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Confirming the calendar for the winter season. Click here to view fixtures. 2023 Winter Calendar – pdf Grading Teams have had to be moved up and down based on the whole league, with fewer entries of higher grade teams bigger groups of lower-mid grades had to move up. Combined competitions with more than 10 teams will be…

2023 Winter Season Registrations are open! 2023 Winter Calendar – pdf Team Registration closes March 29, 2023 Team Registration via PlayHQ – https://www.playhq.com/basketball-victoria/register/d90607 Player Registration Invite new and existing teammates to register via the PlayHQ link emailed to you after your successful team registration. Existing players – If you have previously purchased a BV 365…

With finals around the corner, game times have been added into the PlayHQ fixture: Semi Finals on March 21 & 22 and Grand Finals on April 4 & 5. Finals Qualifying for the 2022/23 Summer season is set at 5 games, please note a bye round does not count as a qualifying game. A reminder that a…

Metro and Southern Districts Basketball Association would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Arch McGreachan, who passed away recently at 92 years of age. Arch was one of the first officials of Southern Districts and Metropolitan Basketball Association, a merger between the two Associations and the forerunner of the…

Congratulations to our own Treasurer Sally Duncan on being awarded an OAM, great job Sally, we couldn’t be more proud. MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Ms Sally Frances DUNCAN, Derrinal VIC 3523 For service to basketball, and to people with disability. Basketball Australia • Manager, Australian Pearls, since 1999….

Games on Tuesday 17/1/23 will go ahead as scheduled. If the temperature holds as expected in the mid to high 30s, heat timing will be in place, for the health and safety of both Players and Officials who have to work multiple games throughout the night. HEAT TIMING RULES When the court temperature reaches 30oC,…

UNIFORMS After relaxing the rules on uniform penalties since COVID started, it is time for teams to ensure they are in the correct uniform. As of December 2022, Teams with players without correct uniform (shorts and singlet) will be penalised. 5 points per player will be awarded to the opposition. Penalties will be applied by the…

We are looking for referees to officiate specifically on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at MSAC for Metro and Southern Districts Basketball. The course will be run over 3 days, once you pass the course you will be given weekly games to referee on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at MSAC. Game times include 6.00, 6.50, 7.40,…

Games which were canceled on Wednesday 5th October will be recorded as a draw inline with the competition bylaws and all registered players will receive a game played to count towards qualifying. 5.6 Games which are abandoned or called off by association staff prior to half time will result in a draw awarded to both…

Fixtures and Results can be found here Round 1 is available for all competitions. Grading Teams have had to be moved up and down based on the whole league, with fewer entries of higher grade teams bigger groups of lower grades had to move up. Combined competitions with more than 10 teams will be split for finals, with…