Men: Souwest Slammers 1989–1994 Bunbury City Slammers 1995–2004 Bunbury Slammers 2005–2008 South West Slammers 2009–present Women: Souwest Slammers 1992–1994 Bunbury City Slammers 2000–2004 Bunbury Slammers 2005–2008 South West Slammers 2009–present
South West Slammers is an NBL1 West club based in Bunbury, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The Slammers play their home games at Eaton Recreation Centre and represent Western Australia's South West region.
The club has gone through a number of name changes over the years.[4][5]
Club history
Men's team
1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. A team from Bunbury, known as the Slammers, entered the Men's SBL for its inaugural season.[4] The Slammers won championships in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999, while also making grand final appearances in 1991 and 1992. Following this period, the Slammers had an 11-year stretch without making the finals and an overall record of 46–225, which included two winless seasons and two years where they had just the one win.[6] The Slammers returned to the finals in 2013, 2014 and 2015, with 2015 culminating in a grand final loss to the Joondalup Wolves.[7][8][9]
Women's team
In 1992, a Slammers women's team entered the Women's SBL.[10] The team struggled over their first three seasons, as they finished in ninth place each year while registering a 6–14 record in both 1992 and 1993, and a 3–17 record in 1994.[11] The team subsequently exited the league following the 1994 season and had a five-year hiatus, returning in 2000.[5] In 2012, after 15 seasons of not playing in the finals, the Slammers finished in third place with a 15–7 record.[11][12] They went on to reach the grand final, where they defeated the Rockingham Flames 85–48 to win their maiden championship.[13][14][15][16][17]
