Camberwell Dragons

Interest in Camberwell Dragons grows every year, and more than 1200 athletes  from across metropolitan Melbourne and country Victoria participated in our September-October 2025 tryouts – a record for our program.

Representative basketball is played on Friday nights across the state. Our program provides dedicated basketball players with the opportunity to develop skills and progress along the player pathway.

Our VJBL teams commit to practice twice each week, typically one midweek and one Sunday morning session. Players are expected to engage in additional fitness and skill development work in their own time.

Representing the Dragons is not something that comes easily. Players must demonstrate the skill, potential and commitment required to play at junior representative level and embrace the values of Camberwell Basketball and its culture.

For more information about the Junior Dragons program, please refer to our 2025-26 Player and Parent Handbook HERE.

2026-27 Camberwell Dragons Coaching – Expressions of Interest now open

Expressions of interest to coach a Camberwell Dragons team in the 2026-27 Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) season are now open. To register your interest, click  HERE. 

To coach a Dragons team you must have a valid Working with Children Check and have the appropriate level of coaching accreditation. Descriptions of coaching levels have changed this year but your old accreditation is still valid. For more about coaching accreditation, click  HERE.

Our 2025-26 Head Coaches

12.1 Girls – Prue Ainsworth
14.1 Girls – Cara Jeffers
16.1 Girls – Mark Jeffers
18.1 Girls – Jack Thornton

12.1 Boys – Chris Allison
14.1 Boys – Tom Denovan
16.1 Boys – Christian Peachman
18.1 Boys – Conor Mathews

Dragons Tryouts

Tryouts for Dragons teams are held in September/October, with VJBL competition running from mid-November to the following September.

To support athletes in making the transition from domestic to representative basketball, we offer several programs to help build the skills and confidence of our youngest players. These include our Dragons Development Squad and other development programs.

Dragons Fast Facts

– Our 14.1 Girls have been invited to compete at Basketball Australia’s 2026 Foot Locker Under 14 Club Championships. They will be the first Dragons’ girls teams to compete at the event.

– Sixty-two Dragons teams – a record for our program – are competing in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) in 2026, providing opportunities for 620 young athletes and more than 100 coaches.

– Camberwell Dragons were represented by three teams (14.1 Girls, 14.1 Boys and 18.1 Boys) at the 2026 National Junior Classic in Melbourne.

– Rose Burgess, Lana Jovanovic, Olivia Maiolo and Grace Otter, all from our 14.1 Girls, were selected to compete in Basketball Victoria’s 2026 Country Metro Challenge.

– More than 1200 participants registered for the Dragons’ 2025-26 VJBL Tryouts – a record for our club.

– Our 14.1 Boys received an invitation to compete at Basketball’s Australia’s 2024 Foot Locker Under 14 Club Championships – a first for our club.

– Camberwell Dragons were represented by three teams (12.1 Girls, 14.1 Boys, 16.1 Boys) at the 2024 National Junior Classic in Melbourne, with our 12.1 Girls and 16.1 Boys claiming bronze medals at the prestigious invitational event – a first for our club.

– A club record 10 junior Dragons teams qualified to compete in the Victorian Championship (VC) competition in 2024. Camberwell was one of only five clubs in the state to have 10 or more teams in VC.