NEWS

Keep up to date with the latest Basketball SA News. 

From Bronze to Gold: Highlighting the Individual Successes of Basketball South Australia Referees at the 2023 Foot Locker Australian School Championships.

Basketball South Australia is proud to recognise and congratulate the 13 referees and 2 referee coaches who traveled to the Gold Coast to represent the state at the 2023 Foot Locker Australian School Championships, from 27 November to 1 December 2023. The championships are held over two categories, championship division

Read More

2023 Officials Awards Night, Celebrating Success.

On Saturday 25thNovember we came together at the State Basketball Centre to celebrate the success of our Referees and Technical Officials in 2023. The Officials Awards Night highlights some of the standout individuals who have dedicated their time to our sport. Referees and Technical Officials within basketball in South Australia

Read More

’24 IVOR BURGE PROGRAM SQUAD ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the following players selected in the 2024 Ivor Burge Program squad who will compete at the Footlocker National Championships in at the end of January next year.  IVOR BURGE MENKeenan Georg-DentZachary Georg-DentJoshua WhelanBradley KinrossWayne KinrossHarrison MallardFranz McCuish PiersonAlexander MonkKurt ScottRiley Williams ReserveAiden Grigg IVOR BURGE WOMENJayne BrownleeKristy CarterMaddi

Read More

South Australians representing Australia at the Frank Ponta Cup

Congratulations and good luck to our South Australians representing Australia at the Frank Ponta Cup 🧑‍🦽🏆 🏀 Alexander Blackmore (Athlete) 🏀 Kane Dowie (Athlete) 🏀 Fernando Grez Montiel (Athlete) 🏀 Cooper Spillane (Athlete) 🏀 Nathan Simpson (Coach) 🏀Ben Evitts (Referee) READ MORE HERE 👉Stibners To Take Head Coach For A

Read More

’24 U20 STATE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM SQUAD ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the following players selected in the 2024 U20 State Performance Program squad who will compete at the Footlocker National Championships in at the end of January next year.  U20 MEN TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Lem Ajith Jackson Bowden Harry Bruce Patrick D’Arcy Alex Dodson Spencer Gaze Jack Haggett Jonty Smith

Read More

Basketball SA Partners with SEDA College to Enhance Community Engagement

Basketball SA, the peak sporting body for basketball in South Australia, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with SEDA College. Under this collaboration, SEDA College will continue as a community partner of Basketball SA at the State Basketball Centre, including renting office space within the facility.  SEDA College, a

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – Dick Butler

Richard ‘Dick’ Butler Richard ‘Dick’ Butler began his journey with the Basketball community with Forestville Eagles as the Junior Coordinator where he committed 12 years. Dick worked tirelessly in this role throughout the 1970’s whilst also being a member of the management committee for 10 years spanning 1972-1982.  Dick served

Read More

2023 Hall of fame Inductee – Malcolm Heard

Malcolm Heard  The late Malcolm Heard commenced his basketball journey in the 1950’s working hard to reach state and national teams. Malcolm was a very humble, peaceful, and caring man that carried himself in a way that earnt respect from others throughout his career in Basketball. Malcolm played basketball for

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – James ‘Jim’ Madigan

James ‘Jim’ Madigan commenced his basketball journey in 1957 as a District player for YMCA, South Adelaide. Jim quickly transitioned from his role as a player into coaching where he truly built his path to success.  Jim became very active in the development of players in the early 60’s coaching

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – CAROLYN TSAKALOS

CAROLYN TSAKALOS Carolyn commenced her journey as a referee at the young age of 14 years old. In a space of predominantly male’s, Carolyn lead the way for female referees proving that with work ethic and drive there is enormous potential.  Carolyn has produced groundbreaking results for women officials within organisations including

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – Fred Specht

 The late Fred Specht may well be regarded by some as the man who put the West Adelaide Basketball Club on the map. But he was much more than that. Beginning as the Kingston Tennis club it later morphed into the West Adelaide Basketball Club.  Initially, with his nephew Dixon

