A NEW-LOOK Shoalhaven team will don the Tigers jersey in 2019, after a changing of the guard in the off-season.
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Leading this new era of hoops at the Tigers Den in coach Glen Mustapic - who returns to the senior for the first time since 2001.
"I was approached by the association to do the job, as they knew I had coached at this level before and had been successful - I've always been passionate about basketball," Mustapic said.
Since then, Mustapic has had stints with the junior teams, which he believes has helped during this pre-season, where he has a huge disparity between his players.
"The pre-season as a whole has been really positively, with all the girls training religiously," he said.
"Despite my oldest player being 52 and my youngest being 16, they've all gelled together really well - the dynamics are really balanced, which everyone bringing something different to the squad."
Only Chelsea Hogg and Mary Jane Toole return from last year's Waratah League division one semi-final squad, with the likes of Kate Denyer and Olivia Patterson both stepping away due to their respective pregnancies.
Joining this pair in the black and gold this year are former players Carla Balsar and Alannah Forde, Batemans Bay products Alexa Warwick and Maddison Blewitt, Wagga Wagga junior Jaymee McPherson, former Queensland representative Belinda Morris and Australian women's navy team representative Georgia Joseph.
Rounding out Mustapic's squad are a host of Tigers products including Charlotte Balzer, a former NSW player, and Emma and Renae Drury.
"The main strength of this squad is the versatility we have across the board, with a number of players being able to contribute in a range of different positions," he said.
"We've obviously got some speed in the squad, which will see us push the pace when we can, but if we slow it down into a half court set, we have threats from both inside and outside - which makes our team dangerous."
The team will get a chance to put this all into practice on Saturday, when they travel to the Queanbeyan Basketball Stadium to battle the Yowies from 4pm - a match which will be followed by Ian Ozolins' men's team taking on the same opponent.
"All the girls are really excited to play the first game," he said.
"As I don't know too much about Queanbeyan, it'll be good to see how they play but also how my girls respond to the pressures of a match on the road.
"Once we get past this game, then we will look at our next opponent but as a group, we aren't looking too far ahead and are just going to take every game as it comes and keep reevaluating our goals for the season."
While Mustapic admits he would love to make the finals in his first year back in the chair, he is taking a long term view with this program.
"When I took on this role, I intended to be in charge for a number of seasons and put the association into a strong position," he said.
"With the senior men's program having two teams, I can't see why we can't do the same - as early as next year, especially if most of this core stick around.
"And with the new stadium being built, there's no reason why basketball can't return to its former glory in the Shoalhaven."