This year marks 25 years since since the Ballarat Miners overcame Frankston to claim the 1995 Continental Basketball Association championship - its second in as many years.
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Two decades on, the memory is still vivid for Eric Hayes, who considers the Brendan Joyce-coached squad as one of the best he played on.
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"We were probably the most successful team back then, we didn't lose a lot," he recalled.
"Around that time we spent a lot of time together, we hung out on and off the court more than any other team I had played for."
After beating Cairns in the national final in 1994, the Miners entered the 1995 season confident of a repeat.
Led by the trio of Hayes, Eric Cooks and the charismatic Damon Lowery, the team was as loaded as ever. However the depth of the supporting cast gave the side an edge it lacked the year prior.
"The year before, Cooks, myself and Damon were important but the next year other guys stepped up to a bigger role," he said.
"Grant Keys was one of our top scorers and Matt Nunn, Mat Campbell and Matt Sheehan played a lot more as well."
The Miners had their work cut out in the national final, which was held in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown.
Frankston, which had claimed the SEABL minor premiership earlier that season, was led by a star import in Troy Muilenurg and possessed a slew of Australian talent.
But the Miners liked their chances - so much so that Lowery insisted on organising post-game celebrations prior to tip off.
"He was adamant that we needed to make plans for how we were going to celebrate because we would be in another state," Hayes recalled with a laugh.
"They had good quality players and were tough during the season but we just felt like we were better than everybody and we were experienced and knew what we needed to do."
Lowery's confidence was justified. After trailing early in the match, the Miners soon took control, jumping out to a 15-point lead. They never relinquished it, winning the match 101-86.
"They jumped us early but in the second half we kicked into gear and got going," Hayes said.
"We felt comfortable right throughout it and towards the end Cooks took over the game a bit and made some key baskets and took some big rebounds."
The victory marked the second straight title for the Miners, which became the first club in competition history to win back-to-back national championships.
Despite the feat, Hayes stopped short of saying it was sweeter than the first.
"The first was awesome because we were in Bendigo and the energy of the crowd was awesome, we were close to home and had people around," he said.
"The second was different because we were in a different state but we still had a good crowd."
Hayes could not recall where celebrations took place but insisted it was a good night.