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
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
- ^ 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.