2008

Annual Report

Basketball Queensland | PO Box 1281, Milton, Q, 4064 | P 07 3377 9100 | F 07 3371 7239 ABN 14 758 363 873 Table of Contents

Topic Page Chairman’s Report 3 - 4 CEO’s Report 5 - 10 Board Members, Regional Delegates and Staff 11 Coaches & Officials Education 12 Representative Basketball Awards 13 Queensland State Teams 14 - 16 QABL Competition Results and Awards 17 - 18 ACC Champoinship Results 19 BQJBC Results 20 State Classics Competition Results 21 Under 14 Junior National Championships 22 Annual Conference 22 Awards Dinner 23 Finance Director’s Report 24 Finances - financial year ended 31 December 2008 25 - 35

The Queensland Government provided over $300,000 to Basketball Queensland Organisational Development Costs as well as our Special initiatives, “Girls With Game” and “BQ33” (introducing 3 on 3 basketball to Queensland) to get more Queenslanders active through sport and recreation

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 2 Chairman’s Report TO MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS

It is with pleasure that I present the 2008 Annual Report to Members and Stakeholders.

2008 saw the tabling of our second strategic plan for Basketball Queensland. The exercise of preparing this document has given the Board further insight into the complexity of growing amateur sport.

The 2007 plan was successfully completed in full.

We have continued to deploy development officers in key growth areas and as a new initiative, we have provided grants to Affiliates to employ their own development staff. This has proved very popular.

We have had satisfactory growth this year although better outcomes would have been more pleasing. There is evidence to suggest we may get better return on our ‘association development’ expenditure by concentrating on retention whilst still delivering measured organic growth initiatives. A project is underway to get a better understanding of why a significant proportion of our membership does not renew in following years. This review stage will conclude in mid 2009.

The apparent lack of facilities across the state is clearly causing a constraint on growth. BQ has commenced a project to identify all basketball courts across Queensland, their costs, constraints to access or use and quality of the facilities. The objective of this exercise is to prioritise our areas of need for discussion with Government. We want to present a professionally developed case, backed by facts. The final stage of this exercise will necessarily involve discussions with each Association around July /August 2009 to confirm information and conclusions.

The elite end of our sport continue to produce excellent results. The Board congratulates all those involved in State Representative Teams and AIS scholarship recipients. The delivery of elite programs is currently under review with the objective of BQ taking a more meaningful role in the process.

The NBL has been a topic on the minds of the basketball community across . With the demise of the Bullets, BQ, on behalf of its members recognised the opportunity to lift the profile of our sport whilst proposing a model for a future NBL team that delivers closer relationships with our Affiliates. The model has subsequently been accepted by as the preferred model. BQ in its own right has secured several significant benefits for our membership that will become obvious next year despite the failure to field an NBL team in 2009. This remains a complex issue with the current economic climate not helping. Consistent with my past commitments on our involvement, BQ has no intention of becoming financially linked to any NBL team other than through service delivery agreements for Affiliates.

Basketball Australia and the Australian Sports Commission conducted a wide-ranging review of our sport at the national level during 2008. The States, BA and the NBL signed commitments to implement recommendations coming out of the review. It delivered a model where the new Board of BA will consist of independent parties plus one nomination from the States and the NBL. It also delivered a unified sport under one entity. Funding is also to flow from Government when the process is completed.

On the financial aspects of BQ, I am pleased to report our balance sheet remains very strong. This is a planned outcome to ensure BQ has the financial capacity to meet unexpected eventualities and opportunities both for ourselves and our Affiliates. We and our Affiliates can take comfort in the fact that we are well placed financially given the direction of the economy at the moment. We expect to see some problems emerge within our ranks in 2009 and we will be able to deal with these internally because of our strong financial position.

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 3 The budget for 2009 includes a freeze on fee levels and modest increase in expenditure to drive new initiatives for growth as detailed in our 2009 plan already distributed to Affiliates. This is an opportune time to publicly express my thanks to Steve Lennon who has been the Finance Director for BQ since 2001. Steve was part of a completely new Board in that year. BQ was fundamentally insolvent in 2001 and there were stressful times trying to dig the organisation out of a very deep hole. Steve’s professional management and clear intent to build a strong balance sheet ensures BQ has a solid financial base from which to continue to work for our sport. Steve retired at the end of 2008 and we wish him well for the future. He has set a high standard for our future financial stewardship.

