The Broadmeadows Basketball Association has a long and proud history of supporting basketball in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Below you can find some of the key milestones in the Association’s history over the last 50 years.
1978
The Northern Districts Basketball Association is formed, building on a primary school’s competition run by the McKay and Woods families at the Youth Club Hall, Devon Road Oak Park. The Association conducts junior and senior domestic competitions at the Glenroy Valley Sports Centre, Outlook Drive Glenory, and at Oak Park High School (now Oak Park Stadium) where the Strathmore Unicorns train.
1979
Junior Representative Teams are entered in the Victorian State Championships.
1980
Gaylene McKay is the first Broadmeadows junior to be selected a State team (Under 16s Victorian Metropolitan team).
1981
Members approve a change of name to the Broadmeadows Basketball Association.
1982
Under 16 Boys Team is invited to compete in the Australian Classic.
1983
Broadmeadows Basketball Association becomes an incorporated body.
Following a competition among Broadmeadows junior basketballs, Tim Porter’s suggestion of “Broncos” is adopted as the name to be used for the Association’s representative teams.
1984
A Mens team is entered into the interstate South Eastern Basketball League.
Under 14 Boys team finishes as Runners-Up in the Australian Club Championships.
1986
The Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium is officially opened on Sunday 29th June.
1989
The Lady Broncos win the Premier Division of the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League.
The first Broncos Junior Representative teams (Under 16 and Under 18 Boys) tour the U.S.A.
1990
The Lady Broncos are entered into the interstate South East Conference.
1992
A record number of junior and senior teams fielded in domestic competitions (220 junior teams and 90 senior teams).
1993
The Lady Broncos finish Runners-Up in the Continental Basketball Association.
1994
The Broncos are the South Conference Champions of the Continental Basketball Association.
1995
The Under 14 Boys win the Junior Classic, State Championship and the Australian Club Championship.
1996
The Association wins Basketball Victoria’s Best Referees Program Award.
1997
Under 12 Girls and Under 18 Girls teams win the State Championships.
The Association wins Basketball Victoria’s Most Improved Junior Program Award.
2000
Senior Representative Teams are renamed as the Hume City Broncos/Lady Broncos.
2001
The Under 18 Women’s team win the State Championship.
2002
Victorian Basketball League Division One Men are Conference Champions.
2003
Broncos and Lady Broncos Teams of the Century are announced.
2004
Broncos Senior Men win the State Championship.
2005
Broncos Youth Men win the Championship.
2007
Lady Broncos win the Big V State Championship.
2008
Lady Broncos become back-to-back Big V State Champions.
2009
Lady Broncos make it a 3-peat, again winning the Big V State Championship.
2013
Lady Broncos win the Big V State Championship.
2014
Lady Broncos again go back-to-back to win the Big V State Championship.
2016
Lady Broncos make it 3 from 4, winning the Big V State Championship.
2018
The Association awarded Basketball Victoria’s Inclusive Association of the Year.
2019
Broncos awarded the Big V Chairman’s Award for Professionalism on and off the court.
