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Perth Lynx
The Perth Lynx are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Perth High Performance Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Northern Star Resources Perth Lynx.
The Lynx were established in 1988 as the Perth Breakers. After being owned and operated by Basketball Western Australia from 2001 to 2015, the Perth Wildcats took over ownership and operation of the team for a period of five years. In 2020, the licence was transferred back to Basketball Western Australia. In 2024, the licence was transferred to Sports Entertainment Group's sporting teams business, SEN Teams. The Lynx have reached six WNBL Grand Finals, winning their only championship in 1992.
In 1985, the Western Australian Basketball Federation sent its senior women's team to the Australian women's club championships. Prior to the championships, WA was seen as at least two years away from a national conference berth. After the team went 5–1 at the championships, WA was granted entry into the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC), a second-tier national league under the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Former Australian representative Sue Harcus was a key figure in getting a WA side into the national competition. The entry was seen as a two-year apprenticeship on the basis that they paid their own airfares in the first two years. The team debuted in the WBC in 1986, funded by the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and the WA Basketball Federation, and backed by Adidas. Harcus served as assistant coach under head coach Dave Hancock. The team endured tough travel schedules, sometimes playing three games in 36 hours or four games in five days. In 12 games, the team had five wins and seven losses.
In 1987, the team was known as the WAIS Rockets. For WA to be admitted to the WNBL, the state was told that the Rockets had to win the 1987 WBC title. That year, the Rockets played all of their games away from home including finals, finishing on top of the ladder with a 10–1 record and beating the Forestville Eagles in overtime to advance to the grand final, where they won the title 56–47 against the Knox Raiders. The Rockets featured Tanya Fisher and Cheryl Kickett-Tucker.
The franchise debuted in the WNBL in the 1988 season as the Perth Breakers. The Rockets name was dropped due to the WNBL already having the North Adelaide Rockets in the league. The Breakers finished their inaugural season in ninth place with a 6–16 record.
In the 1989 WNBL season, the Breakers amassed a 9–8 record over the first half of the season. As a consequence of the 1989 pilot strike, the team withdrew from the season and their record was deleted from the ladder. The Breakers returned to action in the 1990 season. After playing at the Superdrome in Mount Claremont over their first two seasons, the side returned to its original venue at Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium.
The Breakers appeared in the WNBL finals every year between 1991 and 2000 except 1997, making grand final appearances in 1992, 1993 and 1999.
In the 1992 season, the Breakers won the WNBL championship behind captain Michele Timms and coach Tom Maher, along with Robyn Maher, Tanya Fisher, Natasha Bargeus, Lisa MacLean, Marynne Briggs and Marianna Vlahov. They defeated the Dandenong Rangers 58–54 in the grand final. Tom Maher won the Coach of the year award; Robyn Maher was the league's Best Defensive Player, and Timms was recognised as the league's number one point guard.
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Perth Lynx
The Perth Lynx are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Perth High Performance Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Northern Star Resources Perth Lynx.
The Lynx were established in 1988 as the Perth Breakers. After being owned and operated by Basketball Western Australia from 2001 to 2015, the Perth Wildcats took over ownership and operation of the team for a period of five years. In 2020, the licence was transferred back to Basketball Western Australia. In 2024, the licence was transferred to Sports Entertainment Group's sporting teams business, SEN Teams. The Lynx have reached six WNBL Grand Finals, winning their only championship in 1992.
In 1985, the Western Australian Basketball Federation sent its senior women's team to the Australian women's club championships. Prior to the championships, WA was seen as at least two years away from a national conference berth. After the team went 5–1 at the championships, WA was granted entry into the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC), a second-tier national league under the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Former Australian representative Sue Harcus was a key figure in getting a WA side into the national competition. The entry was seen as a two-year apprenticeship on the basis that they paid their own airfares in the first two years. The team debuted in the WBC in 1986, funded by the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and the WA Basketball Federation, and backed by Adidas. Harcus served as assistant coach under head coach Dave Hancock. The team endured tough travel schedules, sometimes playing three games in 36 hours or four games in five days. In 12 games, the team had five wins and seven losses.
In 1987, the team was known as the WAIS Rockets. For WA to be admitted to the WNBL, the state was told that the Rockets had to win the 1987 WBC title. That year, the Rockets played all of their games away from home including finals, finishing on top of the ladder with a 10–1 record and beating the Forestville Eagles in overtime to advance to the grand final, where they won the title 56–47 against the Knox Raiders. The Rockets featured Tanya Fisher and Cheryl Kickett-Tucker.
The franchise debuted in the WNBL in the 1988 season as the Perth Breakers. The Rockets name was dropped due to the WNBL already having the North Adelaide Rockets in the league. The Breakers finished their inaugural season in ninth place with a 6–16 record.
In the 1989 WNBL season, the Breakers amassed a 9–8 record over the first half of the season. As a consequence of the 1989 pilot strike, the team withdrew from the season and their record was deleted from the ladder. The Breakers returned to action in the 1990 season. After playing at the Superdrome in Mount Claremont over their first two seasons, the side returned to its original venue at Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium.
The Breakers appeared in the WNBL finals every year between 1991 and 2000 except 1997, making grand final appearances in 1992, 1993 and 1999.
In the 1992 season, the Breakers won the WNBL championship behind captain Michele Timms and coach Tom Maher, along with Robyn Maher, Tanya Fisher, Natasha Bargeus, Lisa MacLean, Marynne Briggs and Marianna Vlahov. They defeated the Dandenong Rangers 58–54 in the grand final. Tom Maher won the Coach of the year award; Robyn Maher was the league's Best Defensive Player, and Timms was recognised as the league's number one point guard.