199:(SDBA). Hills Raiders Basketball Association (HRBA) saw this as an opportunity for their players to access this level of competition as well. As a result, a new association called Eastern Region Basketball Association (ERBA), playing as Eastern Suns, was formed in 2001. The ERBA's inaugural president was Bob Little (HRBA President & SDBA Life Member) and all three associations had two representatives with ERBA. Initially there was input from all three associations, but this deteriorated when SDBA found themselves in financial difficulty with increasing debt to Basketball WA. KDBA was in a position to seek a license from the
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In 2008, the Suns debuted in the SBL with men's and women's teams. The inaugural men's coach was Joe Mackay, while Craig
Mansfield and Rob Butt coached the women's team. While the men's team finished in ninth place with a 12–14 record, the women's earned a finals berth with a sixth-place finish and a
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Mansfield and captain Chelsea Armstrong, as well as Ajay Jones, Jennie Rintala and Melissa Moyle. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a 12–10 record and advanced through the first two
170:, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Kalamunda & Districts Basketball Association (KDBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in
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247:. Rintala top-scored for Kalamunda finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Between 2008 and 2015, the women's team only missed the finals once.
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655:"SBL: Sun sets on club's season after missing play-offs"
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608:. The West Australian. 31 August 2013
197:Swan Districts Basketball Association
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653:Bianchini, Justin (5 August 2016).
627:Bianchini, Justin (29 July 2016).
575:Trajeski, Steve (31 August 2013).
414:"Quarter Finals Review - Week One"
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706:Garlepp, Josh (30 October 2020).
278:Grand Final appearances: 1 (2013)
958:2008 establishments in Australia
577:"Suns fall short at last hurdle"
508:. 29 August 2008. Archived from
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458:"Semi-Finals Teams Set"
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388:"2015 SBL Media Guide"
363:"Eastern Suns History"
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172:Perth's eastern region
160:Kalamunda Eastern Suns
71:Ray Owen Sports Centre
60:Kalamunda Eastern Suns
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809:Geraldton Buccaneers
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227:in the semi-finals.
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440:BasketballWA.asn.au
436:"SBL Finals Update"
418:BasketballWA.asn.au
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830:Lakeside Lightning
304:Minor premierships
282:Minor premierships
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86:Team colors
937:Categories
717:30 October
691:30 October
372:16 October
311:References
183:Background
118:Head coach
105:Shane Lowe
915:Champions
772:NBL1 West
606:Yahoo.com
262:Accolades
256:NBL1 West
164:NBL1 West
94:President
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