Basketball On The Internet.

FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.

WELCOME to 2016, the year we should celebrate four of the greatest teams in the NBL and WNBL's history.

Back in 1986 - yes, this is its 30-year anniversary - the Adelaide 36ers completed the single most dominant season of NBL basketball in the league's history when they swept through the regular season 24-2 (92.3%) en route to the club's first championship.

Ken Cole, Al Green, Darryl Pearce, Mark Davis, Bill Jones, Peter Ali, Dwayne Nelson, Mike McKay et al are the men of legend in 36ers history, who took the Grand Final from Brisbane Bullets with the introduction of the best-of-three format. 

It was 20 years ago today, Sgt Goorjian taught the band to play. Yes, it was 1996 that the South East Melbourne Magic won the club's historic first championship, finishing second behind crosstown rival Melbourne Tigers (21-5 record, 80.8%) on the ladder, after a 19-7 regular season.

The Magic then swept through the quarter and semi finals before beating those arch rival Tigers in the Grand Final series.

Chris Anstey, John Dorge, Billy McCaffrey, Mike Kelly, Sam Mackinnon, Tony Ronaldson ... these guys made magic, whipping the Tigers by a record 37 points in the GF decider.

In the 1986 WNBL, Nunawading Spectres continued their dynasty after missing the 1985 Grand Final (they won championships in 1983 and '84), winning the first of four consecutive championships in the most dominant period by any club at national level.

Unfortunately, the pictures from that era are pretty thin on the ground and you may need to hit the "Basketball On The Internet" WNBL photos page to track down shots of Tom Maher's superstar teams.

A decade later and Adelaide Lightning won their third consecutive WNBL championship, beating Sydney in Sydney in a memorable final. And, believe it or not, pics from that era are fairly thin on the ground too. (Recognising a women's sport trend here at all?)

Here's what I do have though, celebrating the 20th and 30th anniversaries of some of our greatest teams:

RIDING THAT WINNER: Ken Cole coaxes a shot in from the sidelines.

CREAM RISES TO THE TOP: Al Green rises in a pack at Apollo. 

HOOP-LA: Darryl Pearce gets to the hoop.

VINTAGE MARK: Mark Davis scores against the Bullets.

FLYING DUO: Dwayne Nelson and Al Green fire up against the last non-finals Perth team.

HAWKS NEST: Mike McKay passes out of a Jim Bateman-Don Bickett sandwich.

SENGSTOCK MEDALLIST: Brisbane's Larry Sengstock looks for an opening in the 1986 Grand Final.

TIM'S WIN: Canberra's Tim Morrissey secures a board against the 36ers.

SETTLE DOWN EVERYONE: Warren Pink has some advice for Dwayne Nelson and Darryl Pearce.

MINE! The ball is loose on the rim during the Grand Final.

GREEN FOR GO: An easy one for the Mean Machine.

SIXERS HIGH POINT: Ken Cole contemplates as the historic 1986 season unfolds.

A DECADE ON: The Magic's 1996 NBL champion.

THE BIG MAN OF THE BIG M: John Dorge shoots it over the veteran Mark Davis.

TIGER TWO: Melbourne's Dave Simmons wrestles for the ball in the Grand Final.

KELLY BLUEPRINT: Mike Kelly doing what Mike Kelly does, or did - playing D.

OH YEAH... Here's something else Mike Kelly could do, scoring against the Tigers.

TRAPPED: Andrew Vlahov looks for a way through Billy McCaffrey and John Dorge.

GRAND FINAL: Lanard Copeland gets this shot off against the Magic.

GIANTKILLERS: Chris Anstey puts the Giants out to pasture in the quarter-finals.

WNBL'S FINEST: Sydney's Rhonda Bates and Adelaide's Jae Kingi in the 1996 Grand Final.

BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM: Adelaide's 1996 WNBL champion.

Apologies again to Nunawading Spectres fans and here's a trivia question for Magic supporters. In that 1996 NBL championship, which player claimed the Larry Sengstock Medal as Grand Final MVP?

Give it some thought before you read the next giveaway line, see how you did...

The Medallist for the Magic is the only player in today's Flashback run to enjoy consecutive photographs! Happy Anniversaries, Guys and Gals.