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – Albert Leslie

Albert Leslie Born in Woolloomooloo, NSW Albert quickly became the pride of the town.  Starting in 1960 with the Under 16 NSW State Team, Albert continued to represent NSW consecutively until 1964 in the Senior Men’s state team. Returning for one year in 1969. Albert made the move to South

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – West Adelaide 1982 Mens team

West Adelaide 1982 Mens Team When West Adelaide Bearcats men’s team hit the hardwood in 1982, it was the culmination of five years of work that produced South Australia’s historic first national club champion. The National Basketball League (NBL) tipped off in 1979 and the Bearcats were among its inaugural

Read More

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee – Scott Davie

Scott Davie  Born Theodore Lisle Scott Davie on 15 February 1940, Scott Davie is a living legend of the South Adelaide Basketball Club. His legacy to the sport in general means his imminent induction into the Basketball SA Hall of Fame long has been a foregone conclusion. Launching his career

Read More

State Champs 2023 Recap

18th – 21st May 2023 South Australia’s basketball scene was set ablaze over the weekend as the highly anticipated State Championships took place. The tournament brought together talented athletes from across the state for an unforgettable display of basketball. Over the weekend, there was an undeniable buzz of excitement in

Read More

Seeley International Sign Partnership With Basketball SA

Basketball SA is thrilled to announce the signing of Seeley International as a Corporate Partner.  Seeley International is an Adelaide based company and a world leader in evaporative air conditioning solutions.  Their indirect evaporative solution, Climate Wizard, boasts advanced technology to cool large areas while maintaining low running costs, providing exceptional

Read More

Masters Games Registrations Open

Updated as of April 12 2023 SOCIAL PROGRAM AND SPECIAL EVENTS Date Event Location 7 Oct 2023 Opening Ceremony SkyCity Village at Festival Plaza 11 Oct 2023 Mid-week social function The Drive (Memorial Drive Tennis Stadium) 12 Oct 2023 Street party Glenelg 14 Oct 2023 Closing Ceremony SkyCity Village at

Read More

South Australia Bailey Dyer to make WNBL Referee Debut

Basketball SA is proud to announce the appointment of Bailey Dyer to the WNBL Referee Panel. The panel currently consists of five South Australian Officials.  We sat down with Bailey to chat about what this appointment meant to him and the advice he would offer to aspiring officials: “This opportunity

Read More

Basketball SA to provide sanitary packs for players

As part of Basketball South Australia’s Female Participation Strategy, we are now supplying sanitary items in all our BSA-run stadiums and Clubs across the state to help address period poverty, so it is not a barrier to the participation of players. The Sanitary Starter Kit is an initiative of the Basketball

Read More

2022 FIBA Rule Changes Summary

RULE CHANGES “Throw-in foul” and removal of C5 USF (Article 34 / 37) Rule: 34.1.2 – A throw-in foul is a personal foul committed, when the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and in each overtime, by a defensive player on an opponent on the playing

Read More

Basketball South Australia announce new CEO

After an extensive national search, Basketball South Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Tim Brenton as CEO. Tim joins Basketball South Australia after a successful career in the sporting industry most recently as the General Manager of Adelaide Lightning and before that as a consultant for Basketball South

Read More

2022 Platinum League Inductees

Basketball SA inducted two new referees into the Basketball SA Officials Platinum League.   The Platinum League is recognising outstanding dedication, contribution, development and promotion as an official, an educator and ambassador in the sport of basketball throughout South Australia.  Congratulations to David Moir and Howard Nixon on being inducted into

Read More

Basketball South Australia Search For A New CEO

After almost five years as Basketball SA’s CEO, Phil Sinnott has announced his resignation to commence the next chapter of his career. During Mr Sinnott’s leadership, the profile of Basketball has continued to grow, and with it the organisation. A member-oriented service structure has resulted in new partnerships, broadened service delivery,

