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National Basketball League Side Townsville Crocodiles Fold After Disappointing Season

North Queensland's "tough economic climate is being blamed for the collapse" of Townsville's National Basketball League franchise, according to Ed Jackson of the AAP. The league confirmed the Crocodiles will not take part in the '16-17 season, bringing to an end "23 years of representation for the city in Australia's professional basketball competition." Crocodiles Chair Andrew Gisinger said, "We need to able to stand on our own two feet and the uncertainty of the current economic climate places us in a position where the board are not willing to continue." The Crocodiles' "demise comes after a disappointing" '15-16 season when the team won just 11 of 28 games and finished second-last. The NBL has been "dogged by uncertainty over teams throughout its history, with the Crocodiles the latest in a long line of clubs to fold." NBL GM Jeremy Loeliger said that the decision to "pull the plug on the Crocodiles was in the league's best interest." The NBL has confirmed all financial commitments made by the club for the '15-16 season "will be honoured" (AAP, 4/14).

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