One of the Board’s key aims over the past three years has been to improve service delivery, communication and consultative opportunities with our Affiliates. I’m buoyed by what I see as a heightened level of co-operation between BQ and Affiliates and between Affiliates. BQ has deliberately established more Affiliate based discussion groups on various elements of our sport to seek recommendations about how we deliver competitions and quality development programs. I can proudly say the Board has accepted every recommendation coming from these groups during 2008.

Not enough thanks can be expressed to the thousands of volunteers who make our sport run so well. I think of coaches, assistant coaches, team managers, administrators, referees, mums and dads and hard working committees.

Basketball would not exist without their tireless efforts.

My thanks to my Board colleagues who, as volunteers too, have worked hard this year to provide strategic direction and support to our Affiliates. We have had a number of trying issues during the year and they have been handled very professionally.

To the CEO and our staff I say thank you. These are the people charged with the task of delivering on the Board’s plans and decisions. Their commitment to our sport remains unquestioned and their time commitment goes well beyond an 8 hour day.

As a sport we thank the Queensland Government for their continuing financial support and for the offers of assistance to get the NBL re-established in Brisbane. We again stand out as the second highest funded sporting body in the State. Funding levels are based on financial performance, management effectiveness, planning processes and achievement of agreed targets.

My deep and abiding thanks to all the Associations and their hard working management committees. Again, the outcomes proudly reported in the following pages belong to you.

As I finish my first three years as Chairman, I look forward to Affiliates allowing me the opportunity to work along side them for a further term.

We have so much more to achieve.

I commend the report to all members and stakeholders.

Neil Fitzpatrick Chairman

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 4 CEO’s Report

Basketball Queensland continues to perform well in all aspects of our business. Whilst our membership had a modest growth of 1.5% from 2007 to 2008, the five year aggregate growth in membership was 22.4% or 3,850 members (as shown in the graph below):

Basketball Queensland had 21,020 registered members as at 31 December 2008. Regional membership is shown in the graph below:

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 5 The composition of the registered members is 62% male and 38% female which mirrors the proportions nationally. Growth of female members was greater than males in 2008 which is the first time that this has occurred in five years and is pleasing given the introduction of the “Girls With Game” program in 2008.

Our membership is also biased toward junior players (players under 18 years old) with 61% of registered members under 18. Growth in seniors did however, outstrip juniors in 2008.

Detailed in the graph below is the membership of all Affiliated Associations for both 2007 and 2008 so you can see how each Association faired in 2008. Association Membership 2007 to 2008

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 6 As you can see most Associations had negative or very limited growth. The best performing Associations in terms of growth are shown in the table below:

Association Growth Gold Coast 617 Logan 205 Rockhampton 150 University of Sunshine Coast 110 Mulgrave Coastal 95

One aspect of growth which has not been measured previously is retention of members. Preliminary investigations reveal that the average retention rate is approximately 50% which means that Associations have to grow by 50% each year just to stay where they are. Basketball Queensland will be conducting market research into this in 2009 to determine the reasons members leave the sport. If we could increase retention by 5% to 55% this would equate to approximately 1,000 additional members.

Another issue that is impacting on membership growth is the lack of indoor facilities in areas with growing populations. Basketball Queensland has commenced a State-wide audit of facilities. This is being conducted to establish where the deficiencies are and to in negotiations with all levels of Government for more facilities. This audit is on track for completion in mid-2009.

2008 also saw a significant jump in the number of junior representative teams.

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 7 2008 was also a year of achievement for Basketball Queensland. List below are some of the more significant achievements for 2007:

Membership

1. We saw a modest increase in membership (1.5%) however this is the fourth year of positive growth; 2. A five (5) year aggregate of membership increase of 22.4%;

Junior Representative Basketball

3. A 34% increase in the number of representative teams competing in the BQJBC; 4. A significant increase in the number of teams competing at the Classics as shown in the table below:

Age Gender Number of Teams % Growth 2007 2008 Under 12 Boys 17 25 47.1% Under 12 Girls 16 21 31.3% Under 14 Boys 29 30 3.4% Under 14 Girls 25 32 28.0% Under 16 Boys 35 34 -2.9% Under 16 Girls 29 28 -3.4% Under 18 Boys 23 32 39.1% Under 18 Girls 19 20 5.3% Total 193 222 15%

