Albert Park Basketball Stadium
| Location | Albert Park, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1956 |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 10 July 1997 |
| Demolished | 1997 |
| Tenants | |
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St. Kilda Saints (NBL) (1979–1983) Melbourne Tigers (NBL) (1984–1987) | |
Albert Park Basketball Stadium was an Australian basketball centre in Albert Park, Victoria. The eight-court arena was the home of NBL side St. Kilda Saints and Melbourne United (formerly Melbourne Tigers).
The stadium was closed and demolished in 1997, and was replaced with basketball facilities incorporated into the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre which was built on the same site.
For a number of years, attached to the back of the stadium was a house which was the residence of former Australian and long time Melbourne Tigers coach Lindsay Gaze and his family, which included his son, Australian basketball player Andrew Gaze. The younger Gaze later told that he and his father would spend many nights by themselves either in their back yard (on one of the 7 outdoor courts) or in the stadium working on his game, though Lindsay just said that to him it was father and son spending time together.[1]