Home courts: NBISC Stadium, Jacksons Road, Warriewood
Website: manlybasketball.com.au
Manly Warringah Basketball Associations Boys and Girls Under 14s teams have qualified to represent New South Wales at the upcoming 2025 Australian Under-14 Club Championships, to be held in Willetton, Western Australia.
The tournament will run from Sunday the 28th of September to Friday the 3rd of October 2025, co-hosted by Basketball Australia and the Willetton Basketball Association.
The Under-14 Club Championships are the premier national competition for junior club teams, bringing together the top 48 teams from across the country 24 boys’ teams and 24 girls’ teams, to compete for national honours.
Team nominations are based on each state’s qualification system. For New South Wales, the top four girls’ teams and top five boys’ teams from the 2025 Junior Premier League (JPL) have secured their place at this prestigious event (ACT provided NSW with an extra boys team).
These juniors have been working hard for this opportunity on the court and fund raising in their free time so let’s get behind them! This is more than just a competition. It’s a chance for these dedicated young athletes to test themselves against Australia’s best, grow as a team, and create memories that will last a lifetime. But getting to Perth isn’t easy—it comes with a big price tag. Flights, accommodation, uniforms, meals, and team logistics all add up quickly.
Club members, supporters and family are reaching out to our community—families, friends, local businesses, and basketball lovers—to help make this dream a reality. The boys and girls have also been fundraising locally, running bake sales at games and sausage sizzles when and where they can.
MWBA organisers (and mums) tell us: ''We’ve teamed up with the Australian Sports Foundation, so any donation over $2 is tax-deductible. Every contribution, big or small, brings us closer to the court in Perth. If you believe in supporting youth sport, teamwork, and opportunity, we’d love to have you on this journey with us.''
Girls Team Donations: https://asf.org.au/campaigns/manly-warringah-basketball-association/u14s-girls
Boys Team Donations: https://asf.org.au/campaigns/manly-warringah-basketball-association/u14-boys
Wakehurst MP Michael Regan, who visited both teams recently to offer his congratulations on a great season so far, said;
''Both these amazing teams have been working hard on and off the court, running bake sales, sausage sizzles and raffles to reach their goal of $30K to go to Perth for Nationals. Please support these great teams, and help them represent our community all the way in Western Australia.''
MWBA referees, Lucas Nicol and Lachy Francis, have been selected to represent Basketball NSW at the 2025 Australian Under-14 Club Championships in Perth.
MWBA stated of Lucas and Lachy: ''Your hard work and dedication to a smooth and fair game is exactly why you’ve earned this incredible opportunity. Without you, the game just wouldn’t happen.''
Having a Great 75th Year
The teams heading west are another Season highlight for the MWBA as it celebrates its 75th year. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Women's team are champions of the NBL1 East and will now be focused on next weekend's NBL1 Nationals, taking place in Canberra from the 29th–31st of August, while 6 teams from MWBA took part in the 2025 Waratah Junior Premier League that ran last weekend with some great practice for upcoming games and great fun had by all.
Add to this, the nation's top 4 NWBL and WNWBL teams will battle it out for the Wheelchair Basketball Australia National Finals championship on their home courts from August 29-31, with the Manly Wheel Eagles among the action.
About the Manly Warringah Basketball Association
Manly Warringah Basketball Association has been catering for the basketball fraternity since its inception in 1950 and over the last 75 years has produced highly talented players many of whom have moved on to the professional ranks, representing State, Country and playing in the NBL & WNBL.
Manly Basketball located at the NBISC Stadium Warriewood on the Barrenjoey peninsula of Sydney and is only a few minutes walk to the scenic northern surf beach area. The stadium is only 100m from the Warriewood shopping mall and also in close proximity are cafes’, boutique clothing outlets, the Sydney Institute of Sport complex, primary and high schools and also on the direct transport service to the city via Manly. Various styles and levels of accommodation are available in the local area.
Manly Basketball’s relocated to the Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre in 2020 when in open it doors to their 4 court stadium. In 2016 NBISC completed its expansion to a 6 court stadium and is rated as one of the top venues for basketball in Sydney. Many major events have been conducted at NBISC including the premier basketball competition in Australia, the National Basketball League, national and state championships.
Manly basketball prides itself on the family atmosphere within the association. MWBA enjoys very close working relationships with the local business evident by its sponsors and the community organisations.
- Not-for-profit sporting organisation established in 1950.
- Relocated from Narrabeen Academy of Sport to NBISC in 2000. Extended facility to a 6-court venue in 2016.
- MWBA has a major rental agreement with NBISC and uses the facility 7 days a week.
- MWBA runs competitions and training out of Narrabeen Sports High, PCYC Dee Why, Galstaun College, The Pittwater House School, German International School, Sydney Japanese School, Curl Curl Community Centre, & St Paul’s College Manly.
