Feature image via: Kieron Place Art & Photography
The NBL1 North champions have re-signed their head coach Chris Riches for the next three seasons.
Finishing the season with a 13-6 record, Ipswich stormed through the NBL1 North Finals before facing the defending champion Gold Coast Rollers in the Grand Final Series.
Starting with a loss, the Force won the next two games to claim the Grand Final Series over the likes of Todd Blanchfield and Jason Cadee.
Legend of the club and captain of the Ipswich Force Jason Ralph brought his club their first state title in history ?
— NBL1 (@NBL1) August 6, 2023
Listen to what he had to say with @JonGuarna post-game ? pic.twitter.com/Msjfpz4lXg
Ipswich finally built the perfect roster with Olympian Nathan Sobey returning from the 2021 season, while recruiting both Galloway's and putting it all together to claim the NBL1 North title.
Leading the men's program since 2018, coach Riches said it's been a long-term project to bring Ipswich their first state title in history.
"It was not overnight. It has taken many years of planning and hard work with many people playing their roles behind the scenes," he told NBL Media.
"Often, people try to oversimplify the significance of this achievement by placing success in the hands of one or two individuals when, in reality, anything at this level is far from that."
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