Miners big win kicks off 2019 season

Written by Ollie Nash   The Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners have started the new look NBL1 season strongly, defeating traditionally strong side Nunawading 94-87 away from home on Saturday night. With a new look team including six new additions to last year’s squad, the Miners were able to put together a strong second half behind…

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Rush goes down in NBL1 season opener

Written by Ollie Nash   The Selkirk Ballarat Rush have gone down in their round one road clash on Saturday night, falling to Nunawading 89-68 in a competitive showing. His-Le Bao (Joy Burke)  led the way for the Rush with 19 points and 8 rebounds while Olivia Hackmann was a handy sidekick adding 13 points…

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Ballarat junior basketballers set for Australian Junior Championships

Written by Ollie Nash   The U/16 Australian Junior Championships will have a Ballarat feel with four Thrifty Ballarat Miners and Rush Juniors selected to travel to Darwin with the Victoria Country team for the tournament.   The AJC, scheduled to run from July 6-13 this year, will feature young stars Milly Sharp, Rosie Todd,…

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Fox is Back

The Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners are thrilled to announce the re-signing of Fijian Josh Fox for the 2019 Basketball Victoria Elite League season. Fox who was the Miners Vice-Captain averaged 32 minutes, 14.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 2018. The off season has seen Fox represent Fiji in the FIBA Asia…

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HOTONDO HOMES BALLARAT ANNOUNCED AS NEW MINERS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER

Today Basketball Ballarat was thrilled to announce Hotondo Homes Ballarat has joined the Miners as a new naming rights partner of the Men’s Senior Elite Team. The three-year partnership will see the Hotondo Homes Ballarat brand become part of the Basketball Ballarat Family until at least the end of 2021. To celebrate the new Hotondo…

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Sam’s Back

Sam Short will be returning to the Ballarat Miners in 2019 for a fourth full season following his second season with National Basketball League team Melbourne United. Short began playing basketball with Exies Acmy Basketball Club before progressing through the Junior Elite Pathway offered by Basketball Ballarat before being picked up by Basketball Victoria Country…

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Joy Returns to the Rush

Chinese Taipei National player Joy Burke will return to the Ballarat Rush in 2019 for her fourth season. Basketball Ballarat is yet to determine if Burke will play under her American or Chinese name Hsi-Le Bao, with the new Basketball Victoria Elite League finalising their rules around the number of imports and where they are…

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Ballarat Rush Elite League Player Application

The Ballarat Rush and Ballarat Miners have been accepted as foundation license holders for the new Basketball Victoria Elite League which is yet to be named. The Ballarat Rush are now taking player applications for December tryouts for athletes wishing to join the Basketball Ballarat Program and Ballarat Rush Elite Team. Try outs will be…

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Basketball Ballarat appoints former Opals Coach as Director of Coaching

Basketball Ballarat CEO Peter Eddy today announced the return of a Ballarat coaching legend to take the reins as Director of Coaching and Head Coach of the Ballarat Miners for the next three years. Brendan Joyce, who started his coaching with the Ballarat Miners in 1994 and in three years won two SEABL Championships before…

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