Player Development

5. Introduced State Development Teams who compete at the Pacific Coast Slam at Port Macquarie NSW in January; 6. 7 boys and 2 Girls (a total of nine) players receiving AIS Scholarships; 7. Reviewed the delivery of the National Intensive Training Camp Program following the decision by the QAS to change the funding model;

State Teams

8. Our State Teams faired very well with both the Under 20 Women and the Under 18 North Boys winning Bronze; 9. 7 out of 10 State Teams finishing in the top 5 places;

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 8 Referees

10. 750 Level O and Level 1 Referees complete a course in 2008; 11. 5 out of 10 Referees sent to National Championships were awarded Gold Medal Games showing that the performance of the Queensland referees is second to none; 12. Restructured the Basketball Queensland Referee Standards Committee to ensure enhanced delivery of referee development; 13. Continued to provide development opportunities to Referee Educators through the Victoria Classic, the Pacific Coast Slam and the National Schools BasketballTournament. Educators were sent to these events to receive the training offered by the hosts and to ensure that they acquire a network throughout Australia; 14. Referee Evaluations continued to be conducted on at least 95% of QABL games which is significantly higher than other leagues ( and SEABL would be approximately 65% of games);

Coaching

15. Coaches database is now in operation with regular newsletters and information forwarded to them;

Competitions

16. Successful delivery of the Pan Pacific Masters Tournament on the Gold Coast; 17. Continued with the combined format of the QABL with one Division of 15 teams; 18. Record number of teams competing in the Champion School of Queensland Tournament making this our biggest tournament (73); 19. Introduced BQ33 (3 on 3 Basketball) into our calendar of competitions

Professional Development

20. Continued to fund a workshop for all Development Officers (both BQ andAssociation employees) to assist in their development.

Other

21. Introduced the “Girls With Game” program to assist in attracting and retaining more female participants in basketball; 22. Conducted a major planning session in which most Associations participated; and 23. Participated in the decision to merge both Basketball Australia and the NBL

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 9 I would like to take this opportunity to firstly thank all of the volunteers and staff of the Affiliated Associations. Without the hard work and dedication of these people basketball would not survive in this State.

The hard work and dedication of the members of the Referee Standards Committee and all of the personnel involved in coaching and managing States Team cannot go unnoticed. All of the people involved in these endeavours are volunteers and give up many hours of their time to dedicate to these tasks so I would like to thank all of these people also.

I would also like to thank both the staff and the Board of Basketball Queensland for their support throughout the year. In particular, I would like to thank the Chairman, Mr Neil Fitzpatrick, who continues to be a tireless worker for basketball in Queensland.

I would also like to acknowledge the hard work of Steve Lennon who resigned as the Finance Director in December 2008. Steve had been the Finance Director of Basketball Queensland for many years and under his stewardship Basketball Queensland had been able to claw its way from the brink of financial oblivion to where it is today with a healthy reserve.

Graham Burns Chief Executive Officer

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 10 Board Members, Regional Delegates and Staff

Board of Directors Name Number of Meetings Position Neil Fitzpatrick 7 Chair Steve Lennon 7 Finance Director Margaret Young 7 Director 1 Neil Hamilton-Smith 7 Director 2 Gordon Johnstone 7 Director 3 Graham Burns 6 Secretary

Regional Delegates (Until 18 May 2008) Name Region Natalie Beecroft Far North Queensland Annette Winton North Queensland Vacant Central Queensland Vacant Darling Downs Vacant North Coast Vacant Brisbane North Allan Ladewig Brisbane South Vacant South Coast

2008 Staff Name Role Graham Burns Chief Executive Officer Christopher Riches Development Manager Steve Brook Senior Competitions and Events Manager Melinda Campbell Junior Competitions and Events Manager Stella Kallis Marketing Manager (Jan - Nov) Narelle Kelly Marketing Manager Denise Pamenter Administration Supervisor Anne Surplice Finance Officer Bruce Palmer Elite Programs Consultant Luke Patrick Development Office - South Coast (January) Sean Fernance Development Officer – Gold Coast Blair Smith Development Officer – Central Queensland Lucian McGuiness Development Officer – Sunshine Coast Emma Webb Development Officer – Women’s Initiative Rebecca Dudic Coach Development Officer Kayla Djerdj Administrative Assistant Jan Teys Management Reporting Officer

