About Us
Collingwood Basketball Association is a not-for-profit community based basketball club which offers young and older players in inner city Melbourne the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitions and programs.
The club includes members from many suburbs including: Abbotsford, Alphington, Ascot Vale, Bellfield, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Carlton, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, East Melbourne, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Footscray, Greensborough, Hawthorn, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Kensington, Kew, Melbourne, Mill Park, North Melbourne, Northcote, Pascoe Vale, Parkville, Prahran, Preston, Regent, Reservoir, Richmond, Thomastown and Thornbury.
The club provides the opportunity to learn and develop basketball skills in beginner programs, to play in competition on Saturdays as part of the Eastern Districts Junior Basketball Association, and for those who wish to further challenge themselves to play at representative level on Friday nights. The club also has open age teams in the Melbourne Metropolitan Basketball League, runs an Access All Abilities program for players with a disability, and runs holiday programs during the Easter, July and September holidays.
The programs and competitions include:
Program | Competition | When | Age Groups |
Junior Domestic | Eastern Districts Junior Basketball Association (EDJBA) | Saturdays | U8 - U20 (Summer) U9 – U19 (Winter) |
Junior Representative | Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) | Friday nights | U12 – U20 |
Beginner |
Aussie Hoops & Mini Ball All Star Hoops & Mini Ball |
Saturdays Tuesday afternoons |
5 – 10 years prep - grade 6 |
Open Age | MelbourneMetropolitan Basketball League (MMBL) | Wednesday nights | Open Age |
School Holidays | varies | ||
Access All Abilities |
Saturdays | 8 - 16 years |
Collingwood uses the following venues:
Venue | Address | Melway Ref | Used For |
Collingwood College | McCutcheon Way, Collingwood | 2C G10 | Rep matches (Friday nights), Domestic matches (Saturdays), Aussie Hoops & Mini Ball (Saturdays), All Star Hoops & Mini Ball (Tuesdays), Rep, Domestic & Open Age Training |
Fitzroy High School | Michael St, North Fitzroy |
30 C12 | Domestic matches (Saturdays), Rep & Domestic Training |
Princes Hill Secondary College |
Arnold St, |
29 H11 | Domestic matches (Saturdays), Domestic Training (Thursdays) |
Princes Hill Primary School | Pigdon St, North Carlton (enter from Wilson St) |
29 J11 | Domestic Training (Mondays & Thursdays) |
Melbourne Girls College | Yarra Boulevard, Richmond | 2H H8 | Rep matches (Friday nights) |
Thornbury High School | Collins St, Thornbury | 31 A4 | Domestic matches (Saturdays), Rep Training (Tuesdays & Wednesdays), Domestic Training (Thursdays) |
Royal Talbot | Domestic Training (Mondays & Thursdays), Rep Training (Wednesdays) |
Enquiries can be directed to the Operations Manager Megan Rouse via email manager@collingwoodbasketball.com.au or on 0417 106 490.