Bulleen Boomers

Bulleen Boomers

Bulleen Boomers are a large basketball club based in the North-Eastern suburb of Bulleen, Victoria. The main stadium and offices are located on Sheehan's Road in Bulleen and has been the clubs traditional home for decades. Templestowe Leisure Center (commonly referred to as TLC) is also used as the main home court for Big V teams as well as junior teams. the Boomers participate in many junior and senior leagues as well as the Womans National Basketball League. The club also runs many competitions such as Senior Domestic leagues and local Primary School leagues.

The Boomers participate in the VJBL (representative) and EDJBA (domestic) leagues for juniors. They also compete in the Big V competition. The Boomers have also won two ABA Men's championships in 1984 and 1990.

Junior Teams

Bulleen has enjoyed record numbers in the Domestic teams where it is the second biggest club in the EDJBA league. Bulleen also compete in the VJBL and were by far the most successful club in the early days of the league. Recently the club has seen a resurgence in both the Boy's and Girls at the younger age groups with the club being premiers in the Girls Under 12's Victorian Championship (the highest league in the state, commonly referred to as 'VC') in 2005 and 2006 and losing by 6 points in Under 14's in 2007 while the Boys won the Under 12's Victorian Championship.

WNBL Team

Despite the Bulleen Melbourne Boomers being the longest surviving team in the WNBL, the Boomers have not yet won a championship. The team has mostly finished in the bottom half of the ladder but recently has had more success.

The Boomers current team roster for the 2007-08 season includes Sharin Milner, Desiree Glaubitz, Naomi Pedro, Lill Keane, Kylie Jordan, Zoe Carr, Lucy Dawson, Christy Parker, Emma Randall, Tenille Cann, Elyse Penaluna and Anna Crosswhite.

2004/05 Season

The Boomers most successful season was in the 2004/05 season when made the Preliminary Finals after finishing second after the Home and Away season. After a loss in the Major Semi Final (1st vs 2nd) against cross-town rivals the Dandenong Rangers they played against the Sydney Uni Flames but lost after leading the Flames by 21 points at half time in one of the biggest comebacks in WNBL history. Katrina Hibbert (aka 'Froggy') won the league MVP.

2005/06 Season

In the 2005/06 started off with a bang for Bulleen, winning their first two games in Overtime at home against Sydney Uni and Adelaide. They were inconsistent but the Boomers managed to find their way into the post season again. They stumbled into the Finals after losing their last two matches and finishing level with Sydney Uni, but the Boomers had beaten the Flames twice out of the three times they played therefore finished above them with a better head to head record and finished 4th. Bulleen had to play the Canberra Capitals in Canberra in the Minor Semi Final (3rd vs 4th), the defending premiers and eventual premiers of the 2005/06 season. The Boomers stayed with the Capitals all match but had no answer for WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson who top scored with 29 points for the match. The Boomers were gallant in defeat and fell short by just 4 points.

2006/07 Season

The 2006/07 season brought more consistent results for the Boomers, they only lost one match to teams that finished below them but they only won two games against teams that finished above them. This time the head to head system worked against the Boomers, who finished level on the ladder with Dandenong but had a 1-2 record against the Rangers and thus finished 5th. The Boomers had two players that made the WNBL All-Star team, Hollie Grima and Sharon Milner. Grima went on to also claim the league MVP award for a second year running.

Notable Players

* Michele Timms
* Hollie Grima
* Katrina Hibbert
* Sharin Milner
* Allison Tranquilli
* Karin Maar


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