Life Members Appointed in 2008 Bob Lambourn & Pam Hamilton-Smith

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 11 Coaches & Officials

Education

Coach

In 2008, many coach education opportunities were provided by Associations in conjunction with Basketball Queensland. We saw a total of 87 Coaches become accredited during this period and we serviced a significant amount of coaches in the Basketball Queensland network. Basketball Queensland continued participation in redrawing the educational structure for coaches across Australia by activly participating in many workshops with other states and territories. The new course structure will help with the education of coaches at the grassroots level and give additional support to coaches who want to progress to higher levels of competition and training.

During 2008 there was an opportunity for coaches to attend a training sessions for the Boomers prior to their Beijing Olympic Campaign. Coaches were also privileged to work with Jan Stirling - Head Coach of the Opals as she conducted two coaching clinics one held in Brisbane and the other in Cairns.

Coach Stirling also attended the Annual Basketball Queensland awards Dinner where she spoke about her time in basketball and her pathway within the sport.

In November Tom Maher held court with a special event presented by Basketball Australia, Basketball Queensland and the Queensland Academy of Sport. Two coaching clinics were held at Townsville Basketball on Saturday the 15th of November.

To supplement the coaching courses further opportunities were presented through coaches attending the North Skills Day and Blue Chip Camps.

Referee

In 2008, referee education was given a boost with the referee portfolio moving under the full time supervision of the Basketball Queensland Development Area. This resulted in more resources and courses being conducted than at any other time in the operations of Basketball Queensland.

Courses conducted included: Level 0: 20 Level 1: 7 Level 2: 2

Due to a larger number of courses being delivered we have seen a sharp increase in the number of young officials taking the court across the state. Additionally in 2008, many of the manuals and course books have been updated and these are now available for use by presenters across the State. Basketball Queensland now features in many development and educational planning workshops in conjunction with Basketball Australia and other states.

During 2008 Basketball Queensland also worked towards establishing Referee Coaches Courses to assist associations and their volunteers. This course provides training in how to assist your young officials develop into senior referees. Late in the year the Level 1 Referee Coach Course was released and this went through several reviews before a trial was conducted within associations. This training course is now available to all association who wish to host a training course.

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 12 Representative Basketball

Awards

Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship Holders – 2008

Brock MOTUM Jorden PAGE Christian SALECICH Mitchell YOUNG Clinton STEINDL

Basketball Australia Awards – National Finalists

Male Player of the Year - Brock Motum Female Player of the Year - Jillian Haughton Male Coach of the Year - Colin Donovan Female Coach of the Year - Pam Hamilton-Smith

Basketball Australia Awards – National Award Winners

Patrick Hunt Female Coach of the Year - Pam Hamilton-Smith

Pam Hamilton-Smith has been involved in Basketball for over 40 years. Some of her outstanding achievements are:-

- Recipient of the Australian Sports Medal awarded to her in 2000 - Pam received a life member award from Basketball Queensland in 2008 - Pam is a Diamond Life member of Lang Park PCYC - Longest Serving Representative Senior Player for Queensland - Head Coach for U16 Queensland South Girls - Won the 2007 U18 Girls State Title as Head Coach - Head Coach U16 Queensland South Girls in 2008 (5th Place) - Senior Network Coach for the NITCP Program - A member of the ‘Girls with Game’ ‘Women 4 Basketball’ panel - Held the position of Head Coach U18 Brisbane Basketball Teams - Held the position of Head Coach of U23 & A Grade Women at Lang Park PCYC - Coached at St Peters High School

Pam has contributed many years and countless hours to our sport, she has made a significant impact on the lives of many Basketball players at all levels and we congratulate her on receiving this award.

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 13 Queensland State Teams

Congratulations to our Queensland State Teams who competed at the 2008 National Championships.