- In 2019 MWBA had 944 teams compete in local basketball competitions at the NBISC and satellite venues.
- Over 250 local competition games are conducted each week.
- Over 4,500 players participate in local competition games, run seven days per week.
- Manly Warringah Basketball has 16 junior and 4 senior representative teams.
2025 Waratah Junior Premier League & Under 12 State Championships
The 2025 Waratah Junior Premier League & Under 12 State Championships were run last weekend, August 15-17, at U16s & U18s at Penrith and U12s & U14s at Hawkesbury.
We couldn’t be prouder to have 7 Manly Warringah teams competing as finalists at the 2025 Waratah Junior Premier League & Under 12 State Championships!
In July 2025 our 12 boys 2 became 2025 CHAMPIONS. HUGE congratulations to these boys on their big win! Your MWBA family are super proud.
Special congratulations to our JPL U16 Girls team, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Maroon, who were Grand Finalists! Shout out to the team and Head Coach Tim Hill for an incredible result.
A fantastic effort from all our finalists who represented the club with pride!
MWBA Teams who competed:
- * U12 Girls
- * U14 Boys
- * U14 Girls
- * U16 Boys
- * U18 Boys
- * U18 Girls
The 2025 NBL1 East Women's Champions: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles!
Basketball NSW stated this pat week it was thrilled to host the 2025 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East Grand Finals at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre on Saturday, the 16th of August.
It was a huge day of elite basketball, with the top Men’s and Women’s teams in the East Conference battling it out for the title of 2025 Champions. Both grand finals were hard-fought contests, with little separating the sides for much of the games.
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles finally broke through for their long-awaited championship, delivering a dominant performance over the Centre of Excellence to claim the Women’s title.
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are champions of the NBL1 East at last, securing their first NBL1 East Women’s title following an end-to-end victory over Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.
After years of close calls, including a Grand Final loss in 2023 and a preliminary final exit last year, Manly stormed through 2025 closing the season with a 16-game-win-streak, finishing the season at 18–2 scoring the league’s Minor Premiership. Their playoff run was just as convincing, defeating the Albury-Wodonga Bandits and Newcastle Falcons on their way to Penrith and a date with the COE.
The Sea Eagles wasted no time stamping their authority. Josie Bulman opened the game with a triple, Alex Delaney followed with another, and an 8–0 burst set the tone. By quarter-time Manly led 26–14, and by halftime the gap had ballooned to 51–24 behind hot shooting and smothering defence. From there, the result never looked in doubt.
Taylor Wurtz, the season’s MVP runner-up, claimed Grand Final MVP with 25 points (12 of those in the first-quarter), six rebounds and four assists, including six three-pointers. Delaney added 18 points, seven boards and five assists, while Zoey Miller (17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists) and captain Kim Dickinson (15 points, 7 rebounds) ensured Manly’s firepower was spread across the floor.
Final Score: 89-61 vs Centre of Excellence
MVP: Taylor Wurtz – 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
The girls will now turn their attention to the NBL1 Nationals, taking place in Canberra from the 29th–31st of August, where they will compete against the other conference winners for the ultimate prize, the title of National Champions.
Wheelchair Basketball Australia National Finals
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!
We're thrilled to be hosting the Wheelchair Basketball Australia National Finals right here at the NEST.
The nation's top 4 NWBL and WNWBL teams will battle it out for the championship on our home court from August 29-31.
Support the Manly Wheel Eagles! Come cheer on our local team, as they face the Red Dust Heelers in a 3x3 semi-final on Court 1, Saturday, August 30th at 11 am.
Full schedule and all game times: https://wba.net.au/finals-schedule/
Saturday Learn To Play
MWBA’S Saturday Learn To Play Skills Sessions, is designed to provide 5-12 year old Girls and Boys a 60 minute lesson in basic skills & co-ordination, in a fun and active environment. MWBA coaches use their qualified skills and knowledge to help advance players and is suitable for beginner to intermediate level.
Please note, this is not a competition where weekly games are played. It is the fundamental skills required to play the games, weekly training sessions, and a great place for young people to find out if his sport suits them, along with getting some exercise.
Term 4 Dates: Saturday 18th October to 13th December 2025, on sale 9am Monday 22nd September
Saturday Learn to Play, is a 60 minute session per week for 9 weeks. Payments are made online through the link provided and only pre-booked participants will be allowed to participate.
Time: 2:15 to 3:15 pm
Venue: Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre, Jacksons Road, Warriewood.
Cost: Program only: $125. Program Plus training singlet: $160. Active Kids Voucher (AKV) can be used for this program.
What to Wear & Bring: Please wear comfortable clothing and runners with non-marking soles. A filled water bottle with your name & mobile number clearly marked on it.
Further Information: Brad Dalton, Development Officer at mwba@manlybasketball.com.au
Coming up this Spring
