Sydney Kings
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| League | NBL | |||
| Founded | 1988 | |||
| History |
Sydney Kings 1988–2008, 2010–present |
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| Arena | Qudos Bank Arena | |||
| Capacity | 18,200 | |||
| Location | Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales | |||
| Team colours | Purple, Gold, White and Black |
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| Main sponsor | HOSTPLUS | |||
| General manager | Jeff Van Gronigen | |||
| Head coach | Andrew Gaze | |||
| Team captain | Kevin Lisch | |||
| Ownership | AEG Ogden | |||
| Championships | 3 (2003, 2004, 2005) | |||
| Website | Sydney Kings | |||
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The Sydney Kings are an Australian professional men's basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the Sydney Supersonics in 1988. They were the first team to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit fifth behind the Adelaide 36ers, Melbourne United, New Zealand Breakers (four each), and Perth Wildcats (seven) for championships won. The Kings play their home games at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales. Since the Kings moved to the SEC in 1990, the venue has been known as "The Kingdome" during Kings' home games.
The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the Sydney Supersonics in 1988. The team adopted the purple-and-gold colours traditionally linked with the most winning team in the NBA during the 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers
Before the merger, no Sydney-based teams had even made the final four in NBL competition. That changed in 1989, when the Kings finished fifth with a 15-9 record and advanced to the semi-finals with a 2-1 win over the Melbourne Tigers. The Kings were then humiliated by the Canberra Cannons 142-82.
Sydney did not make the playoffs again until 1992, when, led by imports Dwayne McClain (who was named to the All-NBL First Team) and Ken McClary (ranked 5th in the league in rebounds), the Kings finished second on the ladder. This time they advanced to the semi-finals and were beaten by the Tigers, who would eventually lose to the South-East Melbourne Magic in the championship series.
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