| Tasmania JackJumpers | |||
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 2025–26 Tasmania JackJumpers season | |||
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| League | NBL | ||
| Founded | 2020; 6 years ago (2020) | ||
| History | Tasmania JackJumpers 2021–present | ||
| Arena | MyState Bank Arena Silverdome | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Location | Hobart,Tasmania | ||
| Team colours | Burnham green, tropical rainforest green, yellow | ||
| CEO | Christine Finnegan | ||
| Chairman | Steve Old | ||
| General manager | Darren Smith | ||
| Head coach | Scott Roth | ||
| Team captain | Will Magnay | ||
| Ownership | Altor Capital (majority owner) | ||
| Championships | 1 (2024) | ||
| Website | JackJumpers.com.au | ||
TheTasmania JackJumpers are an Australian professionalbasketball team based inHobart,Tasmania, who entered theNational Basketball League (NBL) in the2021–22 season, and play their home games atMyState Bank Arena and theSilverdome.[1] The team is named after thejack jumper ant, a species of venomous ant predominantly found in the island state. The JackJumpers won their maiden NBL championship in2024.
In February 2019, theNational Basketball League (NBL) indicated that Tasmania was on the league's future expansion radar.[2] Twelve months later, it was revealed that Tasmania had secured an NBL licence and a team would enter the league in the2021–22 season.[3]
On 1 October 2020, the team name was revealed as theTasmania JackJumpers.[4] On the eve of the team's first NBL game, Tasmanian bandLuca Brasi released "Jackies Are On the March", an original theme for the team.[5]
In their NBL debut on 3 December 2021, the JackJumpers defeated theBrisbane Bullets 83–74 in overtime atMyState Bank Arena in Hobart.[6] The JackJumpers finished the regular season in fourth place with a 17–11 record and faced the first-placedMelbourne United in the semi-finals, where they defeated United 2–1 to advance to the NBL Grand Final series.[7] They ultimately lost 3–0 in the grand final to theSydney Kings.[8]
In the2023–24 NBL season, the JackJumpers returned to the NBL Grand Final series with a 2–1 semi-finals series victory over thePerth Wildcats.[9] They went on to win their maidenNBL championship with a 3–2 grand final series victory overMelbourne United,[10] becoming the first Tasmanian NBL champions sinceLaunceston Casino City in1981.[11]
As NBL champions, the JackJumpers competed in the2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, becoming the first team from Oceania to play in theFIBA Intercontinental Cup.[12] Tasmania finished third, after defeatingAl Riyadi from Lebanon in the third place game.[13]
In the2024–25 NBL season, the JackJumpers started with a 3–8 record and went on to miss the top six on percentage at 13–16.[14]
In February 2025, NBL ownerLarry Kestelman sold the JackJumpers to a private capital firm, Altor Capital.[15]
In August 2025 it was announced that the JackJumpers had secured the next expansion license for theWomen's National Basketball League, with the intention to establish a women's team to commence playing in the 2026–27 WNBL season.[16] They will share facilities with the men's team in Hobart, and also intend to play at least half of their matches in the north of the state.[17] The team name and branding was announced asTasmania Jewels in December 2025.[18]
The JackJumpers are headquartered, train, and play most of their home games atMyState Bank Arena,[19] located inGlenorchy, part of the metropolitanHobart region.[20] TheSilverdome, located inLaunceston, also hosts a minimum of two home games a year.[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| NBL Championships: | 1 (2024) |
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| Regular Season Champions: | 0 |
| NBL Finals Appearances: | 4 (2022,2023,2024,2026) |
| NBL Grand Final appearances: | 2 (2022,2024) |
| NBL Grand Final MVP: | Jack McVeigh (2024) |
| All-NBL First Team: | Milton Doyle (2023) |
| All-NBL Second Team: | Josh Adams (2022),Milton Doyle (2024),Jack McVeigh (2024) |
| NBL Next Generation Award: | N/A |
| NBL Most Improved Player: | Sean Macdonald (2024) |
| NBL Coach of the Year: | Scott Roth (2022) |
| NBL Best Sixth Man: | N/A |
| NBL Best Defensive Player: | N/A |
| GameTime by Kmart: | Jack McVeigh (2022),Majok Deng (2025) |
| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
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| 2021–22 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Sydney) 0–3 | Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Josh Adams |
| 2022–23 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won seeding qualifier (Cairns) 87–79 Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 1–2 | Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Milton Doyle |
| 2023–24 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won seeding qualifier (Illawarra) 92–76 Won semifinals (Perth) 2–1 Won NBL finals (Melbourne) 3–2 | Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Jack McVeigh |
| 2024–25 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 29 | 13 | 16 | .448 | Did not qualify | Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Jordon Crawford |
| Regular season record | 113 | 62 | 51 | .549 | 0 regular season champions | ||||||
| Finals record | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 1 NBL championships | ||||||
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