The Basketball Geelong Commission would like to advise that current NBL1 Men’s Geelong Supercats head coach, Leon O’Neill, will not be continuing in his current role for season 2020. O’Neill has served as the Men’s Head Coach for the past five seasons. In that time the Supercats have achieved consecutive finals appearances, as well as being able to attract a … Read More
POSITION VACANT – CANTEEN MANAGER
Basketball Geelong is seeking applications for the position of Canteen Manager. Applications in the way of cover letter & CV should be sent to Basketball Geelong Business Manager, Vicki King via email to vicki@basketballgeelong.com.au no later than 5pm Friday 12th April. For a full position description, please click here: BG Canteen Manager Position 2019 For further information, please contact Vicki … Read More
SUPERCATS ADD FRONTCOURT GRUNT WITH THOMAS
The Luina Bio Geelong Supercats are thrilled to announce the addition of former Hobart & Mt Gambier big man Lewis Thomas to the 2019 NBL1 roster. Thomas joins the Supercats on the back of an NBL season in Adelaide with the 36ers as a training and development player. His addition will add much needed size to the Supercats frontcourt for … Read More
WNBL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR JOINS SUPERCATS
Melbourne Boomers WNBL Rookie of the Year and Under 17 World Champion, Jazmin Shelley has signed with the Geelong Supercats for the NBL1 2019 season. After a stellar season with the Melbourne Boomers Jazmin is looking to advance her game in preparation for her move to NCAA powerhouse the Oregon Ducks. Shelley a member of the Sapphire’s Under 17 World … Read More
AUSTRALIAN OPALS RISING STARS JOINS THE SUPERCATS
The excitement is building for the Geelong Supercats with the announcement today of rising Australian Opals star and current WNBL Melbourne Boomer star, Ezi Magbegor. This adds another exciting piece to the puzzle for the Supercats as they increase the size and athleticism of their roster. At 19 years of age and standing 193cm, Ezi is an imposing figure on … Read More
NBL1 Fixture a hit for Supercats
The hype continues to build ahead of round one of the first ever NBL1 season with today’s release of the season fixture which will provide Luina Bio Supercats fans with ten action packed home games in 2019 over 15 exciting rounds of competition as well as opportunities to hit the road to support the women and men with scheduling wins … Read More
NBL1 TO SHOWCASE NEXT LEVEL OF AUSTRALIA’S BASKETBALL TALENT
Basketball Victoria has partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create a new league to strengthen the pathway for Australia’s best basketball talent. Basketball Geelong CEO Mark Neeld says “It is a great time to be involved in basketball, this partnership between NBL1 and Basketball Vic will help to further strengthen basketball in the Geelong region from grass roots … Read More
Greg Vanderjagt joins Basketball Geelong
Following the announcement of Mark Neeld as the new Chief Executive Officer in December 2018, Basketball Geelong is pleased to announce the appointment of former NBL player Greg Vanderjagt as Chief Operating Officer. Having spent the past three years as General Manager of Townsville Basketball, Greg will relocate to Victoria to continue his Basketball administration career in the heartland of … Read More
Mark Neeld lands top job at Basketball Geelong
After an extensive recruitment process, the Basketball Geelong Commission announced at it’s Annual General Meeting last night the appointment of Mark Neeld as the new Chief Executive Officer for the organisation. With extensive experience in both business and the high performance sports industry, Mark brings a level of strategic thinking that will take Basketball Geelong to new heights. After completing … Read More
SLAM DUNK SIGNING FOR LADY SUPERCATS
Zitina Aokuso has agreed to terms with the Geelong Lady Supercats for the 2019 Elite League competition. At 20 years of age, Aokuso is one of the stand out athletes in Australian Basketball and has shown tremendous growth and development this year for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL. At 192cm (6’4”) Aokuso has a rare ability to dunk the … Read More