But any decision not to rebrand the SEABL club’s push under an encompassing Tasmanian moniker could threaten to divide loyalties.

“It hasn’t been discussed yet – we haven’t got that far into what would occur,” Basketball Tasmania chief executive Chris McCoy said.

“It will happen further down the track closer to that three-year, NBL-ready stage the Chargers are looking to.

“But we’re really supportive of what they’re doing – they’ve ramped up their marketing efforts and brand.”

The state’s last NBL incarnation had the Hobart Devils rename its side the Hobart Tassie Devils in 1987 after four seasons, before reverting back and drop the Tassie reference in its final year.

McCoy felt the Chargers should learn from its strongest period that coincided with the Tassie name change.

“It was a really strong brand for us and it all really fell down over venue constraints at the time,” he said.

McCoy revealed to The Examiner on Saturday that Launceston could host games should the Chargers enter the NBL post 2019.

He also said Basketball Tasmania was pushing to bring up to two NBL games to the state, possibly set down next year at the Silverdome.

But McCoy wants to lobby government towards building a multi-purpose stadium.

“We’ve seen a real growth in Launceston, but we don’t have enough courts to play on … we need more available courts for our competitions.”