Miracle still a chance as Thunder try to save club Logan Thunder's Laurie Koehn is blocked by Canberra Capitals Brigette Ardossi and Carly Wilson Photo: Jeffrey Chan South East Queensland's last remaining professional basketball team may just pull off a miracle and avoid joining the list of extinct clubs in the region. Having lost BDS as their naming rights sponsor, the Logan Thunder have been under the pump to raise $150,000 to ensure the club's financial future. To make matters worse, with the start of the WNBL season just a week away, the Thunder needs proof of the funds by close of business Friday, after which Basketball Australia will make a decision on the team's involvement in this season's competition. Logan Thunder's Cayla Francis. Photo: Stuart Walmsley However, the club might just hit the winning shot at the buzzer, having raised $100,000 by late on Thursday. With players helping by knocking on doors and rattling the tin, they managed to find more than $50k worth of support during Thursday afternoon. Thunder head coach Jason Chainey said they were heading in the right direction and is hopeful they can finish off the revenue drive. However he acknowledged they are not over the line yet, still needing to deliver another $50,000 and provide proof of the funds to Basketball Australia before the weekend. Chainey said contributions from several businesses had helped them to date, despite expecting difficulty in finding a new naming rights sponsor at this stage. A number of companies have donated five, 10, $15,000 but the challenge with [securing a new naming rights sponsor] is that we're sort of putting pressure on people to quickly make a decision. Former Thunder General Manager Phil Binder also flew the flag, saying "the club has a very strong future if it can get over this serious short-term issue." Chainey praised the players for their efforts in trying to keep the club afloat. They're basketballers at the end of the day, not businesspeople, but I tell you what, they've rung people, they've knocked on doors, they've been really good. He said it would be a "sad day" for basketball in South East Queensland if the Thunder cannot complete their last-minute bid to continue their existence. The region would be left without a professional basketball team having already seen former NBL clubs Brisbane Bullets and the Gold Coast Blaze and the WNBL's Brisbane Blazers fold. He said the club's off-court issues were providing unfortunate distractions in their preparations for their scheduled round one away clash with the Dandenong Rangers in a rematch of the Spring Shield final on October 5. "I didn't get to coach the girls this morning because I was busy trying to rattle the tin essentially," Chainey said. Wallaby star Quade Cooper and Brisbane's NFL rookie Jesse Williams are among a host of sports stars who have taken to social media to gather support for the Thunder.