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Partnership Announcement

The Norwood Football Club and The Norwood Basketball Club have today announced a ground-breaking partnership that will see one of South Australia’s oldest and most successful football clubs joins forces with South Australia’s largest basketball club. The partnership brings together two of Adelaide’s most recognisable sporting clubs in an official commercial relationship that includes sponsorship,…

Partnership Announcement

We are pleased to announce our new partnership with apparel and merchandise provider, Apelle. This partnership complements our exciting rebrand and the announcement of new merchandise for the 2023 season. Apelle have established a significant rapport in the South Australian sports community, with their on-going sponsorship of the 2022 SANFL premiers, Norwood Football Club. This new…

New Norwood Logo

Hi Norwood Family,   We hope you have enjoyed your season so far! As we move into the Christmas break we have a couple of really exciting announcements in the next couple of weeks and we appreciate your patience while we have been working diligently.   Our first announcement is our new and improved logo…

Merchandise Back Soon

Hi All, You may have noticed that the Merchandise store is currently unavailable. We are in current negotiating with our suppliers and are excited to come to you with some news soon! Keep an eye out for the club announcements via email or socials for more information. We appreciate your patience while we prepare.  …

Squads Season 2022/23

Hello Everyone, I wanted to introduce myself, my name is Lachlan and I am taking over Tricia’s role as Operation Manager. I am excited to be starting my new role with Norwood and look forward to working with you all. Squad lists are now available to view at the following link: www.norwoodbasketball.com.au/squad-lists  Games are starting…

Operations Manager Appointment

Norwood Basketball Club would like to welcome Lachlan Coppick to the position of Operations Manager from the 4th of October 2022.Lachlan has a wealth of experience in both basketball and management, he joins us from West Adelaide Bearcats Basketball Club where he has spent the last 21 years. Lachlan has coached both boys and girls…

Club News – September 2022

Club News – September 2022   Board Appointment We welcome Tom Parkin to the Norwood Basketball Club Board. He has been involved with Norwood as a parent for eight years, during which time his daughters have been enthusiastic participants in all grades at Norwood, as well as in the ACBA. A chartered accountant for 25…

Lateral Ankle Sprains

Our sponsor, Vital Core Physiotherapy, has put together a great article about Lateral Ankle Sprains.  As we all know this is a common injury that occurs in our sport. Click here to read more about this type of sprain, how a physio can help and most importantly, steps you can take to prevent the injury…

Chief Executive Officer Announcement

Announcement of Chief Executive Officer Norwood Basketball Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Tricia Lawrie as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the organisation. Tricia succeeds Chris Webber who resigned at the recent AGM to devote more time to his business and family. Tricia has been employed by Norwood Basketball Club for five years. …

2022 Board Directors and Chairperson

Welcoming our Board Directors and Chairperson EOI for Sub Committees and Membership   Following our recently held Annual General meeting Norwood Basketball Club would like to announce our board members who were elected, filled casual vacancies, and are continuing in their roles for 2022 and beyond. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome…

Norwood Board Directors – Chris and Andrew Webber

Norwood Board Directors – Chris and Andrew Webber   At the AGM on the 22nd of May, Chris Webber decided not to re-nominate for his Club President/ACBA Director position and Andrew Webber resigned as an ACBA Director. Chris and Andrew’s legacy at the club will long be felt. They were both instrumental with the creation,…

Trey McBride Signs with the Flames for NBL1 2022

Trey McBride, a 6’2 combo guard from Cincinnati, Ohio, has signed on with the Norwood NBL1 team for 2022! Trey last played in Serbia’s top division for KK Radnički. He then spent time with the Toronto Raptors 905 G-League team during their pre-season. McBride played NCAA Division II basketball for Northwood in Michigan. During his…

Cal Iseppi Signs for NBL1 Squad 2022

Callum Iseppi, a crafty 6’3 combo guard, has signed on for the Norwood NBL1 2022 season! Cal, still only 18 years old, played in Norwood’s U21 team last year, finishing with averages of 15.7ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.8apg and 1.8spg on 45%FG and 33% from 3. With such a strong season, he has worked hard and deserves…

Andrew Webber is Back for His 20th NBL1 Season!

