Rockingham Flames

Basketball team in Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham Flames

Leagues| NBL1 West
Founded| 1992
History| Men:
Rockingham Flames
1994–present
Women:
Rockingham Flames
1992–present
Arena| Mike Barnett Sports Complex
Location| Rockingham, Western Australia
Team colors| Red, black, white
President| Jo Clossick
Vice-president(s)| Karina Tudor
General manager| Frank Fimmano
Head coach| M: Ryan Petrik
W: Ryan Petrik
Championships| 5
Website| RockinghamFlames.com.au

Rockingham Flames is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of the Rockingham Basketball and Recreation Association (RBRA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Flames play their home games at Mike Barnett Sports Complex.

## Club history

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In the early 1970s, Rockingham and Districts Basketball Association was established.[1][2]

The Rockingham Flames made their debut in the State Basketball League (SBL) in 1992 in the form of a women's team, becoming the first club to introduce a women's program before a men's program.[1] In 1994, a Rockingham Flames men's team entered the Men's SBL.[3] The club saw little success over their first 20 seasons in the SBL, with neither the women or the men winning a minor premiership or earning a grand final berth.[4]

In 2012, the Flames women made history for the club by reaching their first ever grand final,[5][6][7] where they lost 85–48 to the South West Slammers.[8]

Between 2013 and 2016, the Flames had a successful four-year run with women's import Sami Whitcomb and men's import Cooper Land. The pair both won multiple SBL MVPs, while Whitcomb led the Flames to two championships.[9][10][11][12]

NBL1 Championship Trophies, National (top) and West (bottom), won by the Flames men in 2022

In 2014, the women collected the club's first-ever minor premiership with a first-place finish and a 20–2 record. They went undefeated over the first two rounds of the finals to reach their second grand final,[13][14] where they defeated Lakeside Lightning 80–75 to claim their maiden WSBL championship.[15]

In 2015, the women finished as minor premiers for the second straight year, once again with a 20–2 record. They made their way through to their third WSBL Grand Final in four years after going undefeated over the first two rounds of the finals.[16][17] In the grand final, they defeated the Willetton Tigers 68–63 to claim back-to-back titles.[18]

In 2019, the Flames women finished the regular season in seventh position with a 13–9 record before reaching the WSBL Grand Final after going undefeated over the first two rounds of the finals.[19][20] In the grand final, the Flames defeated the Warwick Senators 85–56 to win their third WSBL championship.[21][22]

In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West.[23][24] The Flames men went on to reach the NBL1 West Grand Final to mark their first grand final appearance in their history,[25][26] where they were defeated 92–82 by the Perry Lakes Hawks.[27]

In 2022, the Flames men reached their second straight grand final, where they defeated the Geraldton Buccaneers 91–79 to win their maiden championship.[28][29] At the NBL1 National Finals, the team was crowned national champions with an 85–74 win over the Frankston Blues in the championship game.[30][31]

In 2023, the Flames men finished the regular season in first place with a 19–3 record to win their first ever minor premiership.[32] They went on to lose to the Joondalup Wolves in the preliminary final.[33][34] At the NBL1 National Finals, the team reached the grand final where they lost 90–85 to the Knox Raiders.[35]

In 2024, the Flames women finished the regular season in first place with an 18–2 record and went on to reach the NBL1 West grand final.[36][37][38] In the grand final, the Flames defeated the Cockburn Cougars 97–81 to win their fourth title.[39][40][41] They went on a 21–2 run in the last five minutes to overrun the Cougars, including scoring 19 consecutive points.[42]

## Accolades

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The Flames' three SBL championship banners hanging on the wall at Mike Barnett Sports Complex, July 2020

Women

* Championships: 4 (2014, 2015, 2019, 2024)
* Grand Final appearances: 5 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2024)
* Minor premierships: 3 (2014, 2015, 2024)

Men

* Championships: 1 (2022)
* Grand Final appearances: 2 (2021, 2022)
* Minor premierships: 1 (2023)

