The Sydney Flames are an Australian professional basketball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Flames compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Quaycentre. The club has won four WNBL championships, in 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2017.

History The club began as the Bankstown Bruins in the 1981 WIBC season. The Bruins were WNBL runners-up in 1982 with a grand final defeat to St Kilda. They competed as the Bankstown Bruins until 1988, when for the 1989 season they were renamed the Sydney Bruins. In 1991, they were renamed the Sydney Flames. In 2000, they were renamed the Sydney Panthers. After two seasons as the Panthers, the club returned to the Sydney Flames for the 2002–03 season.

In 2003, they were renamed the Sydney Uni Flames. The University of Sydney and Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness owned the Flames for 17 years, selling the club to the owners of the Sydney Kings in 2020. The team remained as the Sydney Uni Flames for two more seasons.

In 2022, the team rebranded back to the Sydney Flames.

Season summaries Season-by-season record Season Standings Regular season Finals Head coachWLPCTBankstown Bruins19815th6460.0Did Not QualityRobbie Cadee19821st10283.3Won Semi-Final (West Adelaide Bearcats, 71–66) Loss Grand Final (St Kilda Saints, 56–62)Robbie Cadee19838th51229.4Did Not QualityKevin Landon19845th12666.6Did Not QualitySteve Farnham19858th71236.8Did Not QualityAlan Morris19869th81633.3Did Not QualityRick Bywater19878th81240.0Did Not QualityRobbie Cadee19883rd16672.7Loss Semi-Final (West Adelaide Bearcats, 56–73)Robbie CadeeSydney Bruins19895th14863.6Did Not QualityRobbie Cadee19907th131154.1Did Not QualityBernie SlatterySydney Flames19919th101245.4Did Not QualityBernie Slattery19929th71353.8Did Not QualityBernie Slattery19931st17194.4Won Semi-Final (Adelaide, 64–59) Won Grand Final (Perth, 65–64)Carrie Graf19943rd14477.7Loss Semi-Final (Perth, 58–62)Carrie Graf19952nd16288.8Loss Semi-Final (Adelaide, 63–73)Carrie Graf19961st17194.4Won Semi-Final (Adelaide, 57–54) Loss Grand Final (Adelaide, 80–65)Carrie Graf19971st180100Loss Semi-Final (Adelaide, 54–58) Won Preliminary Final (Melbourne Tigers, 57–54) Won Grand Final (Adelaide, 61–56)Bill Tomlinson19981st10283.3Won (Adelaide, 61–42) Loss (Adelaide, 67–56)Murray Wardle1998–996th101147.6Did Not QualityMurray Wardle1999–006th101147.6Did Not QualityBill TomlinsonSydney Panthers2000–012nd16576.1Loss Semi-Final (Canberra, 56–73) Won Preliminary Final (Dandenong, 78–72) Won Grand Final (Canberra, 69–65)Karen Dalton2001–024th13861.9Won Semi-Final (Dandenong, 98–85) Won Preliminary Final (Adelaide, 66–64) Loss Grand Final (Canberra, 69–75)Karen DaltonSydney Flames2002–033rd14766.6Won Semi-Final (Adelaide, 72–70) Won Preliminary Final (Townsville, 83–78) Loss Grand Final (Canberra, 67–69)Karen DaltonSydney Uni Flames2003–042nd13861.9Loss Semi-Final (Dandenong, 68–85) Won Preliminary Final (Adelaide, 65–61) Loss Grand Final (Dandenong, 53–63)Karen Dalton2004–053rd16576.1Won Semi-Final (Adelaide, 94–93) Won Preliminary Final (Bulleen, 79–71) Loss Grand Final (Dandenong, 47–52)Karen Dalton2005–065th13861.9Did Not QualityKaren Dalton2006–071st16576.1Won Semi-Final (Canberra, 74–65) Loss Grand Final (Canberra, 59–73)Karen Dalton2007–082nd17770.8Won Semi-Final (Adelaide, 90–71) Loss Grand Final (Adelaide, 92–82)Karen Dalton2008–096th91342.8Did Not QualityKaren Dalton2009–102nd17577.2Loss Semi-Final (Bulleen, 55–72) Loss Preliminary Final (Canberra, 56–61)Karen Dalton2010–116th101245.4Did Not QualityKaren Dalton2011–125th13959.0Loss Elimination Final (Townsville, 78–85)Karen Dalton2012–137th71729.1Did Not QualityKaren Dalton2013–146th101441.6Did Not QualityKaren Dalton2014–154th111150.0Won Semi-Final (Dandenong, 89–80) Loss Preliminary Final (Bendigo, 77–85)Shannon Seebohm2015–165th131154.1Did Not QualityShannon Seebohm2016–171st18675.0Won Semi-Final (Townsville, 2–0) Won Grand Final (Dandenong, 2–0)Cheryl Chambers2017–182nd14766.6Loss Semi-Final (Townsville, 0–2)Cheryl Chambers2018–198th2199.5Did Not QualityCheryl Chambers2019–206th71433.3Did Not QualityKatrina Hibbert20205th5838.4Did Not QualityKatrina Hibbert2021–228th41323.5Did Not QualityShane HealSydney Flames2022–236th61528.5Did Not QualityShane Heal2023–245th111052.3Did Not QualityGuy Molloy2024–254th81338.1Loss Semi-Final (Bendigo, 0-2)Guy MolloyRegular season51338357.27 Minor PremiershipsFinals 21 20 51.2 4 WNBL Championships

Players Current roster

Coaches and staff Head coaches Sydney Flames head coaches Name Start End Seasons Regular season Finals W L PCT G W L PCT G Robbie Cadee 1981 1982 5 54 32 62.7 86 1 2 33.3 3 Kevin Landon 1983 1983 1 5 12 29.4 17 0 0 0.00 0 Steve Farnham 1984 1984 1 12 6 66.6 18 0 0 0.00 0 Alan Morris 1985 1985 1 7 12 36.8 19 0 0 0.0 0 Rick Bywater 1986 1986 1 8 16 33.3 24 0 0 0.0 0Robbie Cadee 198719895543262.7861233.33 Bernie Slattery 1990 1992 3 30 36 45.4 66 0 0 0.0 0 Carrie Graf 1993 1996 4 64 8 88.8 72 3 4 42.8 7 Bill Tomlinson 1997 1997 2 28 11 71.7 39 2 1 66.6 3 Murray Wardle 1998 1999 2 20 13 60.6 33 1 1 50.0 2Bill Tomlinson 199920002281171.7392166.63 Karen Dalton 2000 2014 14 185 122 60.2 307 11 11 50.0 22 Shannon Seebohm 2014 2016 2 24 22 52.2 46 1 1 50.0 2 Cheryl Chambers 2016 2019 3 34 32 51.5 66 4 2 66.6 6 Katrina Hibbert 2019 2021 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Shane Heal 2021 2023 2 8 22 26 0 0 0 0.0 0Shelley Gorman20232023126250000.00Guy Molloy20231 Notes Across the years of 1981–1989, Robbie Cadee coached four seasons (1981–1982, 1987–1989) Across the years of 1997–2000, Bill Tomlinson coached two seasons (1997 & 1999–00) Win/Loss statistics stand as of the end of the 2018–19 WNBL season

References

External links

Official website Sydney Uni Flames official website (2012)