both teams missed the playoffs in their first QBL season.[10][11] For the 2017 season, the club was renamed USC Rip City.[12]

For the 2020 season, USC Rip City joined the newly-established NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL.[13] In 2022, the men's team reached the NBL1 North Grand Final,[14] where they lost the best-of-three series 2–0 to the Gold Coast Rollers.[15][16][17]

In October 2023, USC Rip City withdrew from the 2024 NBL1 North season.[18][19][20]

References
  1. "OUR HISTORY". USCBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. Brand, Anthony (20 August 2014). "Uni plans to win grand final and a QBL licence". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. "Rip City on the TV tonight!". facebook.com/USCBCBBALL. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. "SBL GRAND FINAL WRAP-UP". BasketballQld.com.au. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Ladder for SBL Women – 2015". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. "Results for SBL Men – 2015 – Semi Finals". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. "EXCITING NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!". facebook.com/USCBCBBALL. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. "QBL & SBL COACHING APPLICATIONS – NOW OPEN". USCBasketball.com.au. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. Brand, Anthony (28 January 2016). "New Sunshine Coast team set to Rip into QBL". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. "Ladder for QBL Men – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
  11. "Ladder for QBL Women – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
  12. "QBL Season Review MEN'S". basketballqld.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
  13. "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. "NBL1 North Grand Finals Series Preview". NBL1.com.au. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 1". NBL1.com.au. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  16. "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 2". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. "GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  18. "Dear Members". facebook.com/USCRipCityBall. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  19. "NBL1 North to move forward with 14 teams". facebook.com/basketballqld. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  20. Heslehurst, Brayden (6 October 2023). "Basketball Qld: USC Rip announce withdrawal from NBL1 North in 2024". codesports.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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