2008 U16 Australian Junior Championships 12th – 18th July – Kalamunda, WA

QLD Men South - 5th place QLD Men North - 10th place

QLD Women South - 5th place QLD Women North - 9th place

2008 U18 Australian Junior Championships 5th – 12th July – Ballarat, VIC

Qld Men North - Bronze Medal (3rd) QLD Men South - 5th place

QLD Women South - 4th place QLD Women North - 9th place

2008 Under 20 Australian Junior Championships 17th - 23rd February - Albury NSW

QLD Men - 4th Place QLD Women - Bronze Medal (3rd)

Basketball Queensland congratulates both the players and support staff of each team for their hard work and determination.

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 14 Queensland State Teams

2008 Queensland Under 16 South Boys 2008 Queensland Under 16 South Girls

Name Association Name Association Jake Allen Gold Coast Sarah Davis Brisbane Brendan Carroll Brisbane Mikhaela Donnelly Logan Agon Hafuzi Southern Districts Ashleigh Houghton Southern Districts Aron Hazelman Brisbane Olympiea Hurst Brisbane Cameron Juillerat Maroochydore Anna Motum Brisbane Michael Merlano Brisbane Christina Sekona South West Metro Garrett Scheibner Brisbane Peyton Soloai Gold Coast Bernard Tarca Southern Districts Ashley Taia Logan Max Tauvao Brisbane Gretel Tippett Gold Coast Seth Turner Maroochydore Madelyn Willey South West Metro

Head Coach Rob Scheibner Head Coach Pam Hamilton-Smith Asst Coach David Mitchell Asst Coach Janelle Bressow Apprentice Coach Jon Townend Apprentice Coach Alex Rappa Manager Anthony Corcoran Manager Jane McNabb

2008 Queensland Under 16 North Boys 2008 Queensland Under 16 North Girls

Name Association Name Association Keehan West Townsville Paige Corley Mackay Jordan Baleikatuba Rockhampton Teyla Evans Cairns Jim Scoines Burdekin Connie Finlay Cairns Robert-Jaleel Ballais Townsville Kimberley Hammond Townsville Brendan Shepherd Mackay Mikaela King Rockhampton Mitchell Norton Townsville Anna Mackay Townsville Cameron Webley Townsville Chloe Morrow Rockhampton Andrew Brown Cairns Kate McNeil Cairns Brady Rutland Mackay Nadeen Payne Townsville Harry Guides Townsville Kayla Ward Townsville

Head Coach Ron Vanderjagt Head Coach Patric Brady Asst Coach John O’Farrell Asst Coach Claudia Brassard 2nd Asst Coach Ashley Archer Apprentice Coach Theresa Kennedy Apprentice Coach Ann Remedio Manager Lyn Withey Manager Anita Norton

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 15 Queensland State Teams

2008 Queensland Under 18 South Boys 2008 Queensland Under 18 South Girls

Name Association Name Association Michael Gullotta Gold Coast Courtney Browne Maroochydore Matt Hodgson Brisbane Kristina Innemee Maroochydore Louis Ilton Brisbane Annie-Rose Tanner Maroochydore Mitchell McCarron Brisbane Chloe Coughlin Runaway Bay Anthony Semerad Southern Districts Stephanie Newbold Runaway Bay David Semerad Southern Districts Emily Allen Runaway Bay Isaih Tueta Maroochydore Kate Webb Runaway Bay Jed Turner Maroochydore Tahlia Jeffress Southern Districts Adan Walsh Gold Coast Grace Willey Southern Districts Corban Wroe Brisbane Taylor Valach Southern Districts

Head Coach Chris Riches Head Coach Donna Rinaldi Asst Coach Dave Owens Asst Coach Tony Pfeiffer Apprentice Coach Greg Waldon Apprentice Coach Melissa Tronc Manager Brian Stephenson Manager Cherilyn Eckert

2008 Queensland Under 18 North Boys 2008 Queensland Under 18 North Girls

Name Association Name Association Geoffrey Walsh Cairns Alexandra Brady Rockhampton Michael Chitham Cairns Lara Napier Rockhampton Jeromie Hill Cairns Morgan Munson Rockhampton Regan Prizeman Gladstone Kimberley Janz Rockhampton Matthew Sturgeon Mackay Jillian Haughton Townsville Luke Harvey Mackay Rachel O’Neil Townsville Todd Blanchfield Mackay Tennille Myles Townsville Jaebyn Drefke Mackay Sharon Bellamy Townsville Damon Heuir Townsville Nicole Cameron Cairns Michael Costanzo Townsville Rylie Smith Mackay

