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Established in 1954, The Illawarra Basketball Association has a long and proud history. With olympians, NBL and WNBL players to come through our ranks, Basketball Illawarra offers a range of basketball pathways for any player regardless of aspirations or abilities. THE SNAKEPIT THE HOME OF BASKETBALL IN THE ILLAWARRA PLAY BASKETBALL JUNIOR FIXTURES/RESULTS SENIOR FIXTURES/RESULTS JOIN US SPONSORSHIP 2026 AUSSIE HOOPS Ages: 5 - 10 year olds DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Ages: 10 - 17 year olds JUNIOR COMPS Under 8s - Under 18s SENIOR COMPS Open Age Competition JUNIOR REPS Junior Representative Programs NBL1 & WARATAH LEAGUE Senior Representative Program Latest News See more news articles View upcoming events

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Junior Competitions Competition Information Game Fixtures & Results Team Nominations Competition Fees & Registration Info Competition Bi-Laws Individual Player EOI Phone FORFEITS email courtsupervisors@snakepit.com.au Contact Us Anchor 1 Junio Competition Info Current Season 2025 SPRING 21st July - 19th December Grand Finals are in the final week of school term 4. N ext Season 2026 AUTUMN 30th January - 3rd July Team Registration Guide Link only for players already allocated a team. Player Registration Guide All players must register to 2026 Autumn J unior Competition via Basketball Connect prior to the first game. Payment is required with registration, see below for more details. Individuals looking to join a team please complete an EOI. Please do not register until a team is confirmed. EOI FORM AVAILABLE HERE 28 November See below for 2026 information on Registration & Competition Fees, Age groups, Game days/times. For assistance or any additional information email competitions@snakepit.com.au or call (02)4225 9999 Team Registration Open 5th December Player Registration Open 5th December Under 10 (Year of Birth 2017-19) Girls: Monday Boys: Tuesday Game Times Boys: 4:10, 5:00, 5:50, 6:40 Under 12 (Year of Birth 2015-16) Girls: Monday Boys: Tuesday Game Times 4:10, 5:00, 5:50, 6:40 Under 14 (Year of Birth 2013-14) Girls: Monday Boys: Thursday Game Times 4:10, 5:00, 5:50, 6:40 Under 16 (Year of Birth 2011-12) Boys Div 1: Wednesday Game Times 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 Boys Div 2/3/4: Friday Game Times 4:20, 5:10, 6:00, 6:50, 7:40, 8:30 Under 18 (Year of Birth 2009-10) Boys Div 1: Wednesday Game Times 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, Boys Div 2/3: Friday Game Times 4:20, 5:10, 6:00, 6:50, 7:40, 8:30 U16/U18 Girls Div 1 (Year of Birth 2009-12) Wednesday Game Times 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 U16/18 Girls Div 2 (Year of Birth 2009-12) Wednesday Game Times 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 Junior Fees FEES All players must pay annual registration plus competition fee. New players are required to pay registration in full with competition fee or instalment option. Current players required to pay competition fee in full or instalment option. Annual registration will only be charged if due for renewal. Login to your Basketball Connect account to check registration expiry. Annual Registration (valid for 12 months) Registration fee is an annual BNSW levy (includes sports injury insurance) and Illawarra association membership fee. All players must have a valid registration for insurance purposes. Annual registration fees to be confirmed shortly. Competition Fee 2026 Autumn Competition Fee - $265 + BC Transaction Fees Choose to pay in full or instalments. Instalments and Direct Debit Dates Deposit - payable on registration to competition. 3 instalments (instalment dates TBC) Family Discount 10% off second child. 20% off third and every other child after. Families with multiple children playing can apply for a family discount. Please email competitons@snakepit.com.au for family discount code to be applied to registration. Families experiencing financial hardship can apply for a payment plan, please email competitions@snakepit.com.au to set up or for any additional information. All applications are confidential. FAQs Seniors Juniors No FAQs yet This category doesn't have any FAQs at the moment. Check back later or explore other categories.

Board of Directors Board Meeting Minutes Please see a summary of the IBA Board Meetings below: 2025 February March June July August September 2024 March April July August September October December 2023 January February March April May June October AGM Information 2025 Director Nomination Form- Due Friday 21st November 5pm 2025 Life Member Nomination Form Signed 2025 Financial Report 2024/25 Annual Report 2024 AGM Minutes Notice + Agenda Document Contact us Staff

