Club History
In the beginning the Lions were known as the Gawler Lions Basketball Club. This club was formed in 1973 and played all of its games at the Salisbury Recreation and Sports Centre from September 1973. There were many teams from areas like Salisbury, Elizabeth, Gawler and the surrounding areas playing in this competition, so a number of the members decided to bring them all together under the one name.
The idea for the club came from Arden Herr, Gary Duncis and Ziggy Duncis.
The name 'Lions' came from the friendly association with the South Gawler Lions Football Club.
The first committee members were:
Stefan Kiryk - President
Rodney Smith
Zac Sibernaler
Gary Duncis
Arden Herr was elected to the position of Senior Coach. He held this position up until 1981 when the team entered the district league. The team then became known as the Central Districts Basketball Club and became one of the ten member clubs that formed the Basketball Association of South Australia (BASA).
Three years after joining BASA, Central took out their first Premiership.
Secretaries 1973 to present day |
|
Year | Secretary |
1973 | Rodney Smith |
1974 | Gary Duncis |
1975 | Arden Herr |
1976 | Sylvia Furlong |
1977 | Helen Virgo |
1978 | Helen Virgo |
1979 | Elaine Millard |
1980 | Arden Herr |
1981 | Paula Herr |
1982 | Christine Munzer |
1983 | Sylvia Van Loon |
1984 | Neil Mansfield |
1985 | Karen Hill |
1986 | Carolyn Heritage |
1987 | Kaye Cetera |
1988 | Ron Whiteford |
1989 | Heather Daddow |
1990 | Sue-Ann Elderfield |
1991 | Ursula Hollis |
1992 | Ursula Hollis |
1993 | Ursula Hollis |
1994 | Ursula Hollis |
1995 | Ursula Hollis |
1996 | Leith Stace |
1997 | Leith Stace |
1998 | Leith Stace |
1999 | Leith Stace |
2000 | Di Macklin |
2001 | Di Macklin |
2002 | Di Macklin |
2003 | Di Macklin |
2004 | Tracey Harwood |
2005 |
Tracey Harwood |
2006 | John Lambert |
2007 | John Lambert |
2008 | John Lambert |
2009 | Natasha Bertram |
2010 | Natasha Bertram |
2011 | Natasha Bertram |
2012 | Jacqui Langstreth |
2013 | Libby Tiller |
2014 | Trudy Hood |
2015 | Trudy Hood |
2016 | Trudy Hood |
2017 | Trudy Hood |