Head Coach Colin Donovan Head Coach Nikki Bairstow Asst Coach Brad Burdon Asst Coach Sarah Conn Manager Donna Turner Manager Kaye Hilditch Townsville Flames 2008 State & National Champions 2008 Queensland Under 20 Boys 2008 Queensland Under 20 Girls

Name Association Name Association Drew Phillips Brisbane Sarah Graham Southern Districts Nash Allsopp Southern Districts Ashley North Cairns Jorden Page AIS Amy Browne Maroochydore Brendan Teys South West Metros Kate Willey Southern Districts George Coe Cairns Odette Andrew Brisbane Zac Carter South West Metros Cassie Smith Southern Districts AIS Rachel Pryor Southern Districts Brock Motum AIS Mackay Mitch Young AIS Ashlee Wallis Bundaberg Christian Salecich AIS Megan Burns Brisbane

Head Coach Leonard King Head Coach Mark Wrobel Assistant Coach Dwight Hicks Assistant Coach Jason Chainey Assistant Coach/Manager Mick Conlon Manager Eunice Austin

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 16 Queensland State Teams QABL Competition Results

Queensland Australian Basketball League - Grand Final Results

Over the weekend of 16th & 17th August, the 2008 QABL Grand Finals took place. Competing in the Grand Finals were the and Townsville Heat in the Men’s League and in the Women’s League the Townsville Flames and South West Metro Pirates.

Congratulations to our QABL State Champions and to all teams for making the 2008 QABL an exciting competition week in and week out.

Rockhampton Rockets 2008 State & National Champions

Townsville Flames 2008 State & National Champions

QABL Development League - Grand Final

Congratulations to the Gold Coast Waves Men & Women who took out the Men & Women’s Development League Grand Finals.

The Gold Coast Waves then took on the Townsville Heat in the Development League State Title, the Townsville Heat were crowned 2008 Champions.

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 17 QABL Awards

QABL Statistical Award Winners Men Leading Scorer - Cameron Tragardh - 38ppg Leading Rebounder - Bryan Jett - 16.94rpg Steals Leader - Rhys Martin - 2.83spg Assists Leader - Josh Darragh - 6.17apg Leading Shot Blocker - Bryan Jett - 2.72bpg Leading Field Goal % - Matt Skepper - 62% Leading Free Throw % - Zane Meehl - 88% Leading 3 Point % - Dante Sykes - 44.9%

QABL Statistical Award Winners Women Leading Scorer - Kelly Wilson - 27.89ppg Leading Rebounder - Ezria Parsons - 15.53rpg Steals Leader - Shannon Proffit - 3.41spg Assists Leader - Megan Michael - 6.41apg Leading Shot Blocker - Lucinda Doughty - 1.94bpg Leading Field Goal % - Cherie Smith - 59.8% Leading Free Throw % - Kelly Wilson - 81.1% Leading 3 Point % - Rebecca Haynes - 44.2%

Men’s Most Valuable Player - Cameron Tragardh - Northside Wizards Women’s Most Valuable Player - Kelly Wilson - Mackay Meteorettes

QABL Referee, Coach & Player Awards Referee of the Year - Toni Caldwell Rookie Referee of the Year - Callam Betts Referee Recognition of Service - Noel Ernest

Men’s Coach of the Year - Jason Cameron - South West Metro Pirates QABL Women’s Coach of the Year - Mark Wrobel - Townsville Flames

U23 Men’s Youth Player of the Year - Brendan Teys - South West Metro Pirates U23 Women’s Youth Player of the Year - Amy Browne - Maroochydore Clippers

QABL 2008 Development League Men’s Most Valuable Player - Piok Piok - Toowoomba Mountaineers QABL 2008 Development League Women’s Most Valuable Player - Emily Perry - Maroochydore Clippers

QABL ‘All League’ Teams

QABL 2008 Men’s All League Team Scott Cook - Rhys Martin - Rockhampton Rockets Jay Anderson - Bundaberg Bull Thalo Green - Logan Thunder Cameron Tragardh - Northside Wizards

QABL 2008 Women’s All League Team Kelly Wilson - Mackay Meteorettes Cherie Smith - Townsville Flames Rachael Flanagan - Townsville Flames Rebecca Haynes - Logan Thunder Brittany Davis - Logan Thunder Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 18 Australian Club

Championships Results

ACC Nationals 2008

The Townsville Flames and Rockhampton Rockets were crowned the 2008 Australian Club Championship winners. Congratulations to the Townsville Flames who were crowned National Champions for the 2 year running.

