Kings shortlisted for SportNSW Team of the Year
1 Nov
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Following their NBL22 championship, the Sydney Kings have this week been shortlisted for SportNSW's Team of the Year.
Chase Buford's is one of six teams in the running for the 2022 prize, alongside the Penrith Panthers (NRL), West Tigers women (rugby league), North Cronulla open beach relay crew (surf lifesaving), NSW Sky Blues women's State of Origin team (rugby league) and the Australian junior men's coxed fours (St Augustine's College rowing crew).
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This is one of 12 categories that will be acknowledged at the 2022 NSW Champions of Sport Ceremony at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour on Monday, November 28 - which recognises the state’s highest sports honours over the past 12 months.
"To be nominated in the category of Team of the Year is recognition in itself, so thank you SportNSW," said Kings chairman and co-owner Paul Smith.
"Seventeen years is a long time between NBL championships, and the victory came at a time when basketball is booming in NSW.
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"We would love to add this prestigious award to our trophy cabinet, if we do it will be a huge reward for our players, coaches, management and importantly our fans who played such an important role in our success of last season."
The awards ceremony will also unveil former King Brad Dalton as one of their newest inductees into the NSW Hall of Champions, alongside Craig Johnston (football), Phil Kearns AM (rugby union), Joanne ‘Joey’ Peters (football), Prashanth Sellathurai (gymnastics) and Liesl Tesch AM (wheelchair basketball and parasailing).

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