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New Name, Same Joy
The Ballarat Skoda Rush have this week welcomed back a familiar face with a different name with Hsi-le Bao also known as Joy Burke returning to town. Bao has played the previous two SEABL seasons with the Skoda Ballarat Rush under her English name and on her American passport as Joy Burke where in 2016…
READ MORE2018 U16/18 Division 1 & 2 Country Basketball Championships.
This past weekend saw reward for effort as the U18 Miners and U18 Rush claimed Division one Country Titles in Shepparton. Teams from all over Victoria converged on Shepparton to compete across the two days for the crown of the best U16 & U18 Teams in Country Victoria Basketball. The Thrifty Ballarat Miners earned the…
READ MORESEABL Rosters Finalised
The GMHBA Ballarat Miners and Skoda Ballarat Rush have finalised their SEABL rosters for the 2018 season with Tristan Fisher and Ross Weightman returning to the Miners and Claire Constable and Taylah Wynne signing with the Rush. Fisher is a local Ballarat player and first started his basketball journey with the Celtic Tigers before moving…
READ MOREVolunteer Expression of Interest
Would you like to be close to the action or get a behind the scenes look at how we run our home games? Basketball Ballarat is now calling for volunteer expressions of interest for SEABL and Youth League home games and during the week roles in the following areas: Social Media Home Game Entertainment Patron…
READ MORERush Sign Courtney, Twice
The Ballarat Skoda Rush are pleased to announce the dual signing of American Imports Courtney Walker and Courtney Williams. Both Walker and Williams graduated from Texas A&M in 2016 after completing their senior year and will come to Ballarat as good friends and former team mates, similar to Miners players; Marvin King-Davis and Davon Usher.…
READ MOREMcCallum Returns
The final piece of the puzzle for the GMHBA Ballarat Miners is the return of big man Cam McCallum. McCallum rejoined the Miners for the 2017 season after a few years away and made a huge impact on and off the floor. On the floor McCallum averaged fours points and five rebounds in a injury…
READ MOREPozoglou Joins Miners
The GMHBA Ballarat Miners are excited to announce that Nic Pozoglou has signed with the club for the 2018 South East Australian Basketball League season. Pozoglou who is 21 and from Penrith, NSW is currently a development player with the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL after an impressive Waratah League season with Bankstown where he…
READ MORELucky 13 for Rinaldi
The Re-signings for the Ballarar Skoda Rush just keep coming with veteran Kristy Rinaldi set to play in her 13th South East Australian Basketball League Season. Rinaldi has played 277 games for the Ballarat Rush which has her sitting second on the Basketball Ballarat all time games played record only behind her now Head Coach…
READ MOREMiners Secure Fox
The GMHBA Ballarat Miners are pleased to announce the signing of American Fijian Josh Fox for the 2018 South East Australian Basketball League Season. Fox who is 24, was born in Suva, Fiji before his family moved to the United States making him an unrestricted import due to his FIBA Oceania status who will make an…
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