Senior Competitions Competition Information Game Fixtures & Results Team Nominations Competition Fees & Registration Info Competition Bi-Laws New Player EOI Contact Us Men Div 1/2/3 Monday Night & Tuesday Night Game Times 6:40, 7:40, 8:40, 9:40pm Women Div 1/2 Tuesday Night Game Times 6:40, 7:40, 8:40, 9:40pm Champ Men Wednesday Night Game Times 6:35, 7:40, 8:45pm Champ Women Wednesday Night Game Times 6:35, 7:40, 8:45pm Senior Competition Info Social Men Social Unisex Thursday Night Game Times 6:40, 7:40, 8:40, 9:40pm SEASON 2025/26 29 September - 2 April Games are played during the school holiday with a break over the Christmas / New Year period. Players register to the season via below button or Basketball Connect app. Player Registration Guide Players looking for a team to join please do not register until a team is allocated. For assistance finding a team email seniorcompetitions@snakepit.com.au Game Fees (per team / game) +Teampay transaction fees $0.26 + 2.5% Paid via Teampay app. Championship Men: $120 Championship Women: $100 Division 1 - 3 Men: $100 Division 1 - 2 Women: $85 Social: $80 Player Registration (per player / valid for 12 months) Registration fee is annual an BNSW levy with sports injury insurance and Illawarra association membership fee. All players must have a valid registration for insurance purposes. $144.50 - Senior Players born 2007 and earlier. $112.50 - Junior Players born 2008 and 2009. NEW EJECTION RULES Player Registration to 2025/26 Senior Competitions 2025/26 Team Registration Senior Fees

NBL1 MEMBERSHIPS AND TICKETING Membership Packages Adults Season Pass $90 Season pass, members only merch item, 10% off at Snakepit bar, access to exclusive events Purchase Here Kids Season Pass $50 12 & under exclusive merch item (free entry) 13+ season pass, exclusive merch item Purchase Here Family Pass $250 2x adults + 2x kids Season pass, members only merch itemS, 10% off at snakepit bar, access to exclusive events Purchase Here Hollywood Pass $250 Season pass, members only merch item, 10% off snakepit bar, 2x drink vouchers per game, access to exclusive events, own personalised courtside seat for NBL1 games Purchase Here

NBL1 EAST & Waratah League Illawarra Hawks News 2026 NBL1 Trials – Registrations Now Open! Basketball Illawarra is pleased to open registrations for the 2026 NBL1 Men’s and Women’s team trials. These trials are a key step in building our senior representative teams for the upcoming season. We’re looking for high-level athletes who want to represent the region, contribute to a professional team environment, and compete at the highest level in NBL1 East. Trial Details Location: The Snakepit Age Group: Opens (Senior Level) NBL1 Men Trial 1: Saturday, 22 November | Matt Flinn to Return as IBA NBL1 Men’s Head Coach for 2026 Illawarra Basketball Association is pleased to confirm that Matt Flinn will return as Head Coach of the Hawks NBL1 Men’s team for the 2026 season. Flinn’s leadership in 2025 helped re-establish the men’s program as a top-tier contender in NBL1 East. The team finished 15–5 and advanced to the Grand Final, playing an exciting, high-tempo brand of basketball that drew intense crowds and energised the local basketball community. A proud Illawarra junior and experienced coach acro NBL1 Women's Illawarra Hawks Head Coach We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Tom Cranney as the Head Coach for our NBL1 Women's team for the 2026 season. Cranney brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, returning for his third season at the helm of our NBL1 Women’s program after a short absence, having previously led the Hawks in their inaugural 2022 NBL1 East campaign and the 2023 season, laying a strong foundation for the program's growth. Since his last stint with the NBL1 Women, Cranney has conti 1 2 3 4 5 NBL1 is a semi-professional basketball league in Australia, consisting of South, North, Central, West Conferences and East Conferences with both men’s and women’s competitions. Each conference is run by their respective state governing body, with the league including 72 clubs from across every state and territory. The league replaced the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Australia’s pre-eminent semi-professional basketball league between 1981 and 2018. The Spalding Waratah League is the senior basketball league in NSW, which comprises of 5 divisions. The season commences in March each year with the finals weekend being held in August. Basketball NSW in partnership with Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT unveiled the inaugural teams set to compete in the new Spalding Waratah Wheelchair League which began in 2022. The NBL1 East inaugural season was in 2022. Both teams made it through to the finals. PURCHASE NBL1 HOME GAME TICKETS HERE SEASON 2025 MEMBERSHIPS CLICK HERE NBL1 SPONSORS

