play in Europe just a few weeks before the start of season. This left Scott McGregor as the sole remaining player from the Grand Final loss to Sydney. The 2005–06 season started off with import Nick Horvath sustaining a knee injury in the first game, which sidelined him for the season, whilst fellow import Jermaine Blackburn was sacked midway through the season. Cadee axed Watkins and hired Cal Bruton as coach in late 2006 amid a long Razorbacks losing streak. During the 2006-07 season the Razorbacks finally broke a 20-game losing streak against the Wollongong Hawks. Six games after that, the Razorbacks thumped the Kings 106–75 at the Pig Pen, spoiling Brian Goorjian's record of games coached. Among this turmoil, with "The Oasis" development now dead and buried, the original team owner, Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby League Club, withdrew its support. Tri Media Group later took over the running of the club, which had almost folded. As a result of their financial troubles, the Razorbacks squad for season 2007–08 was composed mainly of young NBL rookies, headed by first time NBL coach Rob Beveridge. This period was most notable for the emergence of Damian Martin and Matthew Knight who would establish themselves as future stars of the league. During the 2003–04 season, Bruce Bolden became the first Razorback to have his singlet (No. 32) retired. In 2005-06 Simon Dwight, the NBL's all-time top shot-blocker, had his No. 45 honored as well. As the Sydney Spirit In July 2008, following the Sydney Kings' withdrawal from the NBL, the Razorbacks re-branded as the Sydney Spirit for the 2008–09 season in an attempt to capitalise as the sole basketball side in Sydney. The opening match of the Spirit's season attracted a lacklustre crowd of 1,500 fans. In late November 2008, the club's owner, Greg Evans, informed the league that he intended to put the club into administration. The league stepped in with a rescue package to allow the Spirit to complete the remainder of the season, with the players and coaching staff agreeing to accept the league's minimum salary. The club also established a special financial account to allow interested parties to make contributions to supplement the league's rescue package; the first contribution was A$30,000 by Australian NBA player Andrew Bogut. As a result of the agreement to take significant pay cuts, Julian Khazzouh, Liam Rush and import Derrick Low all left the Spirit for