Cairns Basketball

A huge thank you to Cairns Food Enterprises for your valued support of Cairns Basketball and NBL1 North The Industry Estate Agents Cairns Dolphin, Emma Nakamura, throughout the 2026 season! 🐬🏀

To Ross and the entire Cairns Food Enterprises team, thank you for backing Emma and investing in her basketball journey for 2026. Your support makes a real difference and reflects your commitment to local sport. 👏 💙

We sincerely appreciate your partnership and thank you for being an important part of the Cairns Basketball family.

🏆 Celebrating Our 2026 NBL1 North Award Winners!

What a season it's been! We recently celebrated the incredible athletes who have proudly represented the The Industry Estate Agents Cairns Dolphins and The Ground Australia Cairns Marlins, inspiring our community with their passion, dedication and commitment both on and off the court.

Congratulations to our 2026 NBL1 North award recipients:

🌟 Most Valuable Player (MVP)
🏀 Summah Evans
🏀 Kody Stattmann

💪 Best Defensive Player
🏀 Summah Evans
🏀 James Mitchell

🤝 Players' Player
🏀 Brooke Basham
🏀 James Comino

👏 Coaches Award
🏀 Teyla Evans
🏀 Ky Stattmann

💙 Community Person Award
🏀 Kyle Leslie

To all of our NBL1 North athletes, thank you for proudly wearing the Dolphins and Marlins jersey and representing Cairns Basketball with pride throughout the 2026 season. Whether recognised with an award or not, every player has played a part in making this season one to remember. Congratulations to all of our award winners, we can't wait to see what 2027 has in store! 💙🏀

🎉 SEMI FINAL SIGNATURE SEAT WINNERS ANNOUNCED! 🎉

Congratulations to our Semi Final Signature Seat Raffle winners:

👏 Anne Majer
👏 Martyn Sheargold

Enjoy an unforgettable courtside experience thanks to VIP Furniture and Bedding and Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered throughout the season and helped support COUCH - Cairns through the Signature Seat initiative. ❤️

We'll see our winners courtside this week!

🏀💙 Every great sporting community needs a home, and we're proud to call Trinity Ford Stadium ours.

A huge thank you to Richard and the team at Trinity Ford for their continued support as the naming rights sponsor of our stadium. Their commitment to Cairns Basketball goes beyond branding. It's an investment in local sport, our athletes and the thousands of players, families and fans who walk through our doors every year.

From junior competitions and representative pathways to NBL1 North and community events, Trinity Ford Stadium is where memories are made, future stars are developed and our basketball community comes together.

Partnerships like this help us continue to grow the game, improve opportunities for our members and create an environment where everyone feels welcome.

To the team at Trinity Ford, thank you for believing in our vision and helping make Trinity Ford Stadium the home of basketball in Far North Queensland. We truly appreciate your ongoing support.

🔥 NBL1 North Semi Finals are Here! 🔥

Get behind our teams as they battle for a place in the Finals and help create an electric home-court atmosphere!

📅 Saturday 1 August 2026
🏀 The Industry Estate Agents Cairns Dolphins vs Townsville Flames | 6:00pm
🏀 The Ground Australia Cairns Marlins vs Ipswich Force | 8:00pm

🎥 Watch live: https://cairnsbasketball.com/nbl1-north/

💬 Who's ready for a huge night of finals basketball? 🏀🔥

When it comes to protecting what matters most, Lords Insurance Services has you covered. 🛡️💙

A huge thank you to Adrian and the wider team at Lords Insurance for proudly supporting the Cairns Dolphins and Marlins throughout the 2026 NBL1 North season.

Just like on the basketball court, having the right team behind you makes all the difference. Adrian and the team are passionate about supporting the local community, and their commitment to our club helps ensure our players, coaches and volunteers can continue to thrive both on and off the court.

We're incredibly grateful to have local businesses like Lords Insurance in our corner. Thank you for your continued support of Cairns Basketball and for being such valued members of the family. 🏀

📣 Coach Expression of Interest Now Open!

Cairns Basketball is now seeking passionate and committed coaches to lead our 2026/27 U16 Representative Teams.

If you're ready to help develop the next generation of Cairns basketball talent, we'd love to hear from you.

🏀 Coach athletes at the representative level
🏀 Make a positive impact on player development
🏀 Join a passionate basketball community

Submit your Expression of Interest here:
https://form.jotform.com/262027442586863

🏀 Who's da real MVP? The Roller Door Man NQ ... AND Kody Stattmann! 💪😎

The perfect blend of MAN-Power! 🙌

A massive thank you to our Board Secretary Cath and the entire team at The Roller Door Man NQ for proudly supporting The Ground Australia Cairns Marlins and The Industry Estate Agents Cairns Dolphins throughout the 2026 NBL1 North season.

Just like Kody on the court, The Roller Door Man NQ delivers every time. Their support helps our club continue to grow, develop and provide opportunities for our players and community.

Thank you for being such valued members of the Dolphins and Marlins family, we couldn't do it without amazing local businesses like yours! 💙

A huge shout out of appreciation to Tropic Wings Cairns Tours for keeping The Industry Estate Agents Cairns Dolphins and The Ground Australia Cairns Marlins moving this season. 🚌

Tropic Wings has helped get us from A to B with professionalism, reliability and outstanding service every step of the way.

We're incredibly proud to partner with a locally connected business that shares our commitment to supporting community sport and showcasing Far North Queensland. Partnerships like these make a real difference, and we're grateful to have Tropic Wings as part of the NBL1 family.

Thank you for backing our players, our club and our community throughout the 2026 NBL1 North season. 💙🏀