We’re thrilled to announce the re-signing of Andrew Webber for the 2022 NBL1 Season! Having made his debut in 2003 at 17 years of age, Andrew has played 443+ senior games for Norwood, including 344 NBL1 games including 3 NBL1 championships. His playing goes back beyond when digital stats where being recorded! A point guard…

Daniel Webber Back for Another Season!

Currently sitting at 279 NBL1 games, the spritely veteran, Daniel Webber, has signed on for more in 2022! As an under-sized ‘4 man’, Daniel has always played bigger than his size. Using his high basketball IQ and ‘old-man strength’, he always gets to the right spot at the right time, and makes great decisions when…

Esther Scharfbillig Signs for 2022!

Esther Scharfbillig has signed on for NBL1 2022 with the Flames! A first year U18’s player, Esther plays the post as aggressive as anyone. Coming from a netball background, her read on getting steals and deflections in the passing lanes is elite. She also battles hard in the post and rebounding battles constantly. Having just…

David Rinaldi Signs for NBL1 2022 with Norwood

Rinaldi, a dynamic point guard, has signed into the NBL1 squad for 2022. Another recent graduate from the Junior Program, Dave has flourished in his few short months in the NBL1 program. Still only 17 years old, the future looks bright for the young prospect. A huge step-up into NBL1: Dave’s basketball IQ, speed of…

Mitch Dix Signs for 2022!

Mitch Dix, a 6’8 big-man, has signed for the NBL1 season 2022. Dix, a club junior, returned to play Under 21’s last year and has impressed. In 2021, in the 21’s he averaged 11ppg, 9rp, 51%FG and 1.5apg. He also added a 3pt shot to his game, hitting 5 in 11 games at 33%. His…

Bada-Bing Signs for 2022!

Amber Bing, a 2nd year U18’s guard, has signed in for the NBL1 squad for season 2022. Becoming an absolute knock-down shooter, Amber has also recently added pressuring defence to her skill-set as she continues to develop her game on both ends. Bing had this to say: “I am very grateful to be given the…

Ella Turnbull Signs for NBL1 in 2022

Ella Turnbull, a 17 year old point guard, has signed onto Norwood’s NBL1 squad roster for season 2022. Turnbull just graduated Norwood’s Junior program, finishing U18’s in 2021 and now is making the full-time leap into the senior program. Known for her tough on-ball defence and ability to push the ball and make great passes,…

Aimee Herriman is Back for 2022!

Aimee Herriman has re-signed for season 2022 with the Norwood Flames Basketball Club. 25 year old Herriman, played a reserve role off the bench last season. Playing as a wing, Herriman brings a great understanding of the game and also works hard on and off the court. She provides an extra scoring threat from the…

Jem Whitton Has Signed on for NBL1 2022

Jem Whitton, a 2nd year Under 18’s player for Norwood, has signed on for NBL1 2022. Whitton is a strong, physical forward who plays with maturity, poise and IQ beyond her years. Adept at guarding bigger players in the post, she has also improved her offensive game to shoot perimeter shots or attacking the hoop.…

Matty “Ly” Lycett is Back for 2022!

Matt Lycett, a 6’3 shooting guard, has re-signed with the Flames for 2022! Last year, Matt averaged 13 ppg, 5.7rpg and 3.2apg on 43% shooting from the field. He had a season high of 21 twice, against South and Southern. His second half of the campaign was vintage Lycett, as he averaged 15.5ppg and put…

Paige Keenihan Signs On For 2022

Shooting guard Paige Keenihan has re-signed for NBL1 season 2022 with the Flames! Averaging 6 points per game, Paige is a knock-down shooter and known as a high IQ player on the court. At 23 years old, Paige is another one of the Flames’ returning young core from last season. Paige had a season high…

Chelsea Apacible Signs for 2022!

