Wildcats owner puts call out to WA's regional towns to host NBL games

Arena wants to see as many regional towns pitch to host games in what would be a historic occasion for the Wildcats, who have hosted pre-season fixtures in towns like Bunbury and Margaret River in recent years but not for championship points.

He said the club was looking to play at least one game per season and potentially as many as two in the regions from next season.

“I’ve really listened to some of our fans who aren’t too happy about the timings of some of our current games, particularly Friday nights which has proven hard to get to from regional areas of the State,” Arena said.

“We’re really excited to look to heading out to a regional town for at least one, and potentially two, games outside the Perth metro area next season.

“It’s definitely going to be historic for the club and really important for us going forward.

“Obviously we have a massive State in Western Australia and we want a lot more fans from outside of Perth.”

Arena said the club was specifically interested in proposals that included a legacy component to maximise community impact and was hoping to attract public or private-sector funding to significantly improve basketball facilities in the regions.

We are prepared to commit to multiple games across multiple years to make it happen,” Arena said.

Those towns interested in pitching to host a Wildcats game can send their submissions through to regionalgame@wildcats.com.au