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DID YOU MISS OUR COLLEGE PATHWAYS WEBINAR? With over 260 attendees, the session covered athlete resume building; sitting your SATs; the USA Immigration processes; connections with US Colleges, and some crucial advice about the US Collegiate experience at present against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you missed the Webinar or would like to…

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE APPOINTS MELISSA KING AS CEO As former CEO of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA), King brings extensive business leadership, transformation management and business development experience to the role, and will be responsible for driving and delivering the commercial and strategic priorities for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 as set by…

One Year to Tokyo Paralympics! With an extended journey to Tokyo as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Men’s National Wheelchair team, the Australian Rollers and the Women’s National Wheelchair team, the Australian Gliders will once against represent Australia at the Paralympics in 2021. The Rollers debuted at the inaugural Paralympic Games held in…

Vale – Lesley Burgess Lesley, who was married to Basketball Victoria Life Member Ron Burgess, was an incredible advocate for Victorian basketball community and worked to expand and improve our game across her life. Lesley was not only married to Ron, and the mother of three beautiful daughters, Anne, Linda and Sandra (dec.), but she…

Ballarat to host 2022 Australian Junior Championships The Kevin Coombs Cup for wheelchair athletes will run from Thursday 14 April – Sunday 17th April. The Australian Under-18 Championships showcases the best of Australia’s future stars as they vie for the title of Australian champion. Australia’s top women basketballers have all come through the program to…

Nominate for the Bulla Local Heroes Competition! Basketball Victoria and Bulla Family Dairy are proud to present the Bulla Local Heroes Competition! We want to recognise our community superstars who give their all to grow the game and support the next generation of basketball champions!  We will announce four Bulla Local Heroes weekly winners, with those winners in…

Ballarat to Host 2022 Aus Champs The Kevin Coombs Cup for wheelchair athletes will run from Thursday 14 April – Sunday 17 April 2022. The Australian Under-18 Championships showcases the best of Australia’s future stars as they vie for the title of Australian champion. Australia’s top women basketballers have all come through the program to…

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE WELCOMES NEW SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES The CoE program which his based at the Australia Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, houses the best young basketball prospects from around Australia to live and train together in a high-performance environment with daily training under the leadership and assistance of elite coaches. This year, the Men’s…

Bring on Thursday Trivia For the next couple of weeks, we’re teaming up with Spalding Australia to keep you entertained with some basketball trivia while giving you a weekly chance to win some prizes! We know there’s a number of basketball general knowledge buffs out there, so this is your time to shine. All you…

Victorian coaches selected for Emerging Coach Initiative Aspiring young coaches (aged 22-35 years old) from all states and territories were invited to nominate for the ECI that will provide formalised professional development for coaches The one-year program will include a raft of development, experiential learning and mentoring with a focus on developing identified young coaches…