Read More

End of Season Junior District League Update

Please see the below updates regarding the end of the 2022 JDL Championship Season, including Major Round information.Double Header Round RemovedIt was regrettable that the Double Header in Round 2 was unable to be serviced and cancelled. To avoid this occurring again and to ensure we play all remaining fixtures, we

Read More

2023 High Performance Coaching Selections: Under 16 and Under 18

Basketball South Australia is excited to announce the Under 16 and Under 18 Metro Coaching Staff for the 2023 High Performance Basketball Program. Congratulations to our coaches on their selection, we wish them well as they guide the next generation of South Australian talent. Jimmy Alexander 8 years coaching in

Read More

FPS School Visit to Port Pirie

As part of the Female Participation Strategy, Basketball SA and Aboriginal Basketball Academy partnered in supporting a basketball clinic in Port Pirie celebrating NAIDOC week. Feedback – Joey Wyatt – Aboriginal Basketball Academy Mentor  “Over 30 students from the surrounding area of Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Port Broughton attended.

Read More

Lifeline Morning Tea

On Friday, 18 June, Basketball SA in conjunction with NBL1 Mental Health Round welcomed guests to the House of Basketball for a special morning tea to raise vital funds and awareness for Lifeline Australia. Thank you to everyone who attended, your support is invaluable!

Read More

Award of Merit

Last month, the Co Chair of the Awards and History Committee, Geoff Weeks, had the pleasure of presenting Terry Jones of the South Adelaide Basketball Club with a Basketball SA Award of Merit. Terry has been with the South Adelaide Basketball Club for over 20 years in a variety of

Read More

Sturt Sabres Basketball Club: Junior Coaching Director

Sturt Sabres Basketball Club have a rare opportunity to lead and drive a high performing basketball program Applications are now open until the 17th of June. The Junior Coaching Director will be responsible for: Providing a vision and managing a pathway for Junior Program Coaches across the club Providing technical

Read More

2022 Australian Boomers host FIBA Qualifiers in Melbourne

From June 30 to July 4, Australia, Japan, China and Chinese Taipei will compete over six games including two doubleheaders, in what will be the third qualifying window. It’s anticipated that up to 36,500 fans will attend the series over four days. The Boomers will take on China on 30

Read More

2022 Volunteers Week Breakfast at House of Basketball

Basketball South Australia celebrated National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering, held on 16 – 22 May 2022. National Volunteer Week is a chance for all of us to celebrate and recognise the vital work of volunteers and to say thank you. Together, through volunteering, we are

Read More

Woodville High School: Basketball Specialist Program 2023 Applications

Woodville High School offers a Basketball program to instil self-belief among its students in a positive and safe learning environment. Students receive elite coaching and assistance in allowing for students to achieve their personal goals. Applications for 2023 are now OPEN. Please register via our website: https://woodvillehigh.sa.edu.au/basketball-program.html or email ryan.vivian256@schools.sa.edu.au

Read More

South Adelaide Basketball Club: Club Administrator Vacancy

Are you looking for an interesting and diverse part time position offering a great work-life balance? South Adelaide Basketball Club are looking for an organised and proactive Club Administrator to join their team with an immediate start. Reporting to the General Manager of Basketball and working closely with the Club

Read More

GameDay Registrations

Basketball SA has become aware of an issue within GameDay that has allowed players to participate in games without submitting a new registration after their 365 memberships have expired. All players must be financial members before taking the court. We are investigating this further but you can check your registration

Read More

Grading Mechanisms

The purpose of the Grading Season is to ensure that teams end up in a Championship Season Division that allows them to play against teams that provide fair and competitive games. Sometimes grading mechanisms result in teams initially being seeded in pools with other teams that are seeded a bit

Read More

Changes to double headers for 2022 JDL Championships Season

Background Basketball SA previously advised that because the 2022 District Basketball Season will run over a shorter period than normal (as we transition to the new structure), a number of double headers will be required to ensure the same number of rounds are played in the 2022 JDL Championships Season.

