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Basketball Victoria partner with Teampay Teampay will be the Official Game Day Payments provider for basketball in Victoria and will provide an exceptional user experience for all participants and administrators.  Teampay CEO Andrew Roberts said the partnership with Basketball Victoria will provide optimised experiences for all involved in the basketball community.  “Teampay is excited to partner with Basketball Victoria to bring transformative game day payments technology to the…

BASKETBALL QUEENSLAND DELIVER PRAISEWORTHY EVENTS IN A COVIDSAFE WAY As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges across all areas of the sporting world, BQ implemented COVIDSafe plans across all venues that hosted their Champion Basketball School of Queensland (CBSQ) and numerous State Championship events that were in line with the organisation’s wider indoor COVIDSafe…

WNBL INTRODUCES REFEREE REVIEW SYSTEM FOR THE 2020 SEASON To be utilised during feature games broadcast on Foxtel and the ABC, the IRS will provide game day officials with the ability to review a call in real time. The IRS will be solely used at the discretion of game day referees to verify if a…

Melbourne United to show your colours Due to the current restrictions in place in Victoria, Melbourne United are unable to have the team play where they would love to be – in front of the fans. Therefore, United would like to invite all of their favourite local teams to be part of a new-look United…

Five Victorian officials selected for 2020 WNBL season With a new hub model allowing the WNBL season to take place in 2020, 45 referees who currently sit on the WNBL panel were approached by Basketball Australia for expressions of interest to officiate the competition. Of the 14 referees and three referee coaches chosen by Basketball…

TIANA MANGAKAHIA ON SECOND CHANCES AT OPALS DREAM It has been an incredible year of second chances for the 25-year old Brisbane native, both off and on the court. In June 2019, Mangakahia was riding high, she was coming off a breakout season at US college basketball powerhouse Syracuse University, was considered a potential WNBA…

OFFICIALS APPOINTED FOR 2020 WNBL SEASON Through a partnership with the Queensland Government, the entire season will be played out of a North Queensland hub, with a revised season structure featuring 60 games condensed into a six-week period from 11 November – 20 December In respect to the structure of the hub model and taking…