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The Thrifty Ballarat Miners & Rush Juniors have had a successful tournament over the Australia Day Long Weekend in Bendigo taking on some of Victoria’s best talent. The Thrifty Ballarat Rush Junior Under-12 came home with a Gold Medal after beating Warnambool at the Bendigo Junior Classic in the Grand Final. There were another five…

Quest Ballarat have extended their partnership with Basketball Ballarat for an additional year supporting the Senior, Youth and Junior Elite Teams as their official Travel Partner. Franchisee for Quest Ballarat Andrew Hoffman was delighted to support Basketball Ballarat again in 2020. “Quest Ballarat has been involved as a sponsor of Basketball Ballarat for some 7…

The Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners are thrilled to announce the re-signing of Deng Acuoth for the 2020 NBL1 South season. Acuoth will return after receiving the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners before signing with South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL. Acuoth was looking forward to returning…

The Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners are thrilled to announce local Sam Short has re-signed for the 2020 NBL1 South season. Short played his juniors for the Wildcats & Exies Acmy before going onto represent Australia as a Junior and signing with Melbourne United in the NBL. This upcoming NBL1 South season will be his fifth…

Ballarat Miners Youth player Jeremiah (Jezza) McKenzie announced he has signed with the University of Colorado and will relocate in August joining the Mountain Lions program. McKenzie hails from Horsham and is another example of the talent pathway opportunities continuing to develop out of Western Victoria. McKenzie received the Les Hotchin Most Valuable Player in…

Basketball Victoria have announced their Victoria Country Under-18 Men’s and Women’s teams ahead of the Australian Under-18 Championships in Ballarat on 17-24 April 2020.   Basketball Ballarat is pleased to announce the following players from Ballarat and the Western Region will represent Vic Country at the National Championships.   Under 18 Vic Country Women Rosie…

Basketball Ballarat are excited to announce the appointment of Chloe Dunmore as the new Full-Time Referee Manager. Chloe comes to the association with a wealth of experience and will lead the referee programs into a new era for the region. Dunmore was really looking forward to starting her new role at Basketball Ballarat located at…

The Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners are thrilled to announce two former players will return for the 2020 NBL1 South season with Liam Gibcus and Daniel Joyce joining the roster. Former 2014 Miners Captain Gibcus will return to Ballarat after a previously playing in the 2014- 2015 seasons after returning from college where he played at…