South East Queensland Stars

South East Queensland Stars
Leagues WNBL
Founded 2015
Dissolved 2016
History SEQ Stars
2015–2016
Arena Logan Metro Sports Centre
Location South East Queensland
Team colours Blue/Black/Silver
Head coach Shane Heal
Championships 0

The South East Queensland Stars was an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team was based in Brisbane, Queensland.

History

Founded in 2015, Basketball Australia granted the Stars a WNBL licence following the collapse of Logan Thunder after the 2013-14 season.[1] It was later announced that Shane Heal would coach a team headlined by Opals players Erin Phillips, Rachel Jarry & Rebecca Allen. The Stars made their WNBL debut on October 9, 2015 at home against the Bendigo Spirit. Less than six months later the Stars ran into financial difficulty and was placed into liquidation before sponsorship funds temporarily saved the team.[2]

Roster

SEQ Stars roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
G 5 Australia Farley, Bree 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F/C 7 Australia Payne, Nadeen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F 8 Australia Bairstow, Stephanie 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 9 Australia Allen, Rebecca 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 10 Australia Mansfield, Lauren 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 11 United States Stallworth, DeNesha 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 12 Australia Jarry, Rachel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 13 Australia Phillips, Erin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 14 Australia Lewis, Amy 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
F 25 United States Ibekwe, Ify 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 45 Australia McKenzie, Emma 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Shane Heal
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (DP) Development player
    • (I) Import player
    • Injured

    Roster
    Updated: 23 July 2015

    References

    1. ↑ Boswell, Tom (March 12, 2015). WNBL license granted to South East Queensland basketball side for 2015/16 season. Courier Mail. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
    2. ↑ Hides, Mark (February 5, 2016). WNBL: SEQ Stars saved but coach Shane Heal pushed out by sponsor. ABC News. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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