<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Basketball in Australia </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Eight - time NBL champions, the Perth Wildcats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> Basketball Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National team </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname (s) </Th> <Td> Boomers (Men) Opals (Women) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First played </Th> <Td> 23 February 1897, Adelaide, South Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clubs </Th> <Td> 415 (Men) 79 (Women) 638 (Total) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> National competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List (show) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Summer Olympics </Li> <Li> FIBA Oceania Championship </Li> <Li> FIBA Oceania Championship for Women </Li> <Li> FIBA Basketball World Cup </Li> <Li> FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Club competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List (show) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Professional <Ul> <Li> National Basketball League </Li> <Li> Women's National Basketball League </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Semi-professional <Ul> <Li> Big V </Li> <Li> Premier League </Li> <Li> Queensland Basketball League </Li> <Li> South East Australian Basketball League </Li> <Li> State Basketball League </Li> <Li> Waratah League </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Audience records </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Single match </Th> <Td> 17,800 (1999) NBL: Sydney Kings v West Sydney Razorbacks (Sydney Super Dome) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> 725,494 - 2003 - 04 NBL season </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Basketball in Australia </Th> </Tr>

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