Spartans News

MSDBA (Spartans) are delighted to invite you to register for the upcoming 2021 Winter season of mid-week basketball which will be for 21/22 rounds plus Semi Finals and Grand finals. We will continue to communicate details of our COVIDSafe Plan to all teams prior to commencement of games. Previous Registration Credit Any teams who registered…

Return to Sport Update – 17 February  Great news! Please see the update below regarding the end of the ‘circuit breaker’ of Victorian Stage 4 restrictions as announced today (Wednesday 17 February) by the Victorian Government  and Department of Health.   Fixtures are now available – click here. Basketball will be able to recommence across the state from Wednesday 17 February at 11.59pm at a COVID-Safe level according to the Return to Sport Guidelines (Version 10 / 17…

Due to stage 4 restrictions announced on Friday 12th February, competitions on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th February will not proceed as scheduled. Decisions on how the resumption of the season will look will be made next week, once the state government confirms the lifting of restrictions and the conditions in which basketball is able…

Following the overnight update from the Victorian Government regarding the mandatory wearing of face masks while indoors, Basketball Victoria has made the following updates to our Return to Sport Guidelines.   Please visit the Victorian Government Coronavirus website for further information on current restrictions.  As of 11.59pm on 3 February 2021, face masks are mandatory statewide in indoor public spaces.  Approved face coverings must be worn by all patrons over the age of 12…

With the 2021 Melbourne Grand Prix moving to November. We will have games on March 16 and 17, giving the season an extra round. This change to the fixture is a difficult one with PlayHQ as the process is complex, it will be the cause of the delay in all the rounds being released, however…

Following up from the details in the registration form, MSDBA along with Melbourne Basketball have removed the individual entry for players and spectators to reduce cash handling and interaction with staff at the entrance. The team sheet fee will be $77.50 on Tuesdays where we will continue to provide a scorer for that extra level of…

We would like to thank all Team Contacts for getting the team registrations in and your patience with us while we get used to PlayHQ. We acknowledge there still is work to be done to improve things, and we have passed this feedback onto Basketball Victoria who reassures us the program will continue to be…

MSDBA (Spartans) are delighted to invite you to register for the upcoming 2021 Summer season of mid-week basketball which will be for 9/10 rounds plus Grand finals. We will then revert back to a full Winter season from April to September. There are several changes regarding how we will operate (see key points below), and…

We appreciate everyone’s keenness and we would love to be starting back this week along with Melbourne Basketball and VBHBA, however they have started back with no show courts, and only have a booking until the end of January, this quick uncertain start for 2 rounds prior to Christmas is a risk they are willing…

The big question is when will we start back?  We are looking at a January 2021 return, and as soon as we receive a confirmed booking we will make the season details available and open up registrations.  I’m sure you are also asking, why is it taking so long?  We completely understand how frustrating this is – unfortunately…