What is Illawarra Hawks?
{{Infobox basketball club | name = Illawarra Hawks | current = 2023–24 Illawarra Hawks season | logo = | logo_size = 275px | leagues = [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1979}} | dissolved = | history = '''Illawarra Hawks'''<br />1979–1998; 2015–2020; 2021–present <br />'''Wollongong Hawks'''<br />1998–2015<br />'''The Hawks'''<br />2020–2021 | arena = [[WIN Entertainment Centre]] | location = [[Wollongong, New South Wales]] | colors = Black, red, white<br />{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#EC2227}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | sponsor = | ceo = Stu Taggart | president = | gm = | coach = [[Justin Tatum]] (interim) | captain = [[Sam Froling]]<br>[[Tyler Harvey (basketball)|Tyler Harvey]] | ownership = Jared Novelly (majority owner) | championships = '''1''' ([[2000–01 NBL season|2001]]) | ret_nums = '''5''' ([[Chuck Harmison|4]], [[Gordon McLeod (basketball)|5]], [[Glen Saville|12]], [[Mat Campbell|32]], [[Melvin Thomas|33]]) | website = [http://www.hawks.com.au/ Hawks.com.au] | h_body = 000000 | h_pattern_b = _redcollar | h_shorts = 000000 | h_pattern_s=_Japan 2017 HOME | a_body = ffffff | a_pattern_b = _upper_red | a_shorts = ffffff | a_pattern_s=_Japan 2017 AWAY }} The '''Illawarra Hawks''', formerly called the '''Wollongong Hawks''', are an [[Australia]]n professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]]. The team plays in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL). The Illawarra Hawks are named after the [[Illawarra]] region of New South Wales, which includes Wollongong. They play their home games at the [[Wollongong Entertainment Centre]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Australian basketball teams]]