Competitions

Basketball NSW competitions and tournaments for men, women, youth and juniors.

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We’d like to thank the Orange City Council for their support as the Official Presenters of the 2024 and 2026 Waratah State Cup. We’d like to thank the Bathurst Regional Council for their support as the Official Presenters of the 2024 and 2026 Waratah State Cup.

Waratah Junior Leagues

Juniors

The Basketball NSW Junior Competitions are representative competitions conducted throughout regional and metropolitan NSW.

The Competition consists of five leagues: Junior Premier League (JPL), Metro Junior League (MJL), North Eastern Junior League (NEJL), Southern Junior League (SJL) and Western Junior League (WJL).

NOTES: The ability to request and process player clearances online will open in January 2025.

 

2025

Key Dates

EJL MJL NJL NEJL SJL WJL JPL
Format Central Venues Home & Away Central Venues Central Venues Central Venues Central Venues
Pre-Season Starts N/A Feb 15-16 N/A N/A N/A U12’s Feb 1-2 Country Feb 1-2

Metro Feb 15-16

Regular Season Starts Div 2 Mar 22-23 Mar-16 Div 2 Mar 22-23 Div 1 Mar 8-9 Mar 8-9 Feb 22-23 Metro v Metro  Mar 16
JPL Rd 1 Mar 29-30
Finals July 5-6 Jul-27 Jul 26 – 27 July 5-6 May 31 – Jun 1 May 10-11 Aug 1-3

JOHN MARTIN NSW COUNTRY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The John Martin NSW Country Basketball Tournament is held on the June long weekend of each year.