West Sydney Razorbacks

The West Sydney Razorbacks (known in its final season as the Sydney Spirit) were an Australian professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The club was based in Sydney, New South Wales.

West Sydney Razorbacks
NicknameThe Pigs
LeaguesNBL
Founded1998
Dissolved2009
HistoryWest Sydney Razorbacks
1998–2008
Sydney Spirit
2008–2009
ArenaState Sports Centre
Capacity5,006
LocationSydney, New South Wales
Team colorsNavy, red, gold, grey
       
Championships0
Retired numbers2 (32, 45)

They were the second team to represent Sydney's west in the NBL, several years after the Fosters (West Sydney) Westars were largely absorbed in a merger with the Sydney Supersonics to form the Sydney Kings. After the demise of the Sydney Kings in 2008, the Razorbacks rebranded themselves as Sydney Spirit to appeal to the greater Sydney community, as they were the sole remaining Sydney-based NBL team prior to the rebirth of the Kings in 2010. The experiment failed and the Spirit folded in 2009.

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