22 year old, Chelsea Apacible, has re-signed for the 2022 season. The fast, Philippine point guard, burst onto the NBL1 scene in 2021. Known for her quick transition play, on-ball defense and team play, Chelsea will be looking to continue her development into season 2022. After a season high 10 points vs Centrals, Chelsea’s confidence…

Sophie Kerridge Signs for 2022!

Point guard, Sophie Kerridge, has signed on for NBL1 Central Season 2022 with the Norwood Flames Basketball Club. 22 year old Kerridge is a fast, dynamic guard that played her first year of NBL1 last year. An unassuming person, Sophie hails from Mildura and moved to Adelaide pre-Covid. Thinking that she was signing up for…

Alex Wilson Signs On for 2022

Alex Wilson, NBL1 All-Star 5 in 2021, Team MVP and super-star, has resigned with the Norwood Flames for season 2022! In 2021, Ally averaged 23.4 ppg, 10.3rpg and 5.8apg. She also posted 2 triple doubles on the season, narrowly missing out on 4 more. Her season high of 39 came against North Adelaide, scoring 30…

Shaun Pontifex Re-Signs for 2022

Shaun Pontifex, a 6’3 sharpshooter, has re-signed with Norwood for 2022. Ponti, as he is affectionately known around the club, is one of our main locker room and club culture guys in our NBL1 program. He plays the off-guard position. His elite shooting ability and basketball IQ are what sets him apart for his role…

Ray Harding Signs On For 2022 & 2023

The Norwood Flames Men’s NBL1 Team are thrilled to announce the re-signing of Ray Harding for the 2022 & 2023 seasons! Ray Harding, a 6’6 wing has re-signed for 2 years with the Norwood Flames. Harding, at only 22 years old, forms part of a strong, young nucleus for the team to build upon into…

Tim Odell Named As Head Coach

Norwood Basketball Club is thrilled to announce their signing of Head Coach Tim Odell for the 2022 NBL1 Central season. Tim is currently our U16 Boys Division 1 Coach and program leader, has been heavily involved in High-Performance State Team Programs for several years and also just received our Club Coach of the Year Award.…

2022 Head Coaches Announced

Norwood Basketball Club is excited to announce the Head Coaches for our Division 1 U10-U21 teams for the 2022 season. Congratulations to the following coaches, we are extremely excited about the upcoming season! U10 Boys D1 – Kelly Sheedy U12 Boys D1 – Tom Macdonald U14 Boys D1 – Shaun Ryan U16 Boys D1 –…

Alek Akuen Signs On For 2022 Season

A big roster spot has been confirmed, with the signing of 6’3 Centre, Alek Akuen for 2022. Alek joined the group midway through last season after spending 4 years playing College Basketball in the US. Akuen most recently played for the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars in 2019-20. In the NBL1 2021 season, Alek put up 7.4ppg,…

Genna Anderson Re-Signs For 2022 Season

The Norwood Flames Women’s team would like to announce the re-signing of Captain Genna Anderson for the 2022 season. Anderson had this to say: “The 2021 season was one that had an unfortunate ending but has only made myself and the team more eager to get to work and start the 2022 season how we…

Terry McNamara Named As Head Coach

Norwood is pleased to announce the signing of Terry-Jo McNamara as Head Coach for our NBL1 Women’s team for 2022. Terry took over as interim Head Coach last season and led the team to a 7-2 record, just missing out on finals basketball on the points spread. McNamara will be joined again by Matt Turnbull,…

2021 NBL1 Season Wrap Up

With the 2021 NBL1 season now complete, we’d like to say a sincere thank you to all the volunteers who have generously contributed to the club over the past season. In particular, to the extremely generous families who have opened their homes and housed Mike, Ehra, Mozzie, CJ, Anthony & Derrick at various times over…

Thank You Volunteers

With the 2021 NBL1 season now in the books, we’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has helped support the program and the club over the past year. It’s been a very challenging time with the significant Covid-19 interruptions impacting basketball in 2020 and 2021, and this season would not have…