Read More

Rules of Operations – Reminders

Basketball SA would like to remind Clubs about some Rules of Operation for District League. These are existing rules and you may have noticed SSO’s and Officials being more consistent in applying these rules. See below relevant sections; Jewellery and piercings Section 11.5. Jewellery a) Exposed jewellery is prohibited during all

Read More

MSBL MINI – starts 28 Feb

Basketball SA has delayed the start of Term 1 until 28 February to align with interschool beginning on 28 February. MSBL Mini will start from Monday, 28 February Fixtures will be released by 5pm Monday 21 February and you can find them on GameDay HERE.Fixtures can also be found on

Read More

Female Participation Committee – Expression of Interest NOW OPEN

Basketball SA’s Female Participation Strategy seeks to build an environment that supports, encourages and appreciates the impact females have in sport and recreation. Together with our Members and the Adelaide Lightning, it is Basketball SA’s vision that females are represented in all roles of sport and active recreation. We aim

Read More

Ivor Burge State Team Announcment

Basketball SA is excited to announce the Ivor Burge State Teams for 2022. This year we have both a men’s and women’s team heading to the Championships. The Ivor Burge Championships are held in Mackay, Queensland. The event will run from Tuesday 19 April until Sunday 24 April. Congratulations to

Read More

2022 MSBL Mini Information

Start Date  Delayed until 21 February due to current COVID Restrictions.  There will be 7 Rounds for all competitions in Term 1.  Monday competition will play in the last week of school term (11 April)  Team registration links: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?formID=96571  All teams must registered by Round 4 (14 March) Payment  Basketball SA’s preferred payment is via invoice through schools.   Eftpos facilities are available however prior arrangements must be made if

Read More

2022 District Fixture Released

Basketball SA is pleased to announce that the Pre-Season competitions’ fixtures in both the Youth District League and Senior District League Divisions are now live and can be found here – Competitions at SA District Basketball – GameDay (mygameday.app). All fixtures are subject to change. For some divisions, fixtures are only

Read More

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE HEADLINES NBL1 WILDCARD SERIES

The Coles Express NBL1 is delighted to partner with Basketball Australia to unveil the NBL1 Wildcard Series, featuring the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) and the NBA Global Academy. The Wildcard Series marks the NBL1’s sixth conference, joining NBL1 North, NBL1 East, NBL1 South, NBL1 Central and NBL1 West

Read More

Major improvements to West Basketball

The West Adelaide Basketball Club has been granted a 2021-22 State Government Infrastructure project grant to increase basketball training facilities and build a 3×3 show court. The State Government announced the recent round of Community Recreation and Sports Facilities Program Infrastructure funding awarding the West Adelaide Basketball Club $89,400. The

Read More

3×3 Street Hustle Tournament

Basketball SA ran the first 3×3 Street Hustle event in partnership with 3x3Hustle. We had Under 12 & Under 14’s teams join for an Under 14 division and we have Under 16 & Under 18 teams join for an Under 18 division. It was great to see the mix of

Read More

Inclusive Grand Finals | Wayville Sports Centre

Down at Wayville on Thursday Night, the top two teams for Inclusive Basketball Program J Grade competed for the Gold Medal. GRAND FINAL RESULTS: Dolphins 61 defeated Bulldogs 56 Congratulations to the Dolphins! It has been a great finals for them as they won both games! Well done to all

Read More

Platinum League Inductees | Referee Awards Dinner

Basketball SA inducted two new referees into the Basketball SA Officials Platinum League.   The Platinum League is recognising outstanding dedication, contribution, development and promotion as an official, an educator and ambassador in the sport of basketball throughout South Australia.  Congratulations to Phil Haines on being inducted into the Basketball SA

