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Cairns Taipans.

5th in the NBL · 6-5 this season ($26) · Head coach Adam Forde

0 NBL titles

NBL title odds

$26

TAB price, read Thu 5 Nov, 7:45pm AEDT. 7th shortest of 10.

Players to watch

  • Jack McVeighF · #9
  • Keanu PinderF · #25

Owner

Taipans Basketball Incorporated

The Taipans are the only community-owned, not-for-profit club in the NBL, and the board has been exploring a sale to a private owner since 2025.

Where they play

Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Queensland

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History

NBL titles won

None

Yet to win one.

Key moments

  • Joined the NBL for the 1999-2000 season.
  • Reached the 2011 grand final series and lost to New Zealand 2-1.
  • Won the 2014-15 minor premiership with a 21-7 record, then lost the grand final series to New Zealand.

Controversy

  • In December 2008 the club entered voluntary administration, sacked coach Alan Black, released its imports and cut remaining player pay by 45 per cent.