September 2021 School Holiday Basketball Skills Camp

Take part in our September School Holiday Basketball Skills Camp at The ARC with our superstar lineup of coaches! Suitable for Norwood Flames players U10-U18 of any division, these holidays we have: Wednesday 29th September 2021 Thursday 7th October 2021 In addition to the above dates, we are running an Adelaide Community Basketball Association (ACBA) camp…

Norwood Life Members

At our recent AGM the following people were awarded life memberships of Norwood Basketball Club: Akos Nagy Andrew Webber Chris Ninnes David Tavian Donna Tavian Elizabeth Webber Graeme Rice Huba Nagy Phil Keenihan Steve Murray Tony Wright Norwood Basketball Club also created a new non-voting membership category – Playing and Coaching Life Members. This membership…

July 2021 School Holidays Basketball Camp

Join us these July School Holidays for our Basketball Skills Camp at the ARC! Suitable for Norwood Flames players U10-U18 of any division, these holidays we have: Tuesday July 6th 2021 Wednesday July 7th 2021 In addition to the above dates, we are running an Adelaide Community Basketball Association (ACBA) camp over 3 days that is also…

Womens 2021 Roster Finalised

The Norwood Flames Women’s Team for season 2021 have completed their roster signings. Tara Girardi, Taylor Prenzler, Jaimi Rock, Alyce Thomas and Chloe Webley have been signed to fill the remaining spots in what is shaping up to be a really competitive team. Girardi provides size inside and is a future prospect player. She works…

Georgie Garrard Signing

Georgie Garrard, has signed with the Norwood Flames, transferring from Centrals. Georgie provides leadership, as well as a strong physical presence in the paint. Her interior game is compliment by her outside shooting. The ability for her to spot up and pick and pop will be key to the flames offence this season. Also a…

Mens 2021 Roster Finalised

The men have finished off their roster with the final spots in the NBL1 squad going to: Luca Barei, Ryan Girardi, Ayden Janssan, Kaman Majok, Jordan Wilson, Nate Deer, Luke Perry, Daniel Barker and Shaun Pontifex! With these final signings, the Flames have created a balanced roster of youth and experience, size and strength and…

NBL1 OG Signings

Norwood is nostalgically announcing the re-signing of our 3 OG’s: Matt Lycett, Daniel Webber & Andrew Webber! Andrew has clocked over 350 games for the red and blue, Daniel more than 250 and Matt Lycett enters his 9th official year on the roster. Unfortunately, Andrew suffered a season-ending ACL injury, but will still be involved…

NBL1 2021 Player Signing – Anthony Green

The Norwood Flames are thrilled to announce the signing of Anthony Green for NBL1 2021! Green is a 6’10 big man from Quincy, Massachusetts – near Boston, USA. Anthony was a North-Eastern Huskie, who played 4 years NCAA Division 1 and lastly played for Básquet Coruña in Spain’s LEB Gold League (2nd Division). Green helped…

NBL1 Women’s Player Signings

Norwood is pleased to announce the following players have re-signed for the NBL1 Central 2021 Season for our Women’s Team; Georgia Thomson, Aimee Herriman,  Paige Keenihan and Chelsea Apacible. Thomson said: “I am proud to represent Norwood in the upcoming season. We have been putting in the hard work and I am keen to see…

Indigenous Basketball Australia – Free Basketball Clinics

Patty Mills and Indigenous Basketball Australia are looking for talented and passionate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to represent their region in the Indigenous Community Basketball League (ICBL). This is a free program, and includes: FREE food on game days FREE sports kit with basketball and team jersey FREE inspiration and motivation sessions Trainings will be held…

Norwood NBL1 2021 Signing – Ray Harding

Norwood is excited to announce another player signing for the 2021 NBL1 season, Ray Harding! Ray, a 6’6 combo wing, is a long and athletic player who has a tough nose for defence. Ray previously played at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa. He also played at Southeast Community College in Lincoln,…

