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Basketball South Australia announces Dee Ranford as the inaugural High-Performance Pathways Leader (Women) in South Australia

As part of Basketball South Australia’s High-Performance restructure and vision, Dee will lead our female High-Performance portfolio, including coaching and administration. This exciting and innovative approach to female pathways is a new era for South Australia, to encourage and inspire girls and women to participate at the highest level of basketball.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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. 

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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

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Basketball South Australia News

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