Brisbane Capitals
Brisbane Capitals is a NBL1 North club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 North. The club is a division of Brisbane Basketball Incorporated (BBI), one of the major administrative basketball organisations in the region. The Capitals play their home games at Auchenflower Stadium. Club history Background In 1962, Brisbane Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) was formed. In 1979, the association entered the Brisbane Bullets into the inaugural National Basketball League (NBL) season. In 1982, the association entered the Brisbane Blazers into the inaugural Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) season. In 1984, the organisation was incorporated and became Brisbane Basketball Incorporated. The Bullets were sold in 1991, while the WNBL license was relinquished in 1995. NBL1 (formerly QBL) 1986 saw the formation of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) with both a men's and women's competition. Brisbane, trading as the Brewers, entered a team into both the Men's QBL and Women's QBL. The women's team saw immediate success, winning the inaugural championship before going on to win six titles in the competition's first seven seasons, including winning five in a row between 1988 and 1992. The Brewers women went on to finish as