The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league. The Melbourne Tigers are the equal second most successful club in Australian basketball with four championships, second only to the Perth Wildcats.They also enter a team in the Big V conference of the Australian Basketball Association, combined with a strong junior basketball program, fielding teams in all age groups of Australian representative basketball.
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth. They are the most successful team in the league, having achieved five championships (moving ahead of the four championships won by the Adelaide 36ers and more recently by the Melbourne Tigers), and have currently appeared in the finals for 25 straight seasons (an accomplishment matched by no other NBL club).
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