Read More

Get ready for 2022…

Get ready for an exciting new season of basketball in 2022. The 2022 Basketball SA season tips off on January 31, 2022 and there are some key changes to competitions. In August 2021 Basketball SA set about reviewing all aspects of our Metro and District League competitions together with a

Read More

2021 December Mini Ball Clinics

Basketball SA was excited to host the 2021 DECEMBER MINI BALL CLINICS with our Community Coaches, Brett Maher and Scott Ninnis.  The clinics went to four different stadiums across Adelaide, Springbank, Marion, Port Adelaide and Wayville over the last two weeks of the school term. It was great to see

Read More

Inclusive Grand Final | Springbank Sports Centre

Another basketball year has finished! There was three really great Grand Final games to finish off the season. Congratulations to everyone involved, but thank you to Andy Richards for presenting the premier medals. Great to see and have Andy back in the stadium. RESULTS: ABA Orange 21 defeated Stars 18Mavericks

Read More

Posthumous Awards of Merit | Referee Awards Dinner

Bill Musserad and Ted Coomans were given Posthumous Awards of Merit at the 2021 Referee Awards Dinner on Sunday, 28 November. Basketball SA would like to share their stories and outline their passion and enthusiasm towards the South Australian Referee Community.  BILL MUSSERAD  Bill was born in Gippsland, Victoria in

Read More

2021 Referee Awards Dinner

Basketball South Australia congratulations to all winners at the 2021 Referee Award dinner held on Sunday, 28 November. It was great to see more than 100 officials from our community come to get to support one another at this special event.  We welcomed new Participant Life Members, including Adam Gillings,

Read More

2021 Senior Metro & District League Grand Finals

Basketball SA congratulates all teams who participated in our 2021 Grand Finals. It’s been another challenging year with the impacts of COVID-19 affecting our season, but all clubs have come together and we’ve had a fantastic season. All Grand Finals were played on their respective nights, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

Read More

Congratulations to the Ivor Burge Men’s Team

Sunday, 14 November the Ivor Burge Men’s team won the InDaily Team of the Year at the Sport SA Awards! The Ivor Burge South Australian Men Red State Team is made up of athletes with an Intellectual Disability. The team is the high-performance aspect of the Basketball SA Metro Social Basketball League

Read More

3×3 Basketball Come and Try Event

Basketball SA was excited to host a 3×3 Come and Try event on Friday evening for 10-15 year olds. There was a fantastic turnout for the event, with more than 30 teams registered on the night. The stadium was absolutely buzzing with excitement and energy from all the players, with

Read More

2021 Referee Award Nominees

Basketball SA would like to introduce the nominees for each award. The Award winners will be presented at the 2021 Basketball SA Referee Awards Dinner on Sunday 28, November at 6.30pm held at Glenelg Golf Club. We invite all referees and referee nominees to join us at the Awards Dinner,

Read More

Basketball South Australia and refbook sign as official technology partners

refbook will be the Officials’ Technology Partner for Basketball South Australia, providing a dynamic platform for basketball officials across the states’ centrally-appointed competitions. refbook is a cloud-based software that facilitates the management and assignment of sports officials. The online solution will provide the flexibility and functionality needed across South Australian

Read More

SA Metro EADP Squads 2022 Announced

HIGH PERFORMANCE Basketball SA is excited to announce the Emerging Athlete Development Program (EADP) Squads for 2022. Introducing your SA Metro Under 14, 15, 16 and 18 Boys and Girls squads! Teams would normally compete in the East Coast Challenge (Sydney) and Southern Cross Challenge (Melbourne), but due to COVID-19

Read More

2021 SA School Sports Awards Basketball Finalists

The nominations are in and the finalists have been selected for The Advertiser, Messenger and Department for Education School Sports Awards 2021. Winners and runners-up will be announced at the South Australian Museum tomorrow, Wednesday, 10 November and exclusively live streamed for subscribers on advertiser.com.au. There are 29 finalists in