Grand Final results as below:

Women -Townsville Flames 73 def. Sydney Comets 57 Men - Rockhampton Rockets 103 def. Hobart Charges 99

The 2008 ACC Men’s Grand Final MVP – Ryan McDade - Rockhampton Rockets

The 2008 ACC Men All-Star Five:

Ryan McDade - Rockhampton Rockets Daniel Johnson - Tigers Daryl Corletto - Melbourne Tigers Anthony Stewart - Jermaine Maybank -

The 2008 ACC Women’s Grand Final MVP - Cherie Smith - Townsville Flames

The 2008 ACC Women All-Star Five:

Sharin Milner - Hume Broncos Rachel Flanagan - Townsville Flames Cherie Smith - Townsville Flames Sally Potocki - Sydney Comets Clare Papavs - Kilysth Lady Cobras

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 19 BQJBC Results

Basketball Queensland Junior Basketball Competition (BQJBC)

Premier League

U12 Girls Logan Thunder def Maroochydore 48-33 U12 Boys Logan Thunder def South West Metro 72-62 U14 Girls SD Spartans def Runaway Bay 72-47 U14 Boys Ipswich Force def SD Spartans 66-56 U16 Girls BBI Capitals def Logan Thunder 60-53 U16 Boys Maroochydore def BBI Capitals 82-80 U18 Girls SD Spartans def Runaway Bay 72-60 U18 Boys Maroochydore def SD Spartans 80-73

Southern Cup

U12 Girls SD Titans def Runaway Bay 51-34 U12 Boys Caboolture Suns 1 def Redlands 58-56 U14 Girls Gold Coast Waves def BBI Silver 54-40 U14 Boys Toowoomba def Maroochydore 50-40 U16 Girls SD Titans def Toowoomba 62-57 U16 Boys South West Metro def Redlands 2 88-47 U18 Girls Northside Wizards def Caboolture Suns 1 65-54 U18 Boys SD Titans def Gold Coast Breakers 73-50

Harold Peacock Shield - Southern Districts

Images courtesy of Donna Preston Vince Hickey Winner - Townsville Basketball

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 20 BQJBC Results State Classics Competition

Results

Over 200 teams from as far north as Cairns down to the Gold Coast came together to compete in the 2008 Basketball Queensland Junior State Classics. These events saw the future stars of Queensland basketball on display, vying for the honour of State Champion.

U12 Boys and Girls 30th June - 3rd July Northside

U14 Girls 7th - 11th July Logan

U14 Boys 7th - 11th July Southern Districts

U16 Girls 5th - 9th of April Ipswich

U16 Boys 5th - 9th of April Brisbane

U18 Girls 9th - 13th of April Townsville

Under 12 Under 14 Under 16 Under 18

Girls Southern Districts Division 1 – 1st Maroochydore Gold Coast Waves Maroochydore Clippers Spartans Southern Districts Division 1 – 2nd Logan Thunder Logan Thunder Townsville Flames Spartans Southern Districts Toowoomba Division 2 – 1st Townsville Lightning Caboolture Suns 1 Titans Mountaineers Division 2 – 2nd Caboolture Suns Mulgrave Coastal Townsville Lightning Gladstone Southern Districts Division 3 – 1st N/A Bundaberg N/A Trojans Division 3 – 2nd N/A Rockhampton Mulgrave Magic N/A

Boys

Division 1 – 1st Logan Thunder Ipswich Force Maroochydore Clippers Maroochydore Clippers Southern Districts Southern Districts Division 1 – 2nd Townsville Heat Townsville Heat Spartans Spartans Toowoomba Division 2 – 1st Ipswich Force 1 Northside Wizards Mountaineers Runaway Bay Division 2 – 2nd Caboolture Suns Caboolture Suns Burdekin Seahawks Division 3 – 1st N/A Redlands PCYC Maroochydore 2 Redlands 1

Division 3 – 2nd N/A Cairns Stingers Redlands 1 Rockhampton

Vince Hickey Winner - Townsville Basketball

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 21 Under 14 Junior National

Championships

In 2008 for the first time the top 3 teams at each of the U14 Boys and Girls State Classics qualified for the U14 National Club Championships. In previous years only the top 2 teams qualified.

