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Who are We? Knox Basketball was established in the early 1970’s to provide youth from the City of Knox with a sporting and social infrastructure to develop and promote personal, team and social skills in a sporting environment. The Association was born at the Mossfield Avenue Facility in 1974 with an after school competition. In 1980 it’s headquarters moved to the 3 court facility in Park Crescent at Boronia which was expanded to six courts in 1989. The Association is run by an army of volunteers, a Chief Executive Officer, and four full-time administrative staff based at Knox Basketball Stadium in Park Crescent, Boronia. We were the first Association to employ a Director of Coaching on a full-time basis, which has added strength to our children’s development program. Many committed youngsters are so keen that they rise in time to attend the stadium at 6.00am on weekdays for additional training. Our competition has evolved to be one of the strongest in Australia with a continually high level of membership. It is a non-profit association whose membership is comprised of basketball teams. All players in a team are considered members. The Association has maintained its membership through innovative community programs and a philosophy of being run on a sustainable footing. Beginner Programs Knox Basketball offers Learn to Play clinics at the Knox Stadium on Monday and Wednesday afternoons between 4-5pm on a Scool Term basis. This is a great way for children to learn some of the skills of the game prior to entering the Junior Domestic competition. Where to Play Knox Basketball offers both senior and junior competitions. Seniors are played from Sunday through to Thursday nights and offer male, female, mixed and veterans competitions. For more informations contact Daniel Smith at the Stadium on 9762-1298. Knox Basketball's junior competition consists of 17 junior clubs which are basically geographically based in the Knox and surrounding region. Junior competition is played on Saturdays for Under 8 to Under 16 boys and girls, and on Sundays for Under 18, 20 and 23's.

10:55PM, Fri 23 October

DOMESTIC GRAND FINAL WEEK SET TO IGNITE

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One of Knox Basketball’s busiest and most exciting weeks on the calendar is set to ignite tomorrow morning when the Junior Domestic Competition Grand Finals commence. Saturday will mark the first of six straight days of thrilling Grand Final action at Knox Converse Stadium.

Knox Basketball is currently the largest basketball association in Australia and hosts an extremely successful junior and senior domestic competition.

The junior competition comprises of 17 junior domestic clubs from various areas around the Knox community. Grand Finals for Under 8’s through to Under 16’s will be played tomorrow whilst the Under 18, Under 20 and Under 23 age brackets will face off in their respective Grand Finals on Sunday evening.

Last Grand Final day earlier this year saw over 7,000 people come through the doors on Saturday with another 2,500 people attending Sunday evening.

It’s an extremely special time for all players, coaches, referees, parents and families involved and a day that is not to be missed for basketball enthusiasts.

Sunday evening will also mark the start of the senior domestic competition Grand Finals with the mixed and veterans leagues facing off to be crowned winter 2009’s best.

Following Sunday evening’s action is four more straight nights of senior Grand Finals including men’s, women’s, mixed and wheelchair divisions. The current season which will come to a close for all competitions next week has been one of the most competitive and successful seasons in recent history.

Knox Basketball’s domestic competitions cater for all ages and abilities and boast one of the few domestic wheelchair competitions in the country. From beginners to veterans to intermediate to mixed to division one to wheelchair, Knox Basketball has a competition to suit everyone due to the inclusive nature of the sport.

For all domestic finals fixtures, log onto www.knoxbasketball.com.au.

In other news, Knox Basketball has claimed yet another award in 2009, this time being the recipient of the “Best Community Organisation or Association” for 2009 from the Community Clubs Association of Victoria on Tuesday night at the annual awards dinner held at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron.

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