Norwood Perpetual Award Winners

We are excited to announce that the Norwood Basketball Club have a new award for 2020 in honour of Rob Goodwin who passed away earlier in the year. The Rob Goodwin Commitment Award was given in honour of Rob to a player who: Is an under 16 player – non div 1 or div 2…

Adelaide Invitational Challenge Selection Announcement

We are excited to announce that the following Norwood Flames players have been selected in the 2021 Adelaide Invitational Challenge: U14 Boys Jordan Aldridge Frazer Lawrie Archie McNamara Mack Schaftenaar Finley O’Brien U14 Girls Abbey Bienke Oneli DeSilva Ava Sheedy Polly Turner U15 Boys Josh Branson Sam Hughes Andrei Nalupta Oscar Sabine Eli Scharfbillig U15…

Norwood NBL1 2021 Signing – Moses Nuangki

We are excited to announce our newest NBL1 signing for 2021, Moses Nuangki! Moses is a 6’2 combo guard, originally from Adelaide, Australia and a Norwood Junior. Moses is a fast, athletic guard who can play on or off the ball. He’s a tremendous playmaker and can shoot comfortably from 3 point range. His long…

July 2020 School Holidays Basketball Camp

The first basketball camp since the Covid-19 break was held over the last 3 days at the ARC featuring our all star coaching line up. NBL1 Coach Mike Malat had a blast at his first camp since being in Australia… “Really had a fun time, we laughed, we worked hard, and we learned. It was…

COVID19 – Norwood – All Trainings and games cancelled

COVID-19 Update – All Norwood Trainings and Games Cancelled Until Further Notice Dear Norwood Basketball Club member, Due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we will be suspending all Norwood trainings until further notice. As per Basketball SA’s announcement, all district games are also cancelled until further notice as well. This remains a complicated and rapidly…

COVID19 – Easter Classic 2020 Cancelled

Dear all, Due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, and based on the best information we have at this time, we have made the heart-breaking decision to cancel the 2020 Easter Classic Basketball Tournament. This is the first time in 25+ years that we have not held our Easter Tournament. This year was tracking to be…

2019 Premier League Head Coach Position

The Norwood Basketball Club is seeking applications for the role of Head Coach, Premier League Women. The major responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Coaching the Premier League Women’s team. Promotion and development of a strong and unified culture that sets the example for the club as a whole. Selection and development of…

New Norwood Merchandise Design Now Available

We have excited to announce the release of the new style for the Norwood Basketball Club merchandise along with a new long sleeved t-shirt option. The following items are now available for purchase with the new design: New Heavy Duty Hoodie New Long-sleeved T-shirt (grey in men, women and youth styles) Reversible Training Singlet (sublimated)…

Notice of 2017 AGM

Notice to Members of 2017 Annual General Meeting Date and Time:      Saturday 24th February 2018 at 1.30PM Venue:                   The ARC Campbelltown, 531 Lower North East Road Campbelltown SA 5074 Preamble The 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Norwood Basketball Club Inc is scheduled to be held at The ARC Campbelltown, 531 Lower North…

2018 Norwood Easter Classic Tournament

The 2018 ADELAIDE EASTER CLASSIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT will be held from 30th March to April 2nd, 2018 at various Adelaide stadiums. This tournament is fully endorsed by Basketball SA as South Australia’s traditional Easter tournament. [button color=”#ee3124″ size=”large” src=”https://www.norwoodbasketball.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Norwood-Easter-Classic-2018-Information-Pack.pdf”]CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD 2018 INFORMATION PACK[/button] The Adelaide Easter Classic is for Girls & Boys, U12…

2017 Norwood Club Dinner

  Dear Member of the Norwood Basketball Club Family, We would like formally invite you to the Norwood Basketball Club Annual Dinner for 2017 – the first to ever be held at our new home, The ARC Campbelltown. This is a wonderful night for ALL Norwood Basketball Club members, players, friends and family members (18+)…