Junior Committee The Junior Committee is for all local junior competitions The Junior Committee is a group of volunteers consisting of: Edith MacDonald (Chair) Renelle Genner Diane Hosking Rod Young Tom Farrar The committee is made up of members of Illawarra Basketball Association (IBA) some who have represented as players, coaches and others who are dedicated members bringing their children. They bring a variety of expertise to the committee. The purpose of the committee is essentially a voluntary advisory board created to assist the IBA staff primarily in organising all local junior competitions and vetting any issues that may arise as a panel to resolve them. The aim is to ensure that local junior competitions are balanced, structured and enjoyable for all involved. The Committee members as individuals do not make any decisions regarding the allocation of players to local junior teams. At the beginning of every competition, they spend many hours discussing proposed team lists with all appointed and available local junior coaches/managers. The Committee is then required to liaise with the IBA staff, who are responsible for the final approval of all junior team lists. To contribute to the committee and their contribution to Junior Competition at IBA there is a suggestion box at the beginning of the corridor between the courts next to the photos of the board members. We encourage our community to put in their ideas into the box and they will be discussed and dealt with. If you have a complaint you can always put in an anonymous note. The committee are here to ensure our juniors have a fun and enjoyable experience, where they make friends and compete.

Junior Representative Under 12 to Under 18s Junior Waratah League Rep Trial Lists 2026 Junior Representative News 2026 REP TRIALS – GIRLS, REGISTER NOW! Rep 2026 Trials – Registrations Now Open Prep 4 Rep 2026 18B SJL 1 SPONSOR Junior Representative Information The Illawarra Basketball Association (IBA) Representative Program provides athletes the chance to compete beyond local competition and develop through a clear pathway to State, National, and elite levels of basketball. 2026 IBA Representative Handbook The Handbook is the foundation of the program. It sets out the policies, expectations, and standards that guide every athlete, coach, and family in the IBA Representative Program. Before trialling, all players and parents (if under 18) must confirm they have read and understood the Handbook. This ensures: Everyone knows the rules, standards, and commitments. There is transparency around trials, team selection, and conduct. Families understand the support structures available (e.g. Nest Egg, exemptions). The Illawarra Blueprint In addition to the Handbook, the program is guided by the Illawarra Blueprint – Style of Play (SOP). This document is for coaches, but the values in it are central to the culture we want all players and families to understand: Selfless – the team comes first. Hard Work – effort every time, on and off the court. Commitment – regular attendance, dedication to improvement. Humility – respect in both victory and defeat. These values underpin how we coach, how we play, and how we represent Illawarra. 2026 Junior Rep Trials Registrations for the 2026 Junior Rep Trials are now open. All trial information — including dates, times, registration links, exemption requests, transfer rules, and “what to bring” — can be found in the news story below: Squad Lists & Updates Trial Squad Lists will be published here by Tuesday 5pm after each trial. If your child is not listed, unfortunately they have not progressed in the process. Please note that players may be cut from the trial squad at any time during the trial period. Head Coach appointments for each age group will also be posted here. 2026 Trial Squad Lists U12 Boys Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U14 Boys Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U16 Boys Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U18 Boys Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U12 Girls Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U14 Girls Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U16 Girls Rep Trial Squad List 2026 U18 Girls Rep Trial Squad List 2026 * Due to Tuesday Night Local Comp these Lists will be released 10 am 22/10/2025, Thank you for your understanding. 2026 Head Coaches Assistant Coaches To be appointed after Head Coaches selections. REGISTER HERE 2026 IBA Rep Handbook Rep Trial Lists 2026 For all enquiries regarding Junior Representative Basketball, please contact our Head of Basketball Contact

Meet Our Sponsors Basketball Illawarra sincerely thanks our valued sponsors and we would love to ask the Illawarra community to support them when and wherever possible. If you're interesting in becoming a sponsor, please contact us today . GET YOUR LOGO ON THE COURT IN 2026- CLICK HERE Major Sponsors Signage Sponsors Media Sponsors

