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Skin Ski & Surf January Holiday Camps

Our world famous Skin Ski & Surf Holiday camps will again be held in late January! Held at the MARS Minerdome from Monday January 23rd until Wednesday January 25th these camps cater for the beginners that have never played before right up to the Junior Elite team players. after speaking with many parents in 2016…

Smith Returns

The GMHBA Ballarat Miners are thrilled to announce that 208cm centre Chris Smith has re-signed with the club for his fifth South East Australian Basketball League season. Smith joined the Miners in 2013 and since then has been taken in by the community and is now considered a local. Smith completed his teaching degree in…

Rush Signings

Basketball Ballarat is pleased to announce that Ashleigh “Splash” Spencer has re-signed with the newly named Ballarat Škoda Rush as Basketball Ballarat also welcomes Škoda to the team as their new naming rights sponsor. Spencer played her first season of SEABL in 2016 after four years at College and a season with the Bendigo Spirit.…

Brooks Re-signs with the Rush

The Ballarat Rush are pleased to announce that young gun Lydia Brooks has re-signed with the club for the 2017 South East Australian Basketball League season. Brooks returned to the Rush in 2016 and had a break out season. She played in every game for the SEABL Rush and also played a further eight games…

Miners Secure Second Import

Just a week after announcing their first signing for the 2017 South East Australian Basketball League Season the GMHBA Ballarat Miners have signed 24 year old American Davon Usher. Usher is a two time all conference player with the University of Delaware and was a conference champion in his senior year (2014) with Miners other…

Ray Borner 3 on 3 Challenge Announced

BALLARAT NETS NEW NATIONAL 3ON3 EVENT Sports Promoter and four-time Olympian Ray Borner has joined forces with Basketball Ballarat to present “Ray Borner’s 3on3 Challenge at the Mars Minerdome at Easter in 2017 for a prize of $50,000. 3 on 3 is an exciting fast-paced version of basketball played within a half-court space…

Moller Returns

The GMHBA Ballarat Miners are pleased to announce that Craig Moller will be returning to the MARS® MINERDOME in 2017. Moller joined the GMHBA Miners five games into the 2016 SEABL season as an injury replacement for Chris Smith while the squad was waiting on the arrival of James Hunter. Moller played five games…

Georgia Amoore to First Australian Camp

In an exhibition of hard work paying off, Basketball Ballarat junior Georgia Amoore has been invited to the 2017 Australian Development Camp at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in Canberra. Along with Amoore another 39 athletes have been offered invitations to the 2017 Australian Development Camp (ADC) from January 22-25. The ADC offers a…

Miners Sign First Import

The GMHBA Ballarat Miners are pleased to confirm that they have gained their first import for the 2017 South East Australian Basketball League season with Marvin King-Davis signing on. Miners Head Coach Eric Hayes said “This is really exciting, we have gone through an extensive recruitment process to ensure we recruit the right players for…