Ballarat Basketball Foundation

 

 

 

 

Background

When the first game of Basketball was played in Ballarat on May 7th 1909 the participants had little idea of the foundation they were laying for the future generations. From these humble beginnings the Ballarat Basketball Association has grown to become one of Australia's largest and most successful Basketball Associations producing some of the country’s most talented sportsmen and women. Olympians Robin Maher (Gull), Ray Borner and Alison Tranquilli (Cook) as well as NBL and WNBL championship winning players Braith Cox and Kelli Abrams all started their stellar careers in the junior development programs of the Ballarat Basketball Association.

Junior development is an important part of the culture of any sporting association and the Ballarat Basketball Association sees this as one of its highest priorities.

To ensure that the juniors of today become the champions of tomorrow the Association has established the Ballarat Basketball Foundation. This Foundation has been established in conjunction with the Australian Sports Foundation Ltd. (ASF) which provides tax deductible status for donations of $2 or over to the ASF. Donations must be made unconditionally to the ASF, however donors may nominate the Ballarat Basketball Foundation - Junior Sport Development project as their preferred beneficiary.

All administrative costs of the Foundation will be met by the Ballarat Basketball Association allowing all ASF grants to be spent on the ASF approved project.