## References

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1. ^ a b Cross, Hannah; Ryder, Telissa (3 August 2022). "Flame still burns brightly after 30 years". SoundTelegraph.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
2. ^ "did you catch us in the Sound Telegraph this week?". facebook.com/rockingham.flames. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
3. ^ "2015 SBL Media Guide". SportsTG.com. p. 49. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
4. ^ Coleman, Hannah (16 August 2012). "Flames out to make club history (Women's semi-final preview)". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
5. ^ Marsh, Melissa (29 August 2012). "Grand Final feast for local hoops fans". PerthNow.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
6. ^ Coleman, Hannah (26 August 2012). "Flames, Cougars join Slammers and Eagles (Saturday night wrap)". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
7. ^ Coleman, Hannah (27 August 2012). "Slammers, Flames complete miracle turnaround (Women's semi-final wrap)". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
8. ^ Coleman, Hannah (1 September 2012). "Slammers claim first championship". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
9. ^ "Samuelson backing in young Flames for the long haul". SportsTG.com. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
10. ^ "Flames need to shoot better but Samuelson has long-term vision". SportsTG.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
11. ^ Salvaire, David (17 February 2017). "Star import a loss for Flames". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
12. ^ "Petrik confident of Flames' staying around the mark". SportsTG.com. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
13. ^ Pike, Chris (28 August 2014). "Petrik looking forward to battle of best teams, players". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
14. ^ Pike, Chris (29 August 2014). "Women's SBL Grand Final Preview". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
15. ^ Pike, Chris (29 August 2014). "Flames claim first women's SBL championship". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
16. ^ Pike, Chris (27 August 2015). "Petrik keeps tricks up sleeve from Flames for Tigers in grand final". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
17. ^ Pike, Chris (28 August 2015). "Women's SBL Grand Final Preview". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
18. ^ Pike, Chris (28 August 2015). "Inspired Whitcomb leads Flames to back-to-back women's SBL titles". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
19. ^ "CRAWFORD PROUD TO HAVE FLAMES FIRING INTO GRAND FINAL". SBL.asn.au. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
20. ^ "WOMEN'S SBL GRAND FINAL PREVIEW". SBL.asn.au. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
21. ^ "Senators vs Flames". FIBALiveStats.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
22. ^ "GRAND FINAL SPOTLIGHT | DEEP FLAMES TOO HOT FOR SENATORS". SBL.asn.au. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
23. ^ "NBL1 West to tip off in 2021". NBL1.com.au. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
24. ^ Garlepp, Josh (30 October 2020). "State Basketball League to become NBL 1 West as WA clubs agree to unite under national second-tier banner". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
25. ^ "Flames men fire their way past Lightning and into first grand final". rockinghamflames.com.au. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
26. ^ "Men's Grand Final Preview: Perry Lakes Hawks v Rockingham Flames". NBL1.com.au. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
27. ^ "Hawks hold out brave Flames for inaugural NBL1 West crown". NBL1.com.au. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
28. ^ "ROCKINGHAM FLAMES CROWNED NBL1 WEST CHAMPIONS". NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
29. ^ "NBL1 West Recap | Men's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
30. ^ "NBL1 National Finals Recap | Men's Championship Game". nbl1.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
31. ^ Fris, Justin (12 September 2022). "NBL1 West 2022: Rockingham Flames cap off remarkable week despite key omissions". SoundTelegraph.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024.
32. ^ "NBL1 West Recap | Friday Finals Week 1". nbl1.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
33. ^ Pike, Chris (6 August 2023). "NBL1 West Recap | Preliminary Finals". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
34. ^ Welhan, Monique (6 August 2023). "NBL1 West: Finals heartbreak for Mandurah Magic, Rockingham Flames". coastlive.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
35. ^ "NBL1 National Finals Recap | Men's Championship Game 2023". NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023.
36. ^ Pike, Chris (4 August 2024). "Recap NBL1 West | Preliminary Finals Saturday". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024.
37. ^ Welhan, Monique (4 August 2024). "Mandurah Magic men, Rockingham Flames women through to NBL1 West grand finals". CoastLive.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024.
38. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (9 August 2024). "Cockburn Cougars and Rockingham Flames to battle for NBL1 West championship at RAC Arena". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024.
39. ^ Pike, Chris (10 August 2024). "Recap NBL1 West | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024.
40. ^ "Rockingham Flames win the 2024 NBL1 West women's championship". NBL1.com.au. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024.
41. ^ Welhan, Monique (12 August 2024). "Rockingham Flames women claim 2024 NBL1 West championship". CoastLive.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024.
42. ^ Pike, Chris (14 August 2024). "Wong thrilled Flames players rewarded with championship". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024.

## External links

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* RBRA's official website

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