News Articles for Perth Wildcats

Perth Wildcats majority owner Mark Arena says he is excited about an opportunity to fast-track full ownership of the club.

Craig Hutchison-led Sports Entertainment Group has signed an agreement with MT Arena Capital Investment to accelerate the remaining staged sale of the Perth Wildcats.

Revo Fitness has further enhanced its commitment to Western Australia's sport and recreation industry, on the back of a key partnership renewal.

ANALYSIS: Solid attendance and streaming viewership numbers have ensured the NBL1 West continues to enhance its profile ahead of grand final day.

ANALYSIS: Following the release of the 2025-26 National Basketball League schedule on Friday, one thing appeared to be unanimous.

The state government has pledged to deliver 2,030 different community sport and recreation infrastructure projects by 2030.

Perth Wildcats supporters will have more opportunities to see their team in action this season.

Perth will once again be the focus of Australian basketball, with the Hoopsfest event returning next year, between January 15 and 18.

On and off-court, the Perth Wildcats are keen to continue relishing their "Red Army" of supporters, according to owner Mark Arena.

Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena has provided insight into the National Basketball League club's decision to undertake a significant rebrand.

Sponsor outreach and exposure remain a key focus for many of WA's sporting codes, while grassroots development nurtures the next generation of stars.

Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena says the state will one day need a standalone hardcourt sport facility, as his team shapes up to be blocked from RAC Arena despite being its anchor tenant.

WA Labor has pledged $16 million towards a new state-of-the-art basketball headquarters for the Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx in Warwick.

Another chapter in Western Australia’s unforgettable off-court calendar year of basketball has begun.

Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena has revealed Wildcats players routinely train at high schools on weekends – along with confirming he contemplated buying Perth Glory.

Basketball enthusiasts flocked to Forrest Chase on Thursday afternoon, as the highly anticipated HoopsFest officially got under way.

Two themes became clear not long after Business News sat down to interview Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena.

WA's march towards a new era of professional basketball is now complete.

Tech entrepreneur Mark Arena has signed a $40 million deal to purchase the Perth Wildcats from Craig Hutchison's ASX-listed Sports Entertainment Group.

With a desire to condense its far-reaching venue web, the Perth Basketball Association has launched an e-petition in order to garner support for a proposed 12-court indoor stadium in Kensington.

The Perth Wildcats will play 11 Friday night games at RAC Arena throughout the 2024-25 National Basketball League regular season.

The likely new owner of the Perth Wildcats is an Edith Cowan University graduate who started his working life at Telstra before building a global tech success story.

Craig Hutchison-backed Sports Entertainment Group has revealed it has received a non-binding indicative offer from MT Arena Capital Investment to acquire the Perth Wildcats.

Sport has become big business in WA, but who runs these organisations and how do they navigate the differing needs of stakeholders?

Much has changed on the state's playing fields and courts over the past 30 years, but success comes in many forms and WA teams still deliver.

Perth Wildcats may have missed the playoffs for the first time in 36 years, but that didn't stop the league's most successful franchise from booking a profit of $750,000 for the financial year.

Tony Pignata's successor has been named just one week after he resigned as Perth Glory's chief executive.

Tony Pignata has handed in his resignation and will move on as Perth Glory boss in September.

Scott Morrison will make an early exit from his three-year contract with Perth Wildcats, just days after Troy Georgiu departed as the team's chief executive.

Troy Georgiu has finished up as Perth Wildcats' chief executive after the NBL trailblazer fell short of a finals berth for the first time since the 1980s.

I've been itching to take a good look under the bonnet of the Perth Wildcats operation ever since sharemarket-listed Sports Entertainment Group bought the NBL's most successful franchise from the late Jack Bendat for $8.5 million last year.

Jack Bendat arrived in Perth 56 years ago with little money and no connections. He proceeded to carve a business career that made him one of WA's most successful entrepreneurs.

Danny Mills has joined the Perth Wildcats in a newly created role as general manager of basketball operations, after spending seven years with US franchise Philadelphia 76ers.

The sale of the Perth Wildcats could be the final big deal for Jack Bendat, who is both a renowned philanthropist and one of the toughest business operators WA has seen.

Sports Entertainment Group has agreed to buy the Perth Wildcats from long-time owner Jack Bendat for $8.5 million.

Sydney-based Sports Entertainment Group has confirmed its plans to purchase the Perth Wildcats from Jack Bendat, who has owned the basketball team since 2007.

NBL club Perth Wildcats has partnered with wearable hearing tech company Nuheara, which today announced a record $6.9 million in first-half sales.

Travel restrictions imposed by the state government on Queensland arrivals have wreaked havoc on a number of sports and arts events.

Cricket Australia has become the latest sporting association to make changes to its match schedule in light of travel restrictions, having deferred the opening fixtures of the WNCL.

The National Basketball League has announced the 2020/21 season will begin in early December, when stadiums are expected to be back at full capacity.