USC Rip City
| USC Rip City | |
|---|---|
| History | Sunshine Coast Rip 2016 USC Rip City 2017–2023 |
| Location | Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Team colors | Lime green, black & white |
| Championships | 0 |
| Website | SunshineCoastBasketball.com.au |
USC Rip City is a former NBL1 North club based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. The club was a division of the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) Basketball Association, with the Rip City playing their home games at UniSC Arena.
Club history
[edit]The University of the Sunshine Coast Basketball Association was established in 2008.[1] The Sunshine Coast Rip competed in the Southern Basketball League (SBL) in 2014 and 2015.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 2016, the Sunshine Coast Rip debuted in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL).[6][7][8]
In 2017, the club name was changed to USC Rip City.[9] In 2020, USC Rip City joined the NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL.[10] When the 2020 NBL1 season did not go ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club competed in the Queensland State League (QSL).[11]
In the 2022 NBL1 season, the men's team reached the NBL1 North Grand Final,[12] where they lost the best-of-three series 2–0 to the Gold Coast Rollers.[13][14][15]
In October 2023, USC Rip City withdrew from the 2024 NBL1 North season.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OUR HISTORY". USCBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Brand, Anthony (20 August 2014). "Uni plans to win grand final and a QBL licence". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "SBL GRAND FINAL WRAP-UP". BasketballQld.com.au. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Ladder for SBL Women – 2015". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Results for SBL Men – 2015 – Semi Finals". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Brand, Anthony (28 January 2016). "New Sunshine Coast team set to Rip into QBL". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Ladder for QBL Men – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Ladder for QBL Women – 2016". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
- ^ "QBL Season Review MEN'S". basketballqld.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Williams, Peter (30 October 2020). "2020 QSL team review: USC Rip City". Basketball Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "NBL1 North Grand Finals Series Preview". NBL1.com.au. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 1". NBL1.com.au. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "NBL1 North Recap | Men's Grand Final Game 2". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Heslehurst, Brayden (6 October 2023). "Basketball Qld: USC Rip announce withdrawal from NBL1 North in 2024". codesports.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2023.