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Liam Clark
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1st October, 2020
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Liam Clark
Roar Guru
1st October, 2020
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After months of speculation and excitement the name of the tenth team in the National Basketball League has been revealed as the Tasmania JackJumpers.

The team was named after the jack jumper ant, a venomous insect indigenous to Australia and commonly found in Tasmania.

The JackJumpers will officially enter the competition in the 2021-22 season.

The name reveal comes after the NBL created a shortlist of fan-suggested names, which was met with over 10,000 entries. The shortlist included the Tasmania Mountaineers, JackJumpers, Timbers, Tridents and Pride. The race eventually came down to the Tridents and JackJumpers, with the brand reveal early Thursday morning revealing that the name was the Tasmania JackJumpers.

“The Jack Jumpers logo covers all corners of the state and embodies Tasmania’s challenger spirit and passion,” chief executive Simon Brookhouse said.

“Our green and gold colours pay homage to Tasmania’s rich history and landscape.”

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While the team is happy with the name they’ve chosen, some sceptics have had their say on social media about the name choice. This includes NBA legend Andrew Bogut, who simply replied to a tweet about the name with, “Joking yeah? Good one. Got me good”.

“Like Tasmania itself, the Jack Jumpers will be unforgettable and a team all Tasmanians can embrace,” Brookhouse said.

While the social media was certainly mixed, one thing everyone can agree on is that it is exciting to see the Apple Isle have its own NBL team again, with the state not featured in the competition since the Tasmania Devils played in 1996.

The Tasmanian team will be one to watch heading towards the 2021-22 season, and with a name like the JackJumpers, they’ll certainly be hard to miss.

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