| Cairns Marlins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| League | NBL1 North | ||
| Founded | 1987 | ||
| History | Cairns Marlins 1987–present | ||
| Arena | Trinity Ford Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 730 | ||
| Location | Cairns, Queensland | ||
| Team colors | Deep sky blue, orange, white | ||
| President | Chris Van Dorssen | ||
| General manager | Luca Vergari | ||
| Ownership | Cairns Basketball Inc. | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Cairns Taipans Cairns Dolphins | ||
| Championships | 9 (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007,2009,2016) | ||
| Website | Cairns Basketball | ||
TheCairns Marlins are an Australian basketball team based inCairns, Queensland. The Marlins compete in the men'sNBL1 North and play their home games atEarly Settler Stadium. The team is affiliated with Cairns Basketball Inc. (CBI), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. CBI's women's team is theCairns Dolphins.
After operating a successful basketball program inCairns, Queensland, Cairns Basketball joined theQueensland State Basketball League in its second season in 1987.[1] They fielded two teams, the Cairns Marlins in the men's competition and the Cairns Dolphins in the women's competition.
Between 1993 and 1998 the Marlins won four championships, prompting calls for Cairns to join the AustralianNational Basketball League. TheCairns Taipans joined the NBL for the1999–2000 season, with Marlin's head coach Rod Popp coaching the team.[1]
Since the Taipans' entry into the NBL the two teams have remained very close, often sharing development and training players over the NBL off-season and the QBL season.
The Marlins are the most successful team in the QBL, holding nine championships since the team joined the league. They also make regular appearances in the playoffs, making 19 appearances over 26 seasons since 1993.[2]
After a successful first season in 2019, in 2020 theNBL1 expanded into Queensland and replaced the QBL. After this change, the Marlins transferred to theNBL1 North.[3]
| Season | League | Regular Season | Post-Season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||||
| Cairns Marlins | ||||||||||
| 1987 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1988 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1989 | QSBL | |||||||||
| 1990 | QSBL | David Ingram | ||||||||
| 1991 | QSBL | Peter Pendle | ||||||||
| 1992 | QSBL | 4 | 22[4] | Brian Vincent | ||||||
| 1993 | QSBL | 16 | 8[5] | Champions in Final against Burdekin Wildcats | Rod Popp | Alan Christie | ||||
| 1994 | CBA | 1st | 27 | 4[6] | Lost in Final toBallarat Miners | Ben Johnson | ||||
| 1995 | CBA | 15 | 9[7] | |||||||
| 1996 | CBA | 16 | 8[8] | Billy Ross | ||||||
| 1997 | CBA | 24 | 2[9] | Lost in Final to Suncoast Clippers | ||||||
| 1998 | ABA | 34 | 2[10] | Champions in Final against Townsville Heat | Lucas Agrums | |||||
| 1999 | ABA | Lost in Final to Southern Districts | ||||||||
| 2000 | ABA | 6th | 18 | 7 | 11 | .388 | Mark Beecroft | |||
| 2001 | ABA | Champions in Final againstBrisbane Capitals | ||||||||
| 2002 | ABA | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | Lost in Final toBrisbane Capitals | |||
| 2003 | ABA | 1st | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | Lost in Final to South West Metro Pirates | |||
| 2004 | ABA | Champions in Final against Townsville Heat, 103–94 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ABA | 1st | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | Lost in Final to Southern Districts Spartans, 90–85 | |||
| 2006 | QABL | Aaron Fearne | ||||||||
| 2007 | QABL | Champions in Final againstGold Coast Goannas, 135–94 | ||||||||
| 2008 | QABL | |||||||||
| 2009 | QBL | Champions in Final againstRockhampton Rockets, 113–81 | ||||||||
| 2010 | QBL | 4th | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2011 | QBL | 7th | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | ||||
| 2012 | QBL | 4th | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | Lost in Elimination Finals to Mackay Meteors, 106–75 | |||
| 2013 | QBL | 2nd | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | Lost in Elimination-finals to Townsville Heat, 86–99 | Jamie Pearlman | ||
| 2014 | QBL | 3rd | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | Lost in Elimination-finals to Mackay Meteors, 83–63 | |||
| 2015 | QBL | 7th | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | Did not qualify | James Mitchell | ||
| 2016 | QBL | 5th | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | Champions in Final againstBrisbane Capitals, 2–0 | Damon Heuir | ||
| 2017 | QBL | 4th | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | Lost in Semi-finals to Townsville Heat, 79–77 | |||
| 2018 | QBL | 6th | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | Lost in Final to Townsville Heat, 2–0 | Jamie O'Loughlin | Anthony Fisher | |
| 2019 | QBL | 4th | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Lost in Elimination-finals toRockhampton Rockets, 79-90 | Anthony Fisher | ||
| 2020 | NBL1 North | Season cancelled | ||||||||
| 2021 | NBL1 North | 5th | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Lost in Grand Final to Mackay Meteors, 2–0 | Kerry Williams | Anthony Fisher | |
| Cairns Marlins roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Updated: 19 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
