Category: Junior Cobras

Junior Cobra David Okwera has accepted a scholarship to attend the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. The 6’10 Okwera heads to the CoE following a standout 2019 at Kilsyth and big start to 2020, helping him rack up a number of accolades and some impressive NCAA Division

We are pleased to announce the appointment of our Junior Cobras 1st team coaches for the 2021 VJBL season.   Further coaching positions to be announced once teams are selected.   If you would like to be a become a Junior Cobras coach, please email of expression to interest to Mark Watkins at mark.watkins@kilsythbasketball.com.au

Cobra Hamish MacDonald is college-bound, signing with Baker University in Kansas, USA.   MacDonald – an SEBC Saints junior –  enjoyed an impressive 2019 and start to 2020 on court, helping lead the VYC Cobra Men to a postseason appearance last season and the U21 Cobras to the Eltham-Dandenong Tournament championship in January.   The

Cobra Hamish MacDonald is college-bound, signing with Baker University in Kansas, USA.   MacDonald, an SEBC Saints junior, enjoyed an impressive 2019 and start to 2020 on court, helping lead the VYC Cobra Men to a postseason appearance last season and the U21 Cobras to the Eltham-Dandenong Tournament championship in January.   The athletic, versatile

Basketball is officially set to return to Kilsyth, with our Junior Domestic competitions set to resume on July 20.   Aligned with Basketball Victoria’s Return to Sport Guidelines – COVID-19 Recovery Plan, Kilsyth Basketball Junior Domestic indoor competitions, programs and trainings will officially resume under BV’s ‘Orange-50’ level of reactivation. Forecasted return dates are as

The past six weeks have been incredibly challenging for everyone in our community, and this is especially prevalent for Kilsyth Basketball as a community sporting organisation.   Over the past six weeks we have put in place various initiatives to protect the long-term sustainability of  our association. These initiatives have included: Online Basketball Activities –

In accordance with the recommendation from Basketball Victoria, all Kilsyth Basketball competitions will be suspended effective until further notice.   Update – Monday March 23 In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the Australian Federal Government has announced the closure of non-essential gatherings effective noon, Monday March 23.   Included as part of these closures

Basketball Victoria is implementing a new registration platform – PlayHQ, a system that is purpose built for basketball, by basketball. This system will be implemented across ALL Basketball Victoria sanctioned competitions, including all K&MDBA competitions.   The PlayHQ system will be implemented for our Winter 2020 competitions, meaning ALL players must register with the new

Junior Cobras Hamish MacDonald, David Okwera, Roosevelt Williams Jr. and Nikita Young have been selected to the Victorian Metro Under 20 A Men’s and Women’s teams, respectively, ahead of this week’s Under 20 National Championships in Canberra.   Both MacDonald and Okwera will represent Victoria for the first time in Canberra, with the pair each

The Kilsyth Junior Cobras have wrapped up an impressive weekend of hoops at the Eltham-Dandenong Tournament, with a number of teams securing championships and grand final berths. Dubbed the ‘Worlds Largest Junior Basketball Tournament,’ the annual competition, this year’s edition featured over 1400 teams and 4000 games spanning from Under 10’s through to Under 21’s