Joondalup Wolves

Joondalup Wolves
Leagues	State Basketball League
Founded	1989
History	Wanneroo Wolves 1989–2013 Joondalup Wolves 2014–present
Arena	Joondalup Basketball Stadium
Location	Joondalup, Western Australia
Team colors	Green & white
Main sponsor	City of Joondalup Sixty 30
CEO	Cameron Britt
President	Ryan Hunter
Head coach	M: Ben Ettridge W: Craig Friday
Team captain	M: Seb Salinas W: Shani Amos
Championships	3 (1993, 2011, 2015) (M) 4 (1990, 1992, 1995, 2013) (W)
Website	WolfpackBasketball.com.au

The Joondalup Wolves (formerly the Wanneroo Wolves) are a basketball club from Perth, Western Australia competing in the semi-professional State Basketball League (SBL). The Wolves are a division of Wanneroo Basketball Association, the major administrative basketball organisation in the Joondalup/Wanneroo region. Located at the Joondalup Basketball Stadium, the club is sponsored by the City of Joondalup and The Sixty 30 Sportsbar & Bistro.

History

Established in 1983 by Wanneroo Basketball Association, the Wanneroo Wolves were a foundation club for the State Basketball League's inaugural season in 1989, entering teams for both the men's and women's competitions.^[1] Success quickly arose for the Wolves as the women won three early championships in 1990, 1992 and 1995, while the men won their first championship in 1993.

In 2011, the men's SBL grand final between the Wanneroo Wolves and the Perry Lakes Hawks became the first event to sell out the WA Basketball Centre since the venue's opening in early 2010. It's 2,000 seat capacity was sold out, forcing Basketball WA to release 100 standing room tickets.^[2] The Wolves were successful in defeating the Hawks to claim their first title in 12 years, as they were guided by head coach Ben Ettridge and led by Perth Wildcats players Greg Hire and Brad Robbins.^[3]

In 2013, both the Wolves men and women made it through to the MSBL and WSBL Grand Finals for the first time in club history.^[4] However, the men were unable to produce the goods against the Lakeside Lightning after the women overwhelmed the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.

In 2014, Wanneroo Basketball Association changed their trading name from Wanneroo Wolves to Joondalup Wolves, but success did not follow suit as the women lost in the semi-finals, while the men failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007.^[5]

Moving on from the hiccup of 2014, the men redeemed themselves in 2015 as they finished the regular season three games clear on top of the standings and went on to win the club's third men's SBL championship with a 30-point Grand Final victory over the South West Slammers, largely thanks to head coach Ben Ettridge and Grand Final MVP Trian Iliadis.^[6][7]

In August 2015, Wanneroo Basketball Association announced the retirements of Life Members and longstanding employees Van and Mary Kailis. Having commenced work with Wanneroo Basketball Association in 1986, Van and Mary Kailis were considered the forefront of basketball's growth in the Wanneroo area, building one of the most successful and professionally operated basketball associations in Western Australia.^[8]

Honours

Current roster

Joondalup Wolves men's roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. 1.5 !G 7000600000000000000♠6 AUS ! Smyth, Rhys 7000176000000000000♠1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 3.5 !F 7001100000000000000♠10 AUS ! Wellsteed, Jordan 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 1.5 !G 7001110000000000000♠11 AUS ! Salinas, Seb (C) 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 1.5 !G 7001120000000000000♠12 AUS ! Ironmonger, Ben 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 3.5 !F 7001130000000000000♠13 AUS ! Easther, Sean 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 1.5 !G 7001150000000000000♠15 AUS ! Iliadis, Trian 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 1.5 !G 7001200000000000000♠20 AUS ! Maxwell, Reece 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 4.5 !F/C 7001220000000000000♠22 AUS ! Huntington, Robert 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 3.5 !F USA ! Ross, Richard (I) 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Head coach Ben Ettridge Assistant coach(es) Luke Brennan Fraser Brown Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 24 November 2016

Joondalup Wolves women's roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. 4.5 !F/C 7000400000000000000♠4 AUS ! Majok, Monica 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 3.5 !F 7000500000000000000♠5 NZL ! Martin, Nikita-Lee 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 1.5 !G 7000600000000000000♠6 AUS ! Ironmonger, Abbie 7000173000000000000♠1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 3.5 !F 7000700000000000000♠7 AUS ! Wischer, Klara 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 1.5 !G 7000800000000000000♠8 AUS ! Belcher, Chelsea 7000173000000000000♠1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 3.5 !F 7000900000000000000♠9 AUS ! Knight, Sherelle 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 3.5 !F 7001100000000000000♠10 AUS ! Kidner, Amy 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 1.5 !G 7001110000000000000♠11 AUS ! Swain, Shanice 7000165000000000000♠1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 5.0 !C 7001120000000000000♠12 AUS ! Ironmonger, Ellyce 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 1.5 !G 7001130000000000000♠13 AUS ! Campbell, Kate 7000173000000000000♠1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 2.5 !G/F 7001140000000000000♠14 AUS ! Flynn, Cameron 7000181000000000000♠1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 4.5 !F/C 7001150000000000000♠15 AUS ! Chambers, Briana 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 1.5 !G 7001210000000000000♠21 AUS ! Wilkins, Ellen 7000170000000000000♠1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 1.5 !G 7001220000000000000♠22 AUS ! Amos, Shani (C) 7000171000000000000♠1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 1.5 !G 7001230000000000000♠23 AUS ! Ferguson, Chloe 7000169000000000000♠1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 2.5 !G/F AUS ! Campbell, Jaimi 7000175000000000000♠1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 2.5 !G/F AUS ! Hay, Catherine 7000179000000000000♠1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Head coach Craig Friday Assistant coach(es) Stu Irving Michelle Swan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 20 August 2016

References

External links

• Wolves' official website
• Joondalup Wolves on Facebook
• Joondalup Wolves on Twitter