Tasmania JackJumpers
Basketball team in Hobart, Tasmania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tasmania JackJumpers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Hobart, Tasmania, who entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at MyState Bank Arena and the Silverdome.[1] The team is named after the jack jumper ant, a species of venomous ant predominantly found in the island state. The JackJumpers won their maiden NBL championship in 2024.
| Tasmania JackJumpers | |||
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| League | NBL | ||
| Founded | 2020 | ||
| History | Tasmania JackJumpers 2021–present | ||
| Arena | MyState Bank Arena Silverdome | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Location | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Team colours | Burnham green, tropical rainforest green, yellow | ||
| CEO | Christine Finnegan | ||
| Chairman | Steve Old | ||
| General manager | Mika Vukona | ||
| Head coach | Scott Roth | ||
| Team captain | Clint Steindl | ||
| Ownership | Altor Capital (majority owner) | ||
| Championships | 1 (2024) | ||
| Website | JackJumpers.com.au | ||
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Franchise history
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In February 2019, the National Basketball League (NBL) indicated that Tasmania was on the league's future expansion radar.[2] Twelve months later, it was revealed that Tasmania had secured an NBL licence and a team would enter the league in the 2021–22 season.[3]
On 1 October 2020, the team name was revealed as the Tasmania JackJumpers.[4] On the eve of the team's first NBL game, Tasmanian band Luca Brasi released "Jackies Are On the March", an original theme for the team.[5]
In their NBL debut on 3 December 2021, the JackJumpers defeated the Brisbane Bullets 83–74 in overtime at MyState Bank Arena in Hobart.[6] The JackJumpers finished the regular season in fourth place with a 17–11 record and faced the first-placed Melbourne United in the semi-finals, where they defeated United 2–1 to advance to the NBL Grand Final series.[7] They ultimately lost 3–0 in the grand final to the Sydney Kings.[8]
In the 2023–24 NBL season, the JackJumpers returned to the NBL Grand Final series with a 2–1 semi-finals series victory over the Perth Wildcats.[9] They went on to win their maiden NBL championship with a 3–2 grand final series victory over Melbourne United,[10] becoming the first Tasmanian NBL champions since Launceston Casino City in 1981.[11]
As NBL champions, the JackJumpers competed in the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, becoming the first team from Oceania to play in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[12] Tasmania finished third, after defeating Al Riyadi from Lebanon in the third place game.[13]
In the 2024–25 NBL season, the JackJumpers started with a 3–8 record and went on to miss the top six on percentage at 13–16.[14]
In February 2025, NBL owner Larry Kestelman sold the JackJumpers to a private capital firm, Altor Capital.[15]
Home arena
The JackJumpers are headquartered, train, and play most of their home games at MyState Bank Arena,[16] located in Glenorchy, part of the metropolitan Hobart region.[17] The Silverdome, located in Launceston, also hosts a minimum of two home games a year.[18]
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Honour roll
| NBL Championships: | 1 (2024) |
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| Regular Season Champions: | 0 |
| NBL Finals Appearances: | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
| NBL Grand Final appearances: | 2 (2022, 2024) |
| NBL Grand Final MVP: | Jack McVeigh (2024) |
| All-NBL First Team: | Milton Doyle (2023) |
| All-NBL Second Team: | Josh Adams (2022), Milton Doyle (2024), Jack McVeigh (2024) |
| NBL Next Generation Award: | N/A |
| NBL Most Improved Player: | Sean Macdonald (2024) |
| NBL Coach of the Year: | Scott Roth (2022) |
| NBL Best Sixth Man: | N/A |
| NBL Best Defensive Player: | N/A |
| GameTime by Kmart: | Jack McVeigh (2022), Majok Deng (2025) |
Season by season
| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
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| 2021–22 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Sydney) 0–3 |
Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Josh Adams |
| 2022–23 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won seeding qualifier (Cairns) 87–79 Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 1–2 |
Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Milton Doyle |
| 2023–24 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won seeding qualifier (Illawarra) 92–76 Won semifinals (Perth) 2–1 Won NBL finals (Melbourne) 3–2 |
Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Jack McVeigh |
| 2024–25 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 29 | 13 | 16 | .448 | Did not qualify | Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Jordon Crawford |
| Regular season record | 113 | 62 | 51 | .549 | 0 regular season champions | ||||||
| Finals record | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 1 NBL championships | ||||||
As of the end of the 2024–25 season
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