2007 Australian Club Championships
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Arena | Dandenong Rangers W: Hume City Broncos |
The 2007 Australian Club Championships (ACC) brought together the best men's and women's
By the end of the tournament, the Cairns Marlins were crowned as the best male basketball club in Australia and the Townsville Flames were crowned women's champions.[1]
Tournament overview
The
In the women's final, the Townsville Flames defeated the Hume City Broncos, 92–49. Australian Opal Rohanee Cox was outstanding for Townsville, netting a game-high 30 points while Townsville Fire Women's National Basketball League guard Celeste Heilbronn added 21 points and 9 rebounds in support. The Broncos were missing Opal Sharin Milner and Under 21 World Championship silver medalist Elyse Penaluna through injury and couldn't match the offensive power of the Flames.[1]
Participants
To qualify for the event, teams had to be crowned Champion of their respective Leagues. There were also a number of wildcard entries.[3]
League champions
League | Men | Women |
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Big V | Dandenong Rangers |
Hume City Broncos |
CABL |
North Adelaide Rockets | West Adelaide Bearcats |
QABL |
Cairns Marlins | Townsville Flames |
SEABL | Geelong Supercats (East) |
Bendigo Braves |
Waratah |
Sutherland Sharks | Hornsby Spiders |
Wildcards
League | Men | Women |
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Big V | Waverley Falcons | |
CABL |
Norwood Flames | |
QABL |
Rockhampton Rockets | |
SEABL | Ballarat Miners
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Waratah |
Sydney Comets |
Results
Quarter-finals – men
18 August
7:30 p.m. |
Geelong Supercats | 120–91 | North Adelaide Rockets |
Pts: S. Myers 32 |
Pts: E. Burdon 21 |
Victoria |
Quarter-finals – women
18 August
7:30 p.m. |
Ballarat Miners | 70–59 | West Adelaide Bearcats |
Pts: K. Ashby 23 |
Pts: K. Shierlaw 14 |
Semi-finals – men
Semi-finals – women
Grand Finals
All-Star Five
Men
Name | Team |
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Aaron Grabau (Grand Final MVP) | Cairns Marlins |
Nathan Jawai | Cairns Marlins |
Scott Cook | Cairns Marlins |
Ash Cannan | Dandenong Rangers |
Brent Hobba | Dandenong Rangers |
Women
Name | Team |
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Rachael Flanagan | Townsville Flames |
Rohanee Cox (Grand Final MVP) | Townsville Flames |
Kristi Harrower | Bendigo Braves |
Kellie Burbridge | Hume City Broncos |
Naomi Pedro | Hume City Broncos |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Basketball Australia 2007 Annual Report – Australian Club Championships" (PDF). SportingPulse.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Marlins celebrate national title win". ABC.net.au. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Basketball Australia 2007 Annual Report – Australian Club Championships Scoreboard" (PDF). SportingPulse.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.