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South Dragons unveiled
Thursday, 15 December 2005 @ 1:47 PM
sportal.com.au
Melbourne will have two teams playing in the NBL next season, following the official unveiling of the latest club to join the league, the South Dragons.
The Dragons will be playing under the license of Cowan Basketball, who had the former Victorian Giant's licensed transferred to them in October.
The extra team will mean that the NBL will be more balanced with twelve teams overall in the competition, and Commissioner of the NBL, Rick Burton, believes that the new side will reignite the two team rivalry that used to exist in Melbourne.
"This will write a new chapter in Victoria’s proud basketball history. This presents a fantastic new opportunity for the Melbourne public and supporter base to get behind their teams," Burton said.
"Melbourne is well known for its interest in sport and this return of the second team is a reflection of the support and interest in basketball in Victoria," he added.
Majority owner of the new club, Mark Cowan, revealed that the choosing of the Dragon logo signified the way he wanted his team to play on the court.
"In choosing the name, we looked at the competitive set which consisted mostly of animals and decided that being a Dragon was not only a more powerful being than a Wildcat or a Crocodile but importantly in a one-on-one battle with a King or a Tiger a Dragon would win every time."
The team will commence its recruitment of a coach and its players immediately, as it looks to set up a successful side to kick off proceedings in 2006/07.
Thursday, 15 December 2005 @ 1:47 PM
sportal.com.au
Melbourne will have two teams playing in the NBL next season, following the official unveiling of the latest club to join the league, the South Dragons.
The Dragons will be playing under the license of Cowan Basketball, who had the former Victorian Giant's licensed transferred to them in October.
The extra team will mean that the NBL will be more balanced with twelve teams overall in the competition, and Commissioner of the NBL, Rick Burton, believes that the new side will reignite the two team rivalry that used to exist in Melbourne.
"This will write a new chapter in Victoria’s proud basketball history. This presents a fantastic new opportunity for the Melbourne public and supporter base to get behind their teams," Burton said.
"Melbourne is well known for its interest in sport and this return of the second team is a reflection of the support and interest in basketball in Victoria," he added.
Majority owner of the new club, Mark Cowan, revealed that the choosing of the Dragon logo signified the way he wanted his team to play on the court.
"In choosing the name, we looked at the competitive set which consisted mostly of animals and decided that being a Dragon was not only a more powerful being than a Wildcat or a Crocodile but importantly in a one-on-one battle with a King or a Tiger a Dragon would win every time."
The team will commence its recruitment of a coach and its players immediately, as it looks to set up a successful side to kick off proceedings in 2006/07.