Basketball NSW is the governing body for basketball in New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1938, Basketball NSW has a rich history of promoting and developing the game of basketball throughout the state. As an affiliated member of Basketball Australia (BA), the national governing body, Basketball NSW is committed to growing and advancing the sport at all levels.
With a strong focus on supporting its members, stakeholders, and the basketball community, Basketball NSW strives to create opportunities for all to participate in this all-inclusive sport. Currently boasting over 85,800+ registered members across New South Wales, Basketball NSW provides a platform for individuals of all genders, ages, and abilities to engage in the game they love.
Basketball NSW dedicates itself to the sport with passion and a commitment to excellence. It works tirelessly to promote the game's growth through initiatives, programs, and competitions for players, coaches, officials, and administrators, earning a reputation for professionalism, integrity, and innovation.
Basketball NSW is dedicated to promoting the game, developing talent, and building a strong basketball culture across the state. With a proud history and an ambitious vision for the future, Basketball NSW continues to significantly impact the basketball landscape in New South Wales and beyond.
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The role of the technical officials is to ensure the game is played in a fair and safe manner and within the rules. Refereeing is the most physical active as they are on-court and “call” the game. Other technical officials perform various roles on the scoretable and statistics and further information about each role is given below.
Basketball NSW competitions and tournaments for men, women, youth and juniors.
Each year Basketball NSW enters teams into Basketball Australia's National Championships in the U20's, U18', U16', Wheelchair Basketball and for Players with an Intellectual Impairment.
Basketball NSW offers community programs from participation, learn-to-play through to development programs for;
- Children
- Women and Girls
- First Nations
- People with a physical impairment
- People with an intellectual impairment
- LGBTQ community
- Seniors/Elderly
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The aim of the D-League is to identify talented players and coaches, who are competing and coaching within our Waratah Junior Leagues and assist with their development by having them train, play and coach against each other in a tournament-style environment.
This year the event will be condensed into one weekend per age group. With the similar format of training and games in one weekend. This has been done to help reduce costs & save time for our athletes & their families.
2025 D-League Dates:
→ 27 – 28 September U16-18 @ Penrith
→ 25 – 26 October U14-15 @ Penrith
→U14 Boys & Girls (born 2013)
→U15 Boys & Girls (born 2012)
→U16 Boys & Girls (born 2011)
→U18 Boys & Girls (born 2010/2009)
The following criteria will be looked at when considering all applicants:
→ BNSW High Performance Trials
→ BNSW High-Performance Coaches;
→ Past performances at BNSW events
To be selected for D-League, athletes must display elements of the following: