At that time, the Wildcats were sitting on a shaky record of 12 wins and 12 losses and were sitting outside of the top-four. "In this instance, games four and five were cancelled by the League due to unforeseen circumstances pursuant to rule 34 (regarding game abandonment) of the NBL operations manual."
The The Wildcats are the city's only major professional basketball team and are one of The Wildcats have consistently enjoyed large home crowds since moving into Perth Arena in 2012, resulting in arguably the greatest home-court advantage in the NBL.Since 2012, the team has been forced on an extended road trip for much of December due to Perth's annual hosting of the When the Wildcats have won the NBL title, the team's victory celebration and ceremony has been held in the Gordon Ellis took over as coach in 1983, but a 6–16 record ensued, with the Wildcats finishing well out of the finals race in 13th position. In 1984, the team was renamed the A fourth coach in Jay Brehmer came into the team for the 1985 season. However, an inspired Perth Wildcats side took to the court in February and finished the season on a seven-game streak. On the eve of their finals campaign, Cotton was named The first move of the 2019 off-season was the re-signing of four-time championship-winning coach During pre-season, the Wildcats lost Swaka Lo Buluk to an ankle injury that saw him miss the first 17 games of the season.The team started the season with a 5–1 record, before slipping to 8–5 by the end of round 10 following back-to-back losses. The 2013 off-season saw the departure of Rob Beveridge (coach), Kevin Lisch (shooting guard) and Cameron Tovey (small forward).James Ennis was a prized recruit for the Wildcats and his agreement with the team was well documented, with the The Wildcats cruised to their 11th Grand Final appearance with a 2–0 Semi-final series win over the Wollongong Hawks. They cruised to a 109–86 victory to claim their first NBL Championship. For his superb series, Grace was recognised as In controversial circumstances, Cal Bruton was not retained as coach despite leading the Wildcats to a championship in 1990. Without their star import, the Wildcats struggled to be competitive as they finished the season in 12th place with an 8–18 record. "Having considered all of that advice, we have concluded that there is only one outcome that is most appropriate in the circumstances of the league having made the decision to cancel games four and five of the finals series," he said. Many changes occurred in 1987. In 1979, the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia was formed. The run of form came at the perfect time, as the Wildcats surged towards the 2017 title, with Redhage's final game seeing him become a four-time championship player. "There are bigger problems in the world and we felt this needed a quick conclusion. The Wildcats were highly successful in 1995, as coach Hurley guided the team to what was referred to as the 'Triple Crown'—winning the pre-season competition, finishing minor premiers and then winning the NBL Championship. The Wildcats easily accounted for long-term rivals the Just as Mike Ellis had hoped, he and the likes of Pinder, Crawford, Grace and Vlahov found themselves in the midst of a Perth Wildcats dynasty. After defeating the Melbourne Tigers in the quarter-finals and the Adelaide 36ers in the Semi-finals, the Wildcats won through to their fifth Grand Final in nine years. By qualifying for the finals in 2016, the Wildcats set a record with their 30th straight season of playing finals basketball.The 2016 off-season saw a lot of change in personnel, with three key players from the 2015/16 championship team moving on—Nate Jawai, Tom Jervis and Jermaine Beal.The Wildcats started the season off strong with a 4–1 record, but things went south quickly after that. In a rollercoaster Grand Final series against the The Wildcats' championship win booked themselves a trip to London to play in the Following four straight injury-plagued seasons that all resulted in early finals exists, the Wildcats geared up for a big season in Prior to the season, Perth Wildcats owner Kerry Stokes decided to pass on the reins of the franchise to basketball great In 2002, club legend and captain Andrew Vlahov retired after 12 seasons, leaving Ricky Grace as the only remaining Wildcat from the team's halcyon days of the early to mid 1990s.
The The Wildcats are the city's only major professional basketball team and are one of The Wildcats have consistently enjoyed large home crowds since moving into Perth Arena in 2012, resulting in arguably the greatest home-court advantage in the NBL.Since 2012, the team has been forced on an extended road trip for much of December due to Perth's annual hosting of the When the Wildcats have won the NBL title, the team's victory celebration and ceremony has been held in the Gordon Ellis took over as coach in 1983, but a 6–16 record ensued, with the Wildcats finishing well out of the finals race in 13th position. In 1984, the team was renamed the A fourth coach in Jay Brehmer came into the team for the 1985 season. However, an inspired Perth Wildcats side took to the court in February and finished the season on a seven-game streak. On the eve of their finals campaign, Cotton was named The first move of the 2019 off-season was the re-signing of four-time championship-winning coach During pre-season, the Wildcats lost Swaka Lo Buluk to an ankle injury that saw him miss the first 17 games of the season.The team started the season with a 5–1 record, before slipping to 8–5 by the end of round 10 following back-to-back losses. The 2013 off-season saw the departure of Rob Beveridge (coach), Kevin Lisch (shooting guard) and Cameron Tovey (small forward).James Ennis was a prized recruit for the Wildcats and his agreement with the team was well documented, with the The Wildcats cruised to their 11th Grand Final appearance with a 2–0 Semi-final series win over the Wollongong Hawks. They cruised to a 109–86 victory to claim their first NBL Championship. For his superb series, Grace was recognised as In controversial circumstances, Cal Bruton was not retained as coach despite leading the Wildcats to a championship in 1990. Without their star import, the Wildcats struggled to be competitive as they finished the season in 12th place with an 8–18 record. "Having considered all of that advice, we have concluded that there is only one outcome that is most appropriate in the circumstances of the league having made the decision to cancel games four and five of the finals series," he said. Many changes occurred in 1987. In 1979, the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia was formed. The run of form came at the perfect time, as the Wildcats surged towards the 2017 title, with Redhage's final game seeing him become a four-time championship player. "There are bigger problems in the world and we felt this needed a quick conclusion. The Wildcats were highly successful in 1995, as coach Hurley guided the team to what was referred to as the 'Triple Crown'—winning the pre-season competition, finishing minor premiers and then winning the NBL Championship. The Wildcats easily accounted for long-term rivals the Just as Mike Ellis had hoped, he and the likes of Pinder, Crawford, Grace and Vlahov found themselves in the midst of a Perth Wildcats dynasty. After defeating the Melbourne Tigers in the quarter-finals and the Adelaide 36ers in the Semi-finals, the Wildcats won through to their fifth Grand Final in nine years. By qualifying for the finals in 2016, the Wildcats set a record with their 30th straight season of playing finals basketball.The 2016 off-season saw a lot of change in personnel, with three key players from the 2015/16 championship team moving on—Nate Jawai, Tom Jervis and Jermaine Beal.The Wildcats started the season off strong with a 4–1 record, but things went south quickly after that. In a rollercoaster Grand Final series against the The Wildcats' championship win booked themselves a trip to London to play in the Following four straight injury-plagued seasons that all resulted in early finals exists, the Wildcats geared up for a big season in Prior to the season, Perth Wildcats owner Kerry Stokes decided to pass on the reins of the franchise to basketball great In 2002, club legend and captain Andrew Vlahov retired after 12 seasons, leaving Ricky Grace as the only remaining Wildcat from the team's halcyon days of the early to mid 1990s.