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3×3 Community Hustle –Come and Try Wheelchair Basketball Sessions Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, wheelchair basketball superstar and member of the Aussie Rollers Team, Clarence McCarthy-Grogan (CJ), found himself on an early flight back to his hometown, Darwin, Northern Territory.  He was studying Public Health with a minor in Disability Studies at…

2020-21 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON STRUCTURE Basketball Australia can today confirm that the 2020-21 Chemist Warehouse WNBL Season will comprise of 21 regular season games per team, with the opening round scheduled for 20 – 22 November 2020 and the final round to be contested 3 – 6 March 2021. Following the regular season, the…

Basketball Victoria coaches prioritise physical and mental health amidst COVID-19 As the largest participation sport in state, the effects of COVID-19 hit Basketball Victoria harder than most in March, when the organisation postponed all basketball competitions, activities and events until further notice.  For the basketball community, this announcement was an abrupt shock and was especially disconcerting for the elite athletes involved in Basketball Victoria’s High Performance pathways.  …

Return to Basketball Basketball Australia has worked closely with state and territory associations on these guidelines, which are in line with the Federal Government’s National Principles for the Resumption of Sport and the AIS Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment. In creating these guidelines, Basketball Australia aims to provide members and the community…

BVC Awards celebrated this week! The Awards will be presented in three sections this week – Off The Court Winners (Wednesday 20 May), On the Court Winners (Friday  22 May) and last but not least, the Jack Terrill Medal (Sunday 24 May). The 2019 BVC Awards recipients shone on and off the court across last…

TWO NEW MEMBERS TO JOIN BOARD OF BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA The appointments of John Carey and Kym Pfitzner follow a ballot with over 30 candidates, with voting conducted via virtual video conference for the first time in the organisation’s history due to current COVID-19 restrictions. They replace outgoing Board members Ian Silk and Brian Delaney, who…

Inaugural Wear Your Colours Day! This Saturday 16th May we want everyone to chuck on their basketball gear, as we usually would on the weekend to play games, and celebrate our first ever Wear Your Colours Day! We are encouraging every player, parent and their pet to wear their favourite piece of basketball clothing to show your love…

Three new Directors join Paralympics Australia Board O’Callaghan said former Chief Justice of the Queensland Supreme Court Tim Carmody, Chief Operating Officer of Frizelle Sunshine Prestige Rebecca Frizelle and Paralympic gold medalist Grant Mizens will bring unique and important skill sets to the Board at a pivotal time in the organisation’s history. The trio joins…

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Dates Announced Australia is one of 80 nations competing for one of 32 spots at the World Cup, with the process including six qualifying windows over a 15-month period over the four regions of Asia/Oceania, Africa, Americas and Europe. The Australian Boomers, ranked third in the FIBA World Rankings, will…

Top 10 Ways to Wear Your Jersey Just because you might not be playing on the court at the moment, it doesn’t mean you still can’t whip out your basketball jerseys and add them into your weekly fashion. In the lead up to Basketball Victoria’s Wear Your Colours Day this Saturday, we wanted to give…