CAMBERWELL BASKETBALL

Join Our Team

Join Our Team

Camberwell District Basketball Association (CDBA) is seeking a Junior Domestic Coordinator to join its team.

So if you’re suitably qualified and passionate about driving the continued growth of our great game and the Community Basketball League, we want to hear from you.

To view the position description, click HERE

Please email your application, including cover letter and detailed resume, to Ross Wignell at [email protected] Applications must close on Monday, September 1, 2025.

Drive Our Dragons

Camberwell Dragons are seeking applications for the position of Head Coach of the club’s Big V Senior Women’s team.

If you’re an experienced leader, suitably qualified and passionate about driving the Dragons’ Senior Women’s program forward in 2026, we want to hear from you.

Please email your application (cover letter and detailed resume) to Ross Wignell at [email protected] Applications must close on Monday, September 8, 2025.

To view the position description, click HERE.

Get ready with us

Camberwell Basketball today announced details for its Under 14 Rep Prep program, launching at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College on Monday, August 25.

This four-session program is for 2013 and 2014-born domestic players who are planning to try out for an Under 14 representative team. It is not suitable for beginners.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

What: Under 14 Rep Prep Program
Where: Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College
Session Dates and Times: Monday, August 25, September 1, September 8 and September 15. 7-8pm
Cost: $60.
To Register: Go to https://www.playhq.com/basketball-victoria/register/a57b11

For more information, email [email protected]

We mean business

Camberwell In Business announced today it will host its third and final networking event of the year on Thursday, November 20, from 7pm.

The venue and format for this event will be confirmed soon, but for now, please save the date.

Camberwell Basketball members are encouraged to share this date and/or the Camberwell In Business Information Booklet with your network. The booklet can be accessed online HERE and CIB memberships are on sale now.

For more information about Camberwell In Business and what we’re doing to connect our business community, please contact Andrew Johnstone at [email protected]

One to remember

Our Youth League Women – including Zoe Johnson (10), Mia Demarte (35), Ava Kirkwood (25) and Matilda Quartel (pictured) – bowed out of the title race after falling to title favourite Knox in their Big V semi-final at the State Basketball Centre on Sunday, but we won’t forget this game – or this team – any time soon.

With a large and vocal Dragons crowd watching on, Camberwell gave its host everything it could handle in an absorbing contest that wasn’t decided until the final seconds – the Raiders holding on for a 66-64 win.

Zoe Johnson, who led the league in scoring this season, delivered again for the Dragons, closing with an equal game-high 21 points, 15 rebounds and four steals. Point guard Jessica Del Brocco added 19 points, seven boards and two steals, while Matilda Quartel flirted with a double-double on her way to eight points and nine rebounds.

Emily Sewell had 21 points and 11 rebounds to pace Knox (21-1 in the regular season), which advanced to set up a date with Eltham in the championship game.

In other Dragons Big V action at the weekend, our Championship Men closed their season with an 89-78 win against Wyndham at Boroondara Sports Complex on Saturday night.

Lachlan Viney led Camberwell with a team-high 25 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Tom James registered a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double.

The Dragons signed off with a 9-13 record and finished in eighth place.

PHOTO: Craig Dingle, Melbourne Sports Photography.

On a Mission

Camberwell Dragons Youth League Women’s team will be looking to move on in the Big V playoffs when it meets Knox in a high-noon shootout at the State Basketball Centre today.

The Dragons set up this much-anticipated date with the Raiders after holding off Coburg in the finals opener for both teams at Coburg Stadium last weekend – Zoe Johnson (pictured with Matilda Quartel and Amelie Atkinson) leading the way for Camberwell with a 16-point, 17-rebound double-double.

Johnson has been a standout for the Dragons this season and enters today’s game averaging a team-high 13.5 points and league-leading 13.6 rebounds.

Camberwell was 0-2 against Knox in the regular season but gave the Raiders everything they could handle in a 53-50 loss at the State Basketball Centre back on June 21.

In Dragons Big V action this weekend, our Championship Men closed their season with an 89-78 home win against Wyndham at Boroondara Sports Complex on Saturday night.

Lachlan Viney had a team-high 25 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals to pace the Dragons, and Tom James added a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double.

Camberwell signed off for the season with a 9-13 win-loss record and in eighth place, two games back from seventh-placed Shepparton (11-11).

That golden touch

Golden State Warriors Development Coach Noel Hightower shares his experience with players from Camberwell Dragons Under 14 boys and girls programs during a clinic at Kew High School on Thursday night.

Hightower and well-travelled professional basketball coach Liam Flynn – ably supported by a number of Dragons coaches – were back at work at Kew High after hosting a clinic for players from our Under 12 program at the same venue the previous night.