The U14 Boys National Club Champs were held at Darwin, NT from Monday the 29th September to Saturday 4th October 2008 with 24 teams competing in the Championships.

Congratulations to the following Queensland teams on their efforts: Ipswich Force – 12th Southern Districts Spartans – 19th Townsville Heat – 22nd

The U14 Girls National Club Champs were held at Gawler, SA from Monday the 6th to Saturday 11th October 2008 with 24 teams competing in the nation wide championship.

Congratulations to the following Queensland teams on their efforts: Southern Districts Spartans – 6th Townsville Flames – 12th Logan Thunder – 18th

Annual Conference

The Basketball Queensland Annual Conference was held on Saturday 6 September at Sports House, Milton.

The Conference was an opportunity to provide information to Associations on relevant topics and conduct an open forum to discuss these topics, share ideas and review items relevant to each Association.

An outline of the agenda for the conference is below. Basketball Queensland takes this opportunity to thank all presenters and those who attended and supported the conference.

Saturday September 6, 2008 Topic Speaker True Sport Lives Here Ross Allen – Velocity Sports Nikki Wright and Nicole Wright Blue Card The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian BQ Review of Performance to Date Graham Burns

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 22 Under 14 Junior National Awards Dinner

Championships

On Saturday 6 September Basketball Queensland held its Annual Awards Dinner at the Shangri La Gardens Reception Lounge, Wynnum. The event is an opportunity to celebrate the successes and achievements of individuals, teams and Associations. It also recognises the hard work of our volunteers. Around 200 people attended the awards evening including special guests Jan Stirling, Coach of the Australian Opals & Chris Bombolas, MP. Auction Items included a signed and framed jersey and a Basketball signed by the Australian Boomers

Award Winner Junior Male Player of the Year Damon Heuir - Townsville Annual Conference Junior Female Player of the Year Gretel Tippett - Gold Coast Male Coach of the Year Colin Donovan Female Coach of the Year Janelle Bressow Male Official of the Year John Taylor - Northside Wizards Female Official of the Year Fiona Allen - Noosa Large Association of the Year Townsville Basketball Small Association of the Year Maroochydore Basketball Volunteer of the Year Paul Hunter - Brisbane Basketball Administrator of the Year Lyn Taylor - Ipswich Mick McSween Manager of the Year Jane McNabb - Brisbane Basketball Life Member Awards Bob Lambourn & Pam Hamilton-Smith Vince Hickey Award Townsville Basketball

Basketball Queensland Annual Report 2008 23 Finance Director’s Report

Following the resignation of Steve Lennon after nine years in the role as Finance Director, I have stepped into the role until the election of officers for the following period. Management under Steve’s excellent guidance has again provided a solid financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2008.

The attached Income and Expenditure Statement shows that Basketball Queensland had an operating surplus of $2,542.02 for the year ended 31 December 2008. This is in accordance of the strategic direction of the Board as we continue a policy of financial break-even, whilst maintaining the highest standards in our ‘on court’ operations.

Our Balance Sheet remains strong, as we are always mindful of the times when this was not the case. We are always looking for the possibility of gaining our own administration area with our own identity, and any integrated elements that may be part of such a plan for the future of our great game.

We are constantly upgrading our office equipment as we attempt to use technology to give a better service to our stakeholders and gain maximum benefits from the advances in communications and computing.

Given the global financial situation, we as a Board are mindful of the challenges that this provides for our members and their families. The Board has therefore budgeted for a small loss for the 2009 financial year, whilst holding fees at the level of last year. We as a Board will continue to implement strategies in accordance with the Strategic Plan throughout 2009 and beyond.

I thank the rest of the Board for their support and to Graham Burns and his team, they have made my role very easy as we control and manage the resources of Basketball Queensland. Finally to Anne Surplice, thank you for your professionalism and commitment throughout the year.

Gordon Johnstone Finance Director

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