CoE Graduate Inks First NBL Contract At the raw age of 18, Wigness has a wealth of experience playing in the elite basketball scene, always showcasing immense potential, skill, and Basketball IQ. A strong advocate for the Indigenous community, Wigness was on scholarship in the NBA Global Academy from April 2017 and then progressed through…
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Victorian associations and clubs receive Community Sport Sector funding Two hundred local leagues and associations across the state will share in $1.4 million in grants through the Community Sport Sector Short-term COVID-19 Survival Package. Victorian basketball associations and clubs will receive $525,000 as part of the funding, to ensure to ensure they can remain operationally…
Reece Potter bids farewell to Victorian basketball Potter’s impact on Victorian basketball over the last four years has been exceptional as he’s starred wherever he’s gone. His resume in Victoria showcases the breadth of talent across the state, with a Big V Championship winning coach for Wyndham (formerly Werribee) as an Australian Junior Championships winning…
Talking Split – Gerard Hillier and Mental Health Solutions We speak to Casey Hub Lead Coach, Gerard Hillier, about his time in the Australian Defence Force, managing PTSD, relating his time in the Army to his coaching, and some strategies for coaches to help cope in what is an odd time without basketball for most…
BOARD NAMED FOR FIBA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2020 David Reid is a Principal Lawyer with firm DWF based in Newcastle, NSW, and is the current Deputy Chair of Basketball Australia as well as an elected member of the FIBA World Central Board. Reid will lead the LOC Board, overseeing the delivery of the world’s…
PlayHQ System Maintenance and Platform Downtime – Sunday August 9 PlayHQ will be performing this platform upgrade in an off-peak time Sunday morning to ensure a smooth transition and minimise the impact to any administrators or participants. During this maintenance window, the PlayHQ platform (participant portal, administrator portal and electronic scoring applications) will be inaccessible and email…
Basketball Australia Statement on Athlete Health amidst Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak Following the positive COVID test results of athletes who train at the same facility, BA has requested that all of its players who have trained at MSAC immediately isolate and undergo a COVID test as a precautionary measure. This decision was made under the guidance…
VALE – Col Darrington Col was an intricate part of Victorian Country Basketball and performed many roles across a variety of programs including; Head Coach of the Basketball Victoria Country Regional Academy, Head Network Coach within the ITC/NITP Elite Athlete Development Programs, Victorian State Coach as well as Coach of Victorian Country Teams at the…
Basketball Australia Statement on Wheelchair Basketball Athlete Eligibility Rulings Australian Gliders athletes, Annabelle Lindsay and Teisha Shadwell, have both been ruled ineligible following the phase one eligibility process through the IWBF and IPC, dismantling both athletes dream of competing at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics and in future International Wheelchair Basketball competitions. Lindsay and Shadwell have…
Basketball Australia Statement on the 2020 Wheelchair Basketball League Seasons While significant efforts have been made to reschedule these events, the fluid and unpredictable nature of the current situation surrounding COVID-19 has made it impossible for Basketball Australia to make a firm commitment to dates. The National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) is Australia’s national championship…