NW Tasmania Thunder

NW Tasmania Thunder
Leagues	SEABL
Founded	1986
History	NW Tasmania Brewers 1999–2002 NW Tasmania Thunder 2003–present
Arena	Schweppes Arena (capacity: 1,500)
Location	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Team colors	White, Green
Main sponsor	Tall Timbers Hotel
President	Tony Barker
Head coach	Phil Thomas
Championships	1 (1996)
Website	NWThunder.com.au

The North-West Tasmania Thunder is a men's basketball team from Ulverstone, Tasmania that plays in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). Established in 1986,^[1] the team found success for the first time in 1996, winning the CBA's south division title before going on to win the national title behind the play of forward Dave Biwer, the MVP of the title match.^[2]

In 1999, the team became known as the Brewers, having previously been known as the Originals.^[3] They changed names again in 2003, becoming the Thunder. The following year, they won their second south division title and made it through to the National Final, where they lost to the Cairns Marlins.^[4]

Current roster

NW Tasmania Thunder roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.
5.0 !C	1	USA !	Johnson, Gary (I)	7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
1.5 !G	4	AUS !	Haywood, Nick	7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
1.5 !G	5	AUS !	Mesman, Jamie	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
1.5 !G	6	AUS !	Bragg, Mason (C)	7000184000000000000♠1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
1.5 !G	7	AUS !	Kelly, Tyler	7000184000000000000♠1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
1.5 !G	8	AUS !	Barker, Lachlan	7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
2.5 !G/F	9	AUS !	Chilcott, Joe	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
3.5 !F	12	AUS !	Simpson, Bradley	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
3.5 !F	13	AUS !	Simpson, Lucas	7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
2.5 !G/F	14	AUS !	Beurmann, Matt	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
1.5 !G	21	AUS !	Armstrong, Brady	7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
3.5 !F	22	USA !	Jackson, Garrett (I)	7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
3.5 !F	23	AUS !	Atem, Atem	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
1.5 !G		AUS !	Salter, Mitchell	7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Head coach

Phil Thomas

Assistant coach(es)

Matthew Bennell
Ben Keeley

Team manager

John Lowrie

Legend

(C) Team captain
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster
Updated: 3 April 2016

References

External links

South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL)

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