The Bearcats play their home games at Port Adelaide Recreation Centre.

[7] In 1979, the Bearcats entered the National Basketball League (NBL) for the competition's inaugural season.

Bearcats championship coach Ken Richardson was the inaugural MVP of the NBL in 1979.

During the 1982 regular season, West Adelaide finished first with a 21–5 record behind the play of Americans Leroy Loggins and NBL MVP Al Green.

The 1984 season was the highlight of their tenure as they claimed the minor premiership and contested the 1984 WNBL Grand Final, where they lost 78–65 to the Nunawading Spectres.