The Eastern Suns WABL family is always looking for new members who want to take their game to the next level!
For any general WABL queries please contact WABL@sunsbasketball.com.au
The official WABL website is where you can find fixtures, results and all up to date information is wabl.asn.au
WABL Clearance forms all players joining the Suns Family from another club require a clearance form to be submitted, they can be found here.
Week 1: Sunday 25th August @ Bendat, Wally Hagan & Willetton
Semi Finals: Sunday 1st September @ Bendat, Wally Hagan & Willetton
Grand Final: Saturday 7th September / Sunday 8th September @ Bendat
Sunday 15th September @ Ray Owen
Sunday 6th October – Trial: 1 – New to Suns Boys Only
Saturday 12th October – Trial: 2 – New to Suns Girls, Existing Suns & Invited Athletes from Trial: 1
Sunday 13th October – Trial: 3 – New to Suns Girls, Existing Suns & Invited Athletes from Trial: 1
All trials will be held at Ray Owen Sports Centre. 96 Gladys Rd, Lesmurdie.
Please note: there will be no separate trials for WABL in 2025. Athletes wishing to play WABL in 2025 will need to participate in the State Champs trials in 2024.
Registration is available here: bit.ly/suns-WABL-trials
In 1991 after a period of non affiliation with Basketball WA, it was decided to enter Kalamunda (KDBA) teams as the Kalamunda Hornets in the W.A Junior State League competition. Players previously had to play for Swan Mustangs (SDBA) at the Juniour State League Level in earlier years.
For a number of years Kalamunda and Swans both entered about 9 – 12 of the 14 available divisions and were not hugely successful. Basketball WA sought to fill all divisions and encouraged the amalgamation of Swans and Kalamunda to fill all of the divisions. Mundaring (HRBA) saw this as an opportunity for their players to access this level of competition. Players were polled and success was their focus so the Association of Eastern Region Basketball Association Inc, playing as EASTERN SUNS was formed in 2001.
Inaugural President was Bob Little (HRBA President & Life Member SDBA) and each Association had two representatives. KDBA had one from the Parents and one from the Committee.
Colours were white, ochre, green & gold to represent the Eastern Region. Training was held at Kalamunda for Junior’s and Swans for U/18 and over. 50% of the games were played at Kalamunda Stadium and 50% were played at Swan Park. In the first year 4 teams made finals. Each Association had contributed $5000.00 in cash or in kind (Training Time), to establish Eastern Suns.
HRBA Eastern Suns won the Under 23 Division in 2003. Terry Rolfe was Chairman in 2003 & 2004 and Rob Gordon was Chairman in 2004 & 2005.
ERBA was represented by two persons from each association and initially there was input from all Associations.
However this deteriorated when Swans (SDBA) was in financial difficulty with increasing debt to BWA.
KDBA was in a position to seek a license from the SBL but was unwilling to assume the SDBA debt as part of their license. (In excess of $40,000) Swan City Mustangs SBL and Association ceased to operate.
In 2005 Basketball WA indicated that they would not be happy with the Eastern Suns (ERBA) having SDBA as part of the structure at either WABL or SBL level. They were only prepared to support an affiliated Association as the governing body of the WABL program. In 2005, 10 teams went to WABL finals from ERBA Eastern Suns.