Mental Health & Wellbeing Our family, friends, and the basketball community's mental health and well-being have never been more vital than they are right now. We looked into several useful tools to help us watch out for one another and create an environment that supports meaningful talks, both on and off the court. Mental Health and Well-Being Taking care of your mental health is critical due to the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Basketball Illawarra urges everyone to check in on their fellow members of the basketball community to see how they are. We need to be active and engaged to our community now more than ever. Here are some tools and recommendations to help you maintain your mental health and well-being. Get Outdoors Evidence suggests that spending only 10 minutes outside each day, particularly in the morning, can be quite helpful. It will replenish your vitamin D levels, jumpstart your natural energy system, and improve your mood. Move Your Body Maintain movement throughout your body! Getting at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day will not only keep you healthy, but will also enhance those natural endorphins, enhancing your mood. Remember, it doesn't matter if you hoop, run, stroll, swim, or dance, as long as you move. Maintain Contact Maintain communication with family, friends, and the community. Stay connected with daily SMS, FaceTime, Zoom sessions. Tell them how you're feeling and what you're doing with your time. Online team challenges are excellent for holding your team accountable - your team still requires you! Maintain A Routine Many athletes may have a sense of loss of identity as a flow on effect of Covid-19 due to not being able to see their teammates on a daily basis, attend training or school, and so on. Maintaining a typical daily routine, especially while alone, is critical for mental health support. Continue to get up early, have breakfast, go outside, move your body, and then go to work on some activities. Learn a New Skill Finding time away from basketball to continue developing new skills is important. The focus on learning away from the court and on different topics can help destress: an online training course whether big or little can help give the sense of accomplishment. Even some low-grade training at home with an emphasis on fun is important. Always remember to pause and recognise and celebrate your achievements as you go! Practice Self Care Looking after your body and practising self-care is more than just a warm down and stretching. Move often, eat well, drink plenty of water and make sure that your body has plenty of sleep so as to recover well. Being physically and mentally healthy will help improve our on court performance. Resources Mental health benefits of playing team sport Mental health & wellbeing in community sport Supporting mental wellness in sport Good Sports Healthy Minds program New RUOK? Sport Guide RUOK have produced the new resource called the RUOK? Guide for Sport Coaches. The Guide and RUOK? Coach Toolkit are excellent resources for anyone working in sport. The Guide teaches coaches and sport officials how to deal with a person’s emotions such as sadness, anxiety and anger, and how to respond appropriately to support the athlete or another person. Links to the RUOK? Resources https://www.ruok.org.au/sport RUOK? Sport Coaches Guide RUOK? Sport Coaches Toolkit Help is here There are many resources available to support our players and basketball community during difficult times, so don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for help or visit some of the websites below. It’s okay to not be feeling on top of your game at all times and taking a little self-inflicted pressure off yourself is important. There are many people in the organisations below who understand what it is like to not be feeling like yourself anymore or not coping with things, these people can help you start to understand why you might be feeling the way you are and may help you find ways that work for you to start feeling better. If you would prefer to speak to someone who already knows you, consider going to see (or ask your parents to take you to see) your family Doctor as they can listen to your concerns and offer advice or even give you a referral to see a counsellor or another professional who can assist you. Ask your family Doctor about seeing a counsellor under a Medicare treatment plan. Below is a list of resources you can use to assist you, a fellow teammate, a club, an association and anyone else in this tough period: Youth Support Kids Helpline Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/KidsHelpline/ Lifeline website – https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Lifeline 24/7 telephone support – 13 11 14 Beyond Blue – support for children & youth https://www.beyondblue.org.au/who-does-it-affect/young-people/helpful-contacts-and-websites Health Services for Young People – https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/kidsfamilies/youth/Pages/health-services-yp.aspx Kids & Youth Helpline – https://kidshelpline.com.au/ Speak with a Counsellor – free and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling Call 1800 55 1800 (24 hours a day) Talk one-on-one with web counselling Check the website for more details. General Mental Health & Wellbeing Contacts & Websites Parent Helpline – https://kidshelpline.com.au/parents/issues/how-parentline-can-help-you Dietary tips to help support your mental health: https://www.nswis.com.au/nutrition/mood-food-how-to-use-nutrition-for-mental-wellbeing/ Supporting children and young people: https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/covid-19-support/chatstarter Black Dog Institute – https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/communities/ Headspace – http://www.headspace.org.au/ Reach Out – http://au.reachout.com/ BNSW Child Safety and Basketball For information on creating a child safe sport, visit BNSW Child Safety and Basketball page: https://www.bnsw.com.au/about/child-safety-and-basketball/ and to lodge concerns, please email Basketball Illawarra’s Board of Directors at board@snakepit.com.au

Staff Contacts Nathan Loveday Executive General Manager Business operations Sponsorship Partnerships Grants egm@snakepit.com.au Simon Makres Competitions Coordinator Junior Local Competitions Senior Local Competitions seniorcompetitions@snakepit.com.au simon.makres@snakepit.com.au Tom Marsh Referee Coordinator Referee Programs Referee Rosters referees@snakepit.com.au Ben Bagoly Head of Basketball NBL1 and Senior Rep Program Development of Junior Representative Program Representative Trials Coaching Development Development Programs ben.bagoly@snakepit.com.au Selin Kahraman Financial Manager Invoicing Payroll Banking Accounting selin.kahraman@snakepit.com.au Court Supervisors Court Supervisor Forfeits Local Competition Issues courtsupervisors@snakepit.com.au Eric Hackett Junior Development Coordinator Mini Hawks Aussie Hoops & GameTime Next Gen Hawks Elite Hawks Sporting Schools Holiday Camps Junior Rep Admin eric.hackett@snakepit.com.au Mackenzie Bates Administration Officer General Admin Social Media mackenzie.bates@snakepit.com.au Contact us Board of Directors