Tasmania JackJumpers
Tasmania JackJumpers | |||
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Tasmania | |||
Team colours | Burnham green, tropical rainforest green, yellow | ||
CEO | Christine Finnegan | ||
General manager | Mika Vukona | ||
Head coach | Scott Roth | ||
Team captain | Clint Steindl | ||
Ownership | LK Group | ||
Championships | 1 (2024) | ||
Website | JackJumpers.com.au | ||
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The Tasmania JackJumpers are an Australian professional
Franchise history
In February 2019, the National Basketball League (NBL) indicated that Tasmania was on the league's future expansion radar.[2] Twelve months later, it was revealed that Tasmania had secured an NBL licence and a team would enter the league in the 2021–22 season.[3]
On 1 October 2020, the team name was revealed as the Tasmania JackJumpers.[4] On the eve of the team's first NBL game, Tasmanian band Luca Brasi released "Jackies Are On the March", an original theme for the team.[5]
In their NBL debut on 3 December 2021, the JackJumpers defeated the Brisbane Bullets 83–74 in overtime at MyState Bank Arena in Hobart.[6] The JackJumpers finished the regular season in fourth place with a 17–11 record and faced the first-placed Melbourne United in the semi-finals, where they defeated United 2–1 to advance to the NBL Grand Final series.[7] They ultimately lost 3–0 in the grand final to the Sydney Kings.[8]
In the 2023–24 NBL season, the JackJumpers returned to the NBL Grand Final series with a 2–1 semi-finals series victory over the Perth Wildcats.[9] They went on to win their maiden NBL championship with a 3–2 grand final series victory over Melbourne United,[10] becoming the first Tasmanian NBL champions since Launceston Casino City in 1981.[11]
Home arena
The JackJumpers are headquartered, train, and play most of their home games at MyState Bank Arena,[12] located in Glenorchy, part of the metropolitan Hobart region.[13] The Silverdome, located in Launceston, also hosts a minimum of two home games a year.[14]
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: 18 April 2024 |
Honour roll
NBL Championships: | 1 (2024) |
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Regular Season Champions: | 0 |
NBL Finals Appearances: | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
NBL Grand Final appearances: | 2 (2022, 2024) |
NBL Grand Final MVP: | Jack McVeigh (2024) |
All-NBL First Team: | Milton Doyle (2023) |
All-NBL Second Team: | Josh Adams (2022), Milton Doyle (2024), Jack McVeigh (2024) |
NBL Next Generation Award: | N/A |
NBL Most Improved Player: | Sean Macdonald (2024) |
NBL Coach of the Year: | Scott Roth (2022) |
NBL Best Sixth Man: | N/A |
NBL Best Defensive Player: | N/A |
GameTime by Kmart: | Jack McVeigh (2022) |
Season by season
NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
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2021–22 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Sydney) 0–3 |
Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Josh Adams |
2022–23 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won seeding qualifier (Cairns) 87–79 Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 1–2 |
Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Milton Doyle |
2023–24 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won seeding qualifier (Illawarra) 92–76 Won semifinals (Perth) 2–1 Won NBL finals (Melbourne) 3–2 |
Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Jack McVeigh |
Regular season record | 84 | 49 | 35 | .583 | 0 regular season champions | ||||||
Finals record | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 1 NBL championships |
As of the end of the 2023–24 season
References
- ^ "MYSTATE BANK ARENA BRANDING FOR VENUE AT THE HEART OF TASMANIAN ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORT". ausleisure.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "NBL Flags 10th Team in Tasmania". nbl.com.au. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Tasmania gets its first NBL team since 1996 under Derwent Entertainment Centre sale deal". abc.net.au. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian NBL team revealed as JackJumpers, to mixed reception from fans and players". abc.net.au. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- NME Australia. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "JackJumpers Celebrate Debut with OT Win Over Bullets". NBL.com.au. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Fairytale Comes True for Tasmania JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Kings Win First Championship in 17 Years with Record Crowd". NBL.com.au. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "JackJumpers dominant in Playoff decider". NBL.com.au. 13 March 2024. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Tasmania JackJumpers: NBL24 Champions". NBL.com.au. 31 March 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024.
- ^ Woods, Dan (31 March 2024). "Remember When: Launceston won Tassie's first title". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024.
- ^ Sydes, Meg (9 June 2021). "The Derwent Entertainment Centre will now be called MyState Bank Arena". Twitter.
- ^ "Tasmania will get its first NBL team since 1996". ABC News. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". JackJumpers.com.au. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.