Devonport Warriors is the biggest club in the North West Basketball Union and one of the largest in Tasmania. The club has over 1000 registered members, both male and female, from the age of 7 and upwards. In 2006, the club launched a new brand, increased the profile of the club and as a result, achieved an increase of new members, increasing each year.
The club was formed in 1949 when George Russell, a National Fitness Council Officer, introduced the sport to Devonport, with early games being played on outdoor courts on the fire brigade track at the Devonport Oval and the Devonport Convent School and soon after in the Drill hall (now the venue for the Devonport Youth Services group known as the Loading Zone. George’s foresight also led to the construction of the Devonport Youth Centre in 1956 and later the Devonport Sports Stadium in 1963, located on Forbes Street.
The club has representative teams in both senior men and women Coastal NWBU competitions and is represented in every junior age group (10-22’s) in the Junior TJBL Roster, both boys and girls.