The Dragons organisation is committed to developing its players and coaches, and thanks Coach Hightower and Coach Flynn for their work with our young athletes this week.

Top-Shelf Dragons

Sean Conway, Eleni Valos, Matthew Marcun and Zoe Johnson are Camberwell Dragons Big V Players of the Week. Our Players of the Week are proudly supported by The Terminus.

– Conway scored 40-plus points for the second time in three outings, closing with 42 points, six rebounds and five steals for our Championship Men in a 103-87 loss at Blackburn.

– Valos finished with a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double as our Division 1 Women signed off for the season with a 57-50 road win against Western Port.

– Matthew Marcun had 11 points, two rebounds and two steals for our Youth League Men, who bowed out of the playoffs after a 79-63 road loss at Pakenham.

– And Zoe Johnson reeled in 17 rebounds to go with 13 points as our Youth League Women advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 58-53 win against the Giants at Coburg on Saturday night.

THE TERMINUS DRAGONS BIG V PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – OVERALL TALLY

7 – Sean Conway (Champ Men), Zoe Johnson (Youth League Women)

6 – Jesse Macleod (YLM)

5 – Eleni Valos (D1 Women)

4 – Trent Andre (Champ Men), Ace Adama (YLM), Matt Marcun (YLM), Maddy Grossman (YLW)

3 – Mike Reeves (Champ Men), Matt Hart (Champ Men), Jessica Del Brocco (YLW)

2 – Lachlan Viney (Champ Men), Anna Burrows (D1 Women), Gemma Fyffe (D1 Women), Meg Stagoll (D1 Women), Lauren Moran (D1 Women), Zac Bezzina (YLM), Josh Kohlman (YLM), Sophie Jones (YLW)

1 – Alec Mulqueeney (Champ Men), Jaden Lai (Champ Men), Tilly Grech (D1 Women), Rachel Jeffers (D1 Women), Rebecca Ross (D1 Women), Talia D’Agostino (D1 Women), Chris Allison (YLM), Mitch Bacon (YLM), Caleb Lingwood-Smith (YLM), Oscar Kapakoulakis (YLM), Will Sinclair (YLM), Mia Demarte (YLW), Jacinta Li (YLW), Gemma Watson (YLW), Jasmine Ager (YLW), Matilda Quartel (YLW), Amelie Atkinson (YLW), Ava Kirkwood (YLW)

THE TERMINUS DRAGONS BIG V PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – WEEK BY WEEK

Week 1: Zoe Johnson (YLW), Matt Marcun (YLM), Jesse Macleod (YLM)

Week 2: Sophie Jones (YLW), Josh Kohlman (YLM), Matt Marcun (YLM), Anna Burrows (D1 Women)

Week 3: Ace Adama (YLM), Maddy Grossman (YLW), Mia Demarte (YLW), Gemma Fyffe (D1 Women), Tilly Grech (D1 Women), Lachlan Viney (Champ Men)

Week 4: Eleni Valos (D1 Women), Jessica Del Brocco (YLW), Zac Bezzina (YLM), Trent Andre (Champ Men)

Week 5: Mike Reeves (Champ Men), Eleni Valos (D1 Women), Jacinta Li (YLW), Chris Allison (YLM)

Week 6: Mike Reeves (Champ Men), Anna Burrows (D1 Women), Ace Adama (YLM), Zoe Johnson (YLW)

Week 7: Matt Hart (Champ Men), Lachlan Viney (Champ Men), Jesse Macleod (YLM), Mitch Bacon (YLM), Jessica Del Brocco (YLW)

Week 8: Alec Mulqueeney (Champ Men), Sean Conway (Champ Men), Rachel Jeffers (D1 Women), Caleb Lingwood-Smith (YLM), Zoe Johnson (YLW), Maddy Grossman (YLW)

Week 9: Sean Conway (Champ Men), Gemma Fyffe (D1 Women), Zac Bezzina (YLM), Jessica Del Broco (YLW)

Week 10: Trent Andre (Champ Men), Matt Hart (Champ Men), Meg Stagoll (D1 Women), Matt Marcun (YLM), Maddy Grossman (YLW), Zoe Johnson (YLW)

Week 11: Trent Andre (Champ Men), Lauren Moran (D1 Women), Jesse Macleod (YLM), Maddy Grossman (YLW)

Week 12: Jaden Lai (Champ Men), Rebecca Ross (D1 Women), Oscar Kapakoulakis (YLM), Gemma Watson (YLW)

Week 13: Sean Conway (Champ Men), Meg Stagoll (D1 Women), Jesse Macleod (YLM), Zoe Johnson (YLW)

