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Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium

Purpose-built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia


Summary

Purpose-built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia

FieldValue
namePerry Lakes Basketball Stadium
imagePerry Lakes Basketball Stadium.jpg
locationMeagher Drive, Floreat, Western Australia
coordinates
opened29 September 1962
closed21 March 2010
demolished2011
surfaceHardwood
tenantsPerry Lakes Basketball Association
Basketball Western Australia
Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1982-1986)
Perth Lynx (WNBL) (1990–1992, 2002-2009)
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
seating_capacity1,500 (main court)

Basketball Western Australia Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1982-1986) Perth Lynx (WNBL) (1990–1992, 2002-2009) 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium was a purpose-built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium was built as part of the city's new building constructions for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, with the intention to host the boxing events and then be used permanently as a basketball venue.

Before the Games started in November 1962, the venue hosted the Australian Basketball Senior men's championships held in October, and was Western Australia's home of basketball until 2010.

At the time of construction, the stadium featured three courts and had no second stand facing Court 1. Courts 2 and 3 had bitumen surfaces and ran parallel to the other courts. Later Courts 4 and 5 were added, followed by the corridor along with Courts 6, 7 and 8. Court 1 at Perry Lakes was considered by many to be second only to Apollo Stadium in Adelaide as the finest in Australia.

The stadium housed the headquarters of Basketball Western Australia and Perry Lakes Basketball Association. The Perth Wildcats played their home games at Perry Lakes between 1982 and 1986, while the Perth Lynx also hosted games at Perry Lakes during the 1990s and 2000s.

The stadium was closed in March 2010 and later demolished to make way for housing developments. The stadium's successor was the WA Basketball Centre, located just metres down the road.

References

References

  1. "FLASHBACK 22: July, August 1975". BotiNagy.com.
  2. "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games".
  3. (29 September 2009). "Perry Lakes Hawks to Farewell Home Stadium - Perry Lakes Hawks". GameDay.
  4. "The Wildcats Story".
  5. "History".
  6. "2001/2002 WNBL Draw".
  7. "Venue and Ticket Information".
  8. "Club Administration".
  9. (21 August 2009). "SBL's last hurrah at Perry Lakes". The West Australian.
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