West Coast Classic finals weekend preview, broadcast schedule and viewer
During the coronavirus crisis in June, Basketball Western Australia’s proposed 10-week West Coast Classic tournament seemed like a gargantuan effort, but as we approach a finals festival this weekend the tournament is already a success.
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The finals match-ups for the men’s and the women’s competitions took until the final round to be decided as the Warwick Senators claimed the minor championship for the men and the Joondalup Wolves claimed the top seed for the women.
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All four semi-finals and the grand finals will be held this weekend with the semis on Friday night at respective home courts before Bendat Basketball Stadium hosts the main events on Saturday (women) and Sunday (men) night.
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The Wolves are one of three teams represented in both competitions’ post-season, along with Perry Lakes and Warwick.
The Joondalup women dominated the regular season with depth and experience in their squad across all positions, they take on fourth-placed Rockingham.
The Warwick Senators women finished off their regular season with a bang, thrashing title contenders the Flames by 39 points to lock up second spot, behind the Wolves only on percentage.
The heavy blow sent the Perry Lakes Lady Hawks into third ahead of the Flames, setting up two mouthwatering fixtures to open Friday.
The Senators men have dominated the regular season and will take on Lakeside in Friday’s (1v4) match-up at Warwick Stadium.
While the Lightning were comfortably beaten by the minor champs two weeks ago captain Cody Ellis understands their opponents have the firepower to match his side, knocking down 26 threes last Saturday against Rockingham.
The former Illawarra Hawk and Sydney King told the West Australian that the side came into the WCC “wanting to win it all.”
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“I feel like lots of people have downplayed the season, which is frustrating because a lot went into making it happen and it’s one of the few leagues occurring around the world.
“We came in wanting to win and along the way we’ve had some good games and had the opportunity to bring some young guys through, so it would be amazing to win it and it has been the goal since day one.”
Traditional rivals the Hawks and Wolves face off in the second men’s semi-final.
A single shot guaranteed Joondalup’s place in the post-season beating Willetton last Saturday by two points and preventing the Tigers’ finals campaign.
Watch Warwick’s semi-final doubleheader and both grand finals LIVE this weekend via the West
Weekend Schedule
Friday night
Men’s semi-finals
(1) Warwick Senators v (4) Lakeside Lightning - 8:30 PM Warwick Basketball Stadium
(2) Perry Lake Hawks v (3) Joondalup Wolves - 8:30 PM Bendat Basketball Stadium
Women’s semi-finals
(1) Joondalup Wolves v (4) Rockingham Flames - 6:30 PM HBF Arena
(2) Warwick Senators v (3) Perry Lakes Hawks - 6:30 PM Warwick Basketball Stadium
Saturday night
Women’s grand final
Winner (1 v 4) v Winner (2 v 3) - 7:00 PM Bendat Basketball Stadium
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3kGSR5y
Sunday night
Men’s grand final
Winner (1 v 4) v Winner (2 v 3) - 7:00 PM Bendat Basketball Stadium
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3mJd24q
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Watch Warwick’s semi-final doubleheader and both grand finals LIVE this weekend via the West
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