April Holiday Camp

Want to become a better shooter? Specialist Shooting Coach Phil Shelley is coming to Adelaide! Register below by the 15th of April, spaces are limited so get in fast! Coach to player ratio will be 1:8 at the most, so a maximum amount of feedback will be provided to get you scoring more buckets! Shoot’n…

David Nurse Camp – January 6/7/8

One of the most sought after Skill Development Coaches on the globe is coming to back to Norwood to bring his expertise and high level knowledge. Coach Nurse works with some of the top NBA players(Aaron Gordon, Jeremy Lin, James McAdoo, CJ Watson) and top NCAA programs UCLA) as well as many NBA Draft picks…

Scoretable Workshop

On Sunday 27th September 3-5pm at the Arena (upstairs in Restaurant) BasketballSA will be conducting an entry level Score Table course.  This is specifically designed for those wishing to assist on score table in Junior competitions.  It covers the basics of how to complete a score sheet, how to operate the game clock and basic signals…

The Norwood Dinner 2015

[column col=”3/4″] The 2015 Norwood Dinner is being held on Saturday 5th September at the Carrington Function Centre (formerly known as the Italian Club). Please arrive at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. The cost is $90 per person which INCLUDES a 3 course meal and a generous 5 hour drinks package. $5 spirits can also be purchased…

Coaching Application 2015-16

Please fill out the form below to apply for Norwood Flames coaching positions in the 2015/16 Summer and Winter seasons. Division 1 Coaches will be notified of their appointment by Friday the 24th of July and will need to attend the external trials on the 25th of July. All other divisions will be appointed no…

July Holiday Camp 2015

Once again we are conducting a holiday basketball camp during the July school holidays to assist in development of our players skills and fundamentals. Run by Norwood’s coaching director Willie Jennette, this camp will also go through offensive and defensive structures that are used in the NITP State program. Coaches will include NITP Coaches, current…

Norwood External Trials

[button color=”#FFFFFF” background=”#FF0000″ size=”medium” src=”https://www.norwoodbasketball.com.au/norwood-external-trials-registration”]Click here to register for the trials[/button]  All players that attend trials will be offered a position in either Norwood Flames or Norwood League teams Please note, these trials are for players that are not currently playing in the Basketball SA District Competition 2016 trials will be held on the 25th…

Joey Wright Clinic

Norwood has again secured the services of Adelaide 36ers coach Joey wright for basketball clinics at Cedar college. Please see the flyer below for more details. To book, please pay here: www.norwoodbasketball.com.au/pay-fees

Stats Personnel Wanted

Be part of the action this Premier League season! Want to get free entry to home games, court side seats and a free drink at half time? Then become a part of the stats bench for the 2015 Premier League Season. The schedule of home games are here: http://bit.ly/1Ak1sz8 and there are pre-season games this weekend (21st/22nd Feb)…

Player Development with Willie Jennette

If you are looking for an additional training session, please come out to Willie’s player development session on Saturdays at the Campbelltown Leisure Centre on the following dates: **Please note Campbelltown is airconditioned, so these sessions won’t be cancelled due to heat. 14th Feb – 10am to 12pm 21st Feb – 10am to 12pm 28th…

Holiday Camps

Norwood has organised NBA shooting coach David Nurse to conduct 2 camps in the Summer Holidays. This is a great opportunity for all Norwood players to improve their offensive game. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Train with David Nurse

Norwood Merchandise Store Now Open!

20% Off Coupon Code: 20off We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of a new range of merchandise products for the Norwood Basketball Club. To celebrate the launch of the new products and designs, we’re offering 20% off ALL PURCHASES made ONLINE by 5PM Tuesday 25th November 2014. Orders made after this time will not…

New Women’s ABL Coaches Announced

The Norwood Basketball Club Management Committee is pleased to announce that Jess Foley has been appointed the ABA Women’s Playing Coach, with Vicki Valk as her Assistant Coach! Jess will assume full responsibility for the Senior Women’s program in its entirety, including our U23 Youth League. Jess Foley Jess is a long-term Norwood Player, and…