Week 14: Sean Conway (Champ Men), Eleni Valos (D1 Women), Ace Adama (YLM), Will Sinclair (YLM), Sophie Jones (YLW), Jasmine Ager (YLW)

Week 15: Trent Andre (Champ Men), Eleni Valos (D1 Women), Jesse Macleod (YLM), Matilda Quartel (YLW)

Week 16: Sean Conway (Champ Men), Mike Reeves (Champ Men), Lauren Moran (D1 Women), Josh Kohlman (YLM), Ace Adama (YLM), Amelie Atkinson (YLW), Ava Kirkwood (YLW)

Week 17: Sean Conway (Champ Men), Matt Hart (Champ Men), Talia D’Agostino (D1 Women), Jesse Macleod (YLM), Zoe Johnson (YLW)

Week 18: Sean Conway (Champ Men), Eleni Valos (D1 Women), Matthew Marcun (YLM), Zoe Johnson (YLW)

THE WEEK AHEAD

Championship Men – Dragons v Wyndham @ Boroondara Sports Complex, Saturday, August 2, 6pm.

Youth League Women – Semi-Final: Dragons @ Knox (State Basketball Centre), Sunday, August 3, 12pm.

PHOTOS: Craig Dingle, Melbourne Sports Photography.

Dragons Advance

Camberwell Dragons Youth League Women, including Matilda Quartel, Zoe Johnson and Amelie Atkinson (all pictured), moved into the second round of the Big V finals after opening their playoff campaign with a 58-53 road win against the Coburg Giants on Saturday night.

Johnson, the league’s leading rebounder, posted a game-high 16-point, 17-rebound double-double to pace Camberwell. Atkinson added 10 points, Mia Demarte pulled down seven boards to go with seven points, and point guard Jessica Del Brocco had six points, six assists and five rebounds for the Dragons, who had to fend off a late challenge by their host.

Camberwell led by three points at the half and stretched its advantage to 10 at three quarter-time before the Giants made some noise late.

Next up for Camberwell is a Sunday afternoon date (August 3) with Knox at the State Basketball Centre (12pm). Geelong United with host Eltham in the other YLW playoff game this weekend after the Wildcats cruised past visiting Whittlesea at Eltham High School on Saturday night.

In other Dragons Big V action at the weekend:

– Our Youth League Men bowed out of the title race after a 79-63 road loss to Pakenham in their playoff opener at Cardinia Life on Saturday night. Jesse Macleod (11 points, seven rebounds, four assists) and Matthew Marcun (11 points, two steals) led the way for Camberwell, but the Dragons fell behind by 17 points in the first quarter and never threatened again.

– Our Division 1 Women closed their season with a 57-50 road win against playoff-bound Western Port. Eleni Valos finished with a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double and Meg Stagoll added eight points, 12 boards and three assists for the Dragons, who finished their season in sixth place with a 9-9 win-loss record.

– And Sean Conway erupted for his second 40-plus point game in three outings, finishing with 42 points, six rebounds and five steals in a 103-87 road loss for our Championship Men against Blackburn. Matt Hart added 16 points and five boards for Camberwell, which fell to 8-13. The eight-placed Dragons will close their season against visiting Wyndham at Boroondara Sports Complex on Saturday night (August 2). Game time is 6pm.

For more information about Camberwell Dragons Big V program, contact Andrew Johnstone at [email protected]

We’re In Business

Camberwell In Business thanks its members and guests and special guest speaker, world-class Disability Extreme Athlete Bobby Bajram, for making its dinner and networking event at Cinder a night to remember.

Bobby was the youngest person in Australia diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (at the age of 13) more than 40 years ago, and is the first person in the world with a severe disability and no oxygen to have have climbed four of the highest mountains in the world.

He spends up to six months a year in a wheelchair, on walking sticks and/or in bed, and is now training to become the first and oldest person with a disability in the world to summit Mount Everest.

His extraordinary story is one of courage, determination and resilience, and Camberwell In Business appreciates him taking the time to share it with our members and guests.

Camberwell In Business also takes this opportunity to thank the fantastic team at Cinder for its wonderful support and hospitality in the lead-up to – and throughout – the night, as well as Content Creator Aaron Smith for his work on producing a high-quality video package.

Camberwell In Business is a community where businesses can network, collaborate and thrive. We’re committed to delivering our members and their guests first-class events and opportunities, mutually beneficial relationships and exciting experiences.

• To learn how Camberwell In Business is working to connect the local business community and how you can be a part of it, please contact Andrew Johnstone on 0425 791 610 or at: [email protected] To view the Camberwell In Business E-Booklet, click HERE.