Canberra Gunners
Encyclopedia
| Canberra Gunners | |
| Established | 1988 |
| Team Colours | Blue, Yellow and White |
| Home Venue | Belconnen Basketball Stadium, Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... , ACT Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory... |
| Major Sponsor | Elders Belconnen |
| Conference Championships | 2004 |
| Team History | Canberra Gunners (1988-Present) |
| Coach | Mark White |
| Captain | Glenn Baird and Zlatko Todorovski |
| Website | http://www.canberragunners.asn.au |
The Canberra Gunners play in the East Conference of the South Eastern Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in the ABA
Australian Basketball Association
The Australian Basketball Association, often abbreviated to the ABA, is the second-tiered semi-professional men's and women's basketball minor leagues in Australia which sit under the professional National Basketball League and Women's National Basketball League .The ABA is representative of the...
. After the demise of the Canberra Cannons
Canberra Cannons
The Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates...
, they have become the premier men's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. Like the Canberra Capitals
Canberra Capitals
The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
WNBL team, they are administered by One Basketball Canberra.
Current roster
| No. | Name | Position |
| 4 | Shane Brown | PG |
| 6 | Joel Richardson | PG |
| 8 | Jamie Heaton | G |
| 9 | Zlatko Todorovski | G |
| 11 | Aaron Coddington | G |
| 12 | Jonathan Miller | F |
| 15 | Glenn Baird | F |
| 20 | Jarryd Heywood | F |
| 22 | Jamie Mesman | G |
| 23 | Daniel Jackson | G |
| 25 | Mark Lacey | PG |
| 30 | Ben White | F |
- 2010 Season -
Friday 26th March, Canberra Gunners Vs Brisbane, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Saturday 10th April, Canberra Gunners Vs Kilsyth, Away
Sunday 11th April, Canberra Gunners Vs Frankston, Away
Saturday 17th April, Canberra Gunners Vs Albury, Away
Saturday 24th April, Canberra Gunners Vs Bendigo, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Saturday 1st May, Canberra Gunners Vs Knox, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Sunday 9th May, Canberra Gunners Vs Albury, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 3.00pm
Saturday 15th May, Canberra Gunners Vs Nunawading, Away
Sunday 16th May, Canberra Gunners Vs Knox, Away
Friday 21st May, Canberra Gunners Vs Knox, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Friday 28th May, Canberra Gunners Vs Mount Gambier, Away
Saturday 29th May, Canberra Gunners Vs Bendigo, Away
Saturday 5th June, Canberra Gunners Vs Dandenong, Away
Sunday 6th June, Canberra Gunners Vs Ballarat, Away
Saturday 12th June, Canberra Gunners Vs Frankston, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Saturday 19th June, Canberra Gunners Vs AIS, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Friday 25th June, Canberra Gunners Vs Hobart, Away
Saturday 26th June, Canberra Gunners Vs NW Tasmania, Away
Saturday 3rd July, Canberra Gunners Vs Dandenong, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Friday 9th July, Canberra Gunners Vs Ballarat, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Saturday 10th July, Canberra Gunners Vs Brisbane, Away
Saturday 17th July, Canberra Gunners Vs Geelong, Away
Sunday 18th July, Canberra Gunners Vs Sandringham, Away
Friday 23rd July, Canberra Gunners Vs Mount Gambier, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Saturday 31st July, Canberra Gunners Vs Nunawading, Belconnen Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
Past Players of Note
- Michael Barlow
- Brad Barnes
- Cameron Barnes
- Dedrick Brooks
- Andrew Clarke
- Brendan Clowry
- David CooperDavid Cooper (basketball)David Cooper is a retired Australian basketball player who played for the Brisbane Bullets , Victoria Giants , Cairns Taipans and Adelaide 36ers in the NBL....
- Andrew Coulter
- John Gladwin
- Fred Herzog
- Daniel JacksonDaniel Jackson (basketball)Daniel Alexander Jackson is an Australian basketball player. He joined the Wollongong Hawks basketball team in the 2007/2008 season as a development player. Jackson is a 200 cm forward...
- Russell Livermore
- Brendan Mann
- Jamie Pearlman
- Troy Pilon
- Andrew Rice
- Daniel Richardson
- Paul RileyPaul RileyPaul Riley is a Scottish actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Winston Ingram in the Scottish sitcom, Still Game. He previously worked on the sketch show Chewin' the Fat, the show that Still Game was a spin-off from...
- Murray Shiels
- Justin Withers
- Grant Yates
- Mark Zonneveldt