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TAIPANS 20 TH SEASON ANNIVERSARY

Taipans Timeline FEBRUARY 2008
Nate Jawai named NBL Rookie of
the Year
From the club’s birth to the
new-look roster, we mark the JULY 2008
key dates in the history of our Jawai becomes the first Indigenous
Australian to enter the NBA,
national sporting team. selected 41st in the 2008 NBA Draft
by the Indiana Pacers (before being
traded to the Toronto Raptors)

JANUARY 2004 DECEMBER 2008
The Taipans post their biggest ever Taipans placed into voluntary
victory with a 43-point margin administration
NOVEMBER 1997 over the Hunter Pirates – remains
The Cairns Taipans are accepted into the the biggest margin today!
National Basketball League and granted a FEBRUARY 2006
licence – becoming the first ever sporting A heroic three-pointer from Anthony
team from Far North Queensland to play MARCH 2004 Stewart books the Taipans their
in a professional League Taipans make the NBL play-offs first trip to the semi-finals, after a
for the first time, defeating the thrilling quarter-final elimination
NOVEMBER 2000 Perth Wildcats 103-96 at the overtime win in Adelaide
The last time the Cairns Convention Centre
Taipans lost a home NOVEMBER 2006
opener. They have Martin Cattalini sets a new franchise
managed to hold scoring record with 51 points vs Brisbane
onto a home court
victory every season
ever since!

1997 1999 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007

OCTOBER 1999 JUNE 2005
Taipans officially enter the NBL The launch of the Taipans Academy – a program to develop
competition, led by Head Coach Rod the basketball pathway in Cairns, linking talented juniors
Popp and captain Terry Johnson to the club and coaching staff. Since its inception, NBA OCTOBER 2007
Champion Aron Baynes and a number of other Taipans The Taipans
players have graduated from the selective Academy. switch their
NOVEMBER 1999 home uniform
Cairns Taipans register their first colours from navy
win, 99-86 over the Sydney Kings NOVEMBER 2005 blue to orange,
on 13/11/99 Cairns get a 129-115 win over Brisbane, and is currently and the Orange
the all-time scoring record for the Club! Army is born

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