South West Slammers is an NBL1 West club based in Bunbury, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The Slammers play their home games at Eaton Recreation Centre and represent Western Australia's South West region. The club has gone through a number of name changes over the years.

Club history

Men's team

1989 saw the formation of the State Basketball League (SBL) with both a men's and women's competition. A team from Bunbury, known as the Slammers, entered the Men's SBL for its inaugural season. The Slammers won championships in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999, while also making grand final appearances in 1991 and 1992. Following this period, the Slammers had an 11-year stretch without making the finals and an overall record of 46–225, which included two winless seasons and two years where they had just the one win. The Slammers returned to the finals in 2013, 2014 and 2015, with 2015 culminating in a grand final loss to the Joondalup Wolves.

Women's team

In 1992, a Slammers women's team entered the Women's SBL. The team struggled over their first three seasons, as they finished in ninth place each year while registering a 6–14 record in both 1992 and 1993, and a 3–17 record in 1994. The team subsequently exited the league following the 1994 season and had a five-year hiatus, returning in 2000. In 2012, after 15 seasons of not playing in the finals, the Slammers finished in third place with a 15–7 record. They went on to reach the grand final, where they defeated the Rockingham Flames 85–48 to win their maiden championship. In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West. Coming into the 2024 season, the Slammers women had lost 32 straight matches and 73 of their last 74.

Accolades

Women Men