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| Established | 1990 |
| Final Season | 1996 |
| Former Home Venue | Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast |
| Team Colours | Dark Green, Blue, White |
| Championships | None |
| Team History | Gold Coast Cougars (1990-91) Gold Coast Rollers (1992-96) |
The Gold Coast Rollers were an Australian basketball team, that played in Gold Coast, Queensland, in the National Basketball League. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition The team was originally named the Gold Coast Cougars before being renamed the Rollers in 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The team was one of only two teams from the state of Queensland when it first joined the NBL (the Brisbane Bullets being the other). Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent History The Bullets were established in 1979 for the foundation season of the National Basketball League under the captaincy of Bruce Fitzgerald and Head coach The Rollers were one of three teams (the Geelong Supercats and the Hobart Devils being the other two) that had their NBL licenses revoked by the league directors in 1996 due to financial difficulties. NBL History The Geelong Cats were founded as part of the Victorian Basketball Association in 1978. The Hobart Devils were an Australian Basketball team that played in Hobart, Tasmania, in the National Basketball League. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) While not the first time teams had folded in the league, the sudden departure of the Devils, Supercats and Rollers signified that the NBL's successful era (between late 1980s and early 1990s) was truly over.
Since the departure of the Rollers in 1996, reports have often surfaced regarding a new Gold Coast team entering the league [1]. However, the NBL was concerned over the financial security of any such venture. On November 21, 2006, the NBL confirmed that a new Gold Coast based team will join the league in 2007/08, thanks to the work of former Rollers coach David Claxton [2]. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The team will compete as the Gold Coast Blaze. History The first official reports of a new Gold Coast franchise surfaced in September 2006
Only one player to have played for the Gold Coast Rollers remains in NBL competition today: Ben Castle, who currently plays for the Wollongong Hawks. Ben Castle is a British Jazz musician the son of entertainer Roy Castle.
Honour Roll
| NBL Championships: | None |
| NBL Finals Appearances: | None |
| NBL Grand Final Appearances: | None |
| NBL Most Valuable Players: | None |
| NBL Grand Final MVPs: | None |
| All-NBL First Team: | Mike Mitchell (1991) |
| NBL Coach of the Year: | None |
| NBL Rookie of the Year: | None |
| NBL Most Improved Player: | None |
| NBL Best Defensive Player: | None |
| NBL Best Sixth Man: | None |
| NBL Good Hands Award: | Andre LaFleur (1991-1993) |
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