Basketball Team Info
Kensington Junior Basketball Teams
The Club currently has over 55 boys’ and girls’ teams registered with the Westgate Basketball Association.
The next season, Summer 2023-2024 will commence on October 9th 2023.
Current Registered Teams
| GIRLS TEAMS | BOYS TEAMS |
| U10 Kensington Girls - 3 Teams | U10 Colts Boys- 5 teams |
| U12 Kensington Girls - 3 Teams | U12 Colts Boys- 10 teams |
| U14 Kensington Girls - 2 Teams | U14 Colts Boys- 10 teams |
| U16 Kensington Girls - 3 Teams | U16 Colts Boys- 9 teams |
| U19 Kensington Girls - 1 Team | U18 Colts Boys- 6 teams |
All Kensington teams play in the Westgate Basketball Association. There are two seasons, Winter (aligning with school terms 2 & 3) and Summer (aligning with school terms 4 & 1). The Westgate competition does not schedule games during school holidays or on public holiday weekends such as Queen’s Birthday and Easter Weekends. Games are played on Saturday mornings and afternoons at the Whitten Oval in Barkley Street Footscray, RecWest in Lily Street Braybrook or VU Ballarat Road Footscray.
The next season is Summer2023-2024 which will commence on 7th October.
Information on the Westgate Basketball Association can be found here
https://westgatebasketball.com.au/
Training times and Venues
| Kensington Team | Training Day & Time | Training Venue |
|---|---|---|
| U10 & 12 Girls | Mondays or Wednesdays, 4.30pm – 6.30pm | Nth Melbourne Recreation Centre- Arden Street or VU Footscray Park |
| U14 Girls & U17 Girls | Wednesday 4.30pm – 6.30pm or Thursday: 5.00 - 6.00 | Victoria University Footscray Park Campus or VU Community Sports Centre (Whitten Oval) |
| U10 Boys | Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday: Between 4.30pm – 6.30pm | Flemington Primary School, VU Nicholson St or VU Footscray Park |
| U12 Boys | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday Between 4.30pm – 7.00pm | Flemington Primary School, VU Footscray Park, VU Nicholson St or VU Whitten Oval |
| U14 Boys | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday Between 5.30pm – 8.30pm | Flemington Primary School, VU Footscray Park or VU Whitten Oval |
| U16 Boys | Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday Between 5.30pm – 8.30pm | Flemington Primary School, VU Whitten Oval or VU Nicholson Street |
| U18 Boys | Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday Between 5.00pm – 9.30pm | Flemington Primary School or North Melbourne Rec Centre |
Westgate game times
Uniform
The club provides both singlets and shorts for all players registered in a team. Club colours are blue and yellow.