The Junior and Senior Championship program "Altona Gators" currently has Junior, Senior and Youth development teams with an opportunity to grow all programs. Junior Championship teams compete against associations throughout Victoria each Friday night with
Altona Gators is the representative basketball club for the Altona Bay Basketball Association, participating in Basketball Victoria State Competitions. Our program is designed to develop local domestic junior and senior players at the elite level.
Formed in 1990 the Altona Bay Basketball Association (ABBA) moved into "The Swamp" at the Altona Sports Centre in 1992. The Association runs both Junior & Senior Domestic Competitions as well as Representative teams playing as the "Altona Gators".
2003 Altona re-entered the Senior Competition then known as VBL with 2 teams Senior Men’s and Women. Over the past five seasons the Gators have experienced considerable growth and success in both the Senior and Junior programs. In the past 6 Season our Senior Men have competed in 5 Finals series and a number of Junior Girls and Boys teams have won VJBL Championships.
The Altona Sports Centre completed the building of 2 additional courts in 2008 taking the stadium to 6 courts, 2 courts with seating for approximately 300 +spectators.
2009 has been one of the Gators most successful years with 12 out of 23 teams making it to the final series, including the Men’s Youth League team in their inaugural year. Of these, 7 teams (6 Junior and 1 Senior team) made it to the Grand Finals, with 3 of the junior teams taking out the championships‐ the 14.3 Girls, 14.1 Boys and the U20 Boys and the Division 3 Women took out the premiership flag, the first time ever since joining the Big V competition.
Building on the success of 2009 the Gators will field 23 teams in the 2010 season, including a new Women’s Youth League Team. Gators will now field four senior teams, including the promotion of the Division Three Women to Division One.
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- Amateur sports team