Cairns Taipans

Cairns Taipans are one of the professional teams that compete in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team has played its home games at the Cairns Convention Centre since its inception in 1999. Over the years the team has had many great players like Ron Dorsey, Scottie Wilbekin and Scott Machado. One of the team’s most memorable performances was seen in the 2010-11 season against New Zealand Breakers. The game created history by becoming the first match which required double overtime and at the end, the Cairns Taipans proved to be victorious.