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.
This handbook has been designed as a guide to what it means to play representative basketball for the Eastern Suns. Our goal is to deliver an organised and cohesive WABL program that is not only successful on the court but also allows development pathways for our players, officials, managers and coaches to reach their potential.
We work closely with Basketball WA (BWA) and strive to uphold our Eastern Suns club mission and vision:
Our Mission: Through Basketball, we connect and inspire our community to achieve and maximise their potential.
Our Vision: To be valued by our community and respected by our rivals.
Date: Saturday 19th September
U12 & U14: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
U16, U18 & U20/U21: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Weekend 1
Friday 2 October
Saturday 3 October
Sunday 4 October
Weekend 2 – Squad Selection (Invitation Only)
Players invited back after the Talent Identification Weekend will attend the following sessions:
Friday 9 October
Saturday 10 October
Sunday 11 October
Please note that session times are subject to change based on registrations. Players should attend all sessions for their age group and arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled start time for registration.
Following Squad Selections, teams will be selected for State Championships. State Championships will be used to see how players perform in a game setting, and after these weekends the coaches will meet and be able to discuss if any player movement between the teams is necessary.
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.
