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| Singapore Slingers | ||||
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| Leagues | NBL (2006–2008) ABL (2009–2023) | |||
| Founded | 15 March 2006 | |||
| History | Canberra Cannons 1979–2003 Hunter Pirates 2003–2006 Singapore Slingers 2006–present | |||
| Arena | OCBC Arena | |||
| Capacity | 3,000 | |||
| Location | Kallang, Singapore | |||
| Team colours | Red, white, gold | |||
| Main sponsor | PengWine | |||
| General manager | Michael Johnson | |||
| Head coach | Neo Beng Siang | |||
| Ownership | HSJ Pte. Ltd. Basketball Enterprises Pte Ltd | |||
| Championships | 0 | |||
| Website | SingaporeSlingers.com | |||
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The Singapore Slingers are a Singaporean professional basketball team that last competed in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Slingers were known as the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers between 2009 and 2014, due to sponsorship ties with JobStreet.com.[1]
The Slingers formerly competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), becoming the first – and so far, the only – Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006–07 NBL season.[2] They withdrew from the competition in July 2008,[3] with their decision influenced by the financial costs of travelling.[4][5] They subsequently competed in the "Singapore Challenge Series", where they played against a range of teams from the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Australia.
In October 2009, the Slingers were one of the inaugural teams that began competition in the ASEAN Basketball League. From their inception in 2006 until 2014, the Slingers played their home games at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Ahead of the 2014 ABL season, the Slingers moved into the OCBC Arena. In November 2016, the Singapore Slingers and StarHub have announced a partnership that will see the pay TV operator become the Official Broadcast Partner of the Singapore Slingers for three years.[6] In the 2019–20 ABL season, Singtel became the Official Broadcast Partner of the Singapore Slingers.
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- ^ "Slingers will be competitive". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Slingers pull out of NBL". ABC News. 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Slingers expected to pull out of NBL". The Age. 29 July 2008.
- ^ Howell, Stephen (31 July 2008). "Slingers' suicide allows NBL's survival". The Age.
- ^ "Singapore Slingers Net Three-Year Broadcast Deal with StarHub". www.starhub.com.