The Cairns Dolphins are an Australian basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Dolphins compete in the women's NBL1 North and play their home games at Early Settler Stadium. The team is affiliated with Cairns Basketball Inc. (CBI), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. CBI's men's team is the Cairns Marlins.
Team history After operating a successful basketball program in Cairns, Queensland, Cairns Basketball joined the Queensland State Basketball League in its second season in 1987. They fielded two teams, the Cairns Marlins in the men's competition and the Cairns Dolphins in the women's competition.
After a successful first season for the NBL1 in 2019, in 2020 it expanded into Queensland and replaced the QBL. After this change, the Dolphins transferred to the NBL1 North.
Season by season SeasonLeagueRegular SeasonPost-SeasonHead coachCaptainClub MVP Position Played Wins Losses Win % Cairns Dolphins1987QSBL1988QSBL1989QSBL1990QSBL1991QSBL1992QSBL1993QSBL1994CBAChampions in Finals against Ipswich Eagles1995CBA1996CBA1997CBA1998ABA1999ABA2000ABA2001ABA2002ABA2003ABA2004ABA2005ABA2006QABL Lost in Final to Southern Districts Spartans2007QABL2008QABL2009QBL2010QBL2011QBL6th2012QBL10th2013QBL10th2014QBL11th2015QBL8th2016QBL5thMark Worthington2017QBL9th17710Did not qualify2018QBL9th18810Kerry Williams2019QBL12th18513Jonnae Downing2020NBL1 NorthSeason cancelled2021NBL1 NorthTBDMyra Donkin
Current squad
References
External links Cairns Basketball's official website Official NBL1 club website