THE men's State Basketball League season for 2015 tips off with a bang this weekend with two matches on Friday night, five on Saturday and another four on Sunday afternoon.

The action gets underway on Friday night with the Perry Lakes Hawks hosting the defending champion East Perth Eagles at the WA Basketball Centre and the Kalamunda Eastern Suns battling the Mandurah Magic at Ray Owen Sports Centre. Both matches tip off at 8.30pm.

It is then a massive Saturday night of action starting at 7.30pm with Goldfields and Geraldton hitting the road for the first round of their double-headers.

The Willetton Tigers host the Giants at Willetton Basketball Stadium and the South West Slammers take on the Buccaneers at Eaton Recreation Centre.

Two other Saturday night fixtures tip off at 8pm with the Lakeside Lightning facing the Cockburn Cougars at Lakeside Recreation Centre and the East Perth Eagles hosting the Rockingham Flames at Morley Sport and Recreation Centre.

The final Saturday night game pits the Perth Redbacks against the Stirling Senators at their new home of the Curtin University Stadium.

And finally on Sunday, there are two matches that get underway at midday with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns playing the Goldfields Giants at Ray Owen Sports Centre and the Mandurah Magic playing the Geraldton Buccaneers at Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre.

Then at 2pm on Sunday, the Joondalup Wolves battle the Willetton Tigers and finally at 3pm, the South West Slammers play the Lakeside Lightning at Eaton Recreation Centre.

See below for your full season previews on each SBL team:
Cockburn Cougars  
East Perth Eagles 
Geraldton Buccaneers 
Goldfields Giants  
Joondalup Wolves 
Kalamunda Eastern Suns 
Lakeside Lightning 
Mandurah Magic 
Perry Lakes Hawks 
Perth Redbacks 
Rockingham Flames 
South West Slammers  
Stirling Senators  
Willetton Tigers  

WEEK 1 MEN'S SBL FIXTURES
FRIDAY
Perry Lakes Hawks v East Perth Eagles, WA Basketball Centre 8.30pm
Kalamunda Eastern Suns v Mandurah Magic, Ray Owen Sports Centre 8.30pm

SATURDAY
Willetton Tigers v Goldfields Giants, Willetton Basketball Stadium 7.30pm
South West Slammers v Geraldton Buccaneers, Eaton Recreation Centre 7.30pm
Lakeside Lightning v Cockburn Cougars, Lakeside Recreation Centre 8pm
East Perth Eagles v Rockingham Flames, Morley Sport and Recreation Centre 8pm
Perth Redbacks v Stirling Senators, Curtin University Stadium 8.30pm

SUNDAY
Kalamunda Eastern Suns v Goldfields Giants, Ray Owen Sports Centre 12pm
Mandurah Magic v Geraldton Buccaneers, Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre 12pm
Joondalup Wolves v Willetton Tigers, Joondalup Basketball Stadium 2pm
South West Slammers v Lakeside Lightning, Eaton Recreation Centre 3pm