Sydney Flames
basketball team in Sydney, New South Wales
The Sydney Flames are an Australian professional basketball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Flames compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Quaycentre. The club has won four WNBL championships, in 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2017.
History
The club began as the Bankstown Bruins in the 1981 WIBC season. The Bruins were WNBL runners-up in 1982 with a grand final defeat to St Kilda. They competed as the Bankstown Bruins until 1988, when for the 1989 season they were renamed the Sydney Bruins. In 1991, they were renamed the Sydney Flames. In 2000, they were renamed the Sydney Panthers. After two seasons as the Panthers, the club returned to the Sydney Flames for the 2002–03 season.
In 2003, they were renamed the Sydney Uni Flames.
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