Read More

2021 Referee Camp – Wrap-up

The 2021 Referee Camp was an event to be remembered! We had over 150 referees take part in one of five courses from Level 1C with 72 attendees through to Level 3. Basketball SA hosted the 2021 Referee Camp at the Adelaide 36ers Arena. Starting the day most referees ran

Read More

2021 Junior Metro & District League Grand Finals

Basketball SA congratulates all teams who participated in our 2021 Grand Finals. It’s been another challenging year with the impacts of COVID-19 affecting our season, but all clubs have come together and we’ve had a fantastic season. This year, 51 Grand Finals were played on Sunday, 31 October at five

Read More

2021 Top 4 Finals

As outlined in the 2019 By-laws, to conclude the 2021 Senior District League finals we will see the top 4 teams play off over three weeks. The top 2 teams at the end of the minor rounds will have a double chance at progressing through the finals series.  Grand finals will

Read More

2021 Metro League Division 1 Grand Finals

This news is huge!! All Metro League Division 1 Grand Finals will be exclusively live streamed by The Advertiser on Sunday, 31 October! We would love to be able to live stream all games in the future and we will continue to explore this option and future opportunities. Games start at

Read More

2022 High Performance Program State Team Staff

Basketball SA is excited to announce the head coaches for the 2022 High Performance Program State Team, we have some familiar faces as well as a couple new faces. We are excited for the 2022 High Performance Program to get underway! The Basketball SA High Performance Program trials have been

Read More

ONE YEAR TO GO – FIBA WOMEN’S

BASKETBALL WORLD CUP In one year today, the world’s best female basketballers will tip-off for the first game of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 (FWBWC22) in Sydney. The Women’s World Cup, FIBA’s flagship women’s event, returns to Australian shores for the first time in 27 years, after the

Read More

Thank you, from Basketball SA

Basketball South Australia would like to say thank you to all the Referees and Stadium Staff that helped out this weekend. We would also like to acknowledge and thank our member families who had jam packed weekends juggling multiple commitments and the ongoing dedication of all Coaches and Team Managers. 

Read More

Congratulations to our 2021 NBL1 Central Champions!

2021 Women’s Champions – Southern Tigers The Southern Tigers have held on with a bunch of clutch plays as they won the inaugural NBL1 Central Womens 87-77 over the North Adelaide Rockets at the St Clair Recreation Centre. The X-Factor for the Tigers in Bianca McCalop started with two triples

Read More

2021 Top 8 Finals

Last month, Basketball SA announced a new competition framework for 2022, together with changes to the Metro and District League 2021 finals series. To conclude the 2021 Metro and District League seasons the final series will see the top 8 teams play off over three weekends and four finals rounds. The top

Read More

Size 5 Basketball for Under 12s

Currently under 10s play with a size 5 basketball on 8-foot rings and under 12 players progress to a size 6 basketball on 10 foot rings. Beginning in 2022, under 12 competitions will move to using a Size 5 Basketball in line with recent changes by Basketball Australia and the VJBL.   Introducing the

Read More

2022 Grading System

The grading system deployed in 2021 for our District teams was effective and has resulted in competitive games throughout most divisions. As part of the new competition framework the grading system will be reviewed by a smaller working group formed by the Competitions Manager. This group will determine the grading

Read More

2022 Competition Framework

Thanks to our members who have contacted us to discuss the new competition framework. The new competition framework will be implemented from 2022 for a period of four years (reviewed after two years). Under the new framework, only the month of September is designed to be a ‘low’ activity period. 

Read More

2021 District & Metro Season Close

Recently a new competition framework for 2022 was announced. The framework was developed after extensive consultation with stakeholders and has resulted in ‘once off’ changes to the close of the 2021 season.  At the request of our member clubs, the end to this season will provide more time to prepare

Read More

Basketball South Australia News

House of Basketball

314 South Road, Richmond SA 5033
(Cnr Frederick St)
Enter via South Road

Phone: (08) 7088 0070

Postal Address: 314 South Road, Richmond SA 5033