Welcome to Rowville Rockets Basketball Club
Rowville and Lysterfield community based basketball club.
About Us
Rowville Basketball Club Inc.
34 Years of community basketball
We have an average of 95 domestic teams entered in summer and winter competitions across the Dandenong and Knox Basketball Associations. We frequently field domestic teams in annual tournaments like Eltham – Dandenong on Australia Day and Nunawading Spectres on the Queen’s Birthday weekend.
Our club is run entirely by a team of volunteers, with over 650 children and young adults playing in all grades of the domestic competitions.
Under 8, 10, 12, 14 & 16 play on Saturday’s and Under 18 & 23 play on Sunday afternoons.
Basketball is played all year round and is broken up into 2 seasons.
Winter season runs terms 2 & 3, Summer season runs terms 4 & 1.
History
Rowville Basketball Club was formed in 1990 to offer the children of Rowville and Lysterfield a local, community based basketball club.
In 1990 we started with 5 teams and grew over the next 9 years to more than 35 teams competing in the Knox Association. In the Summer of 2000, 5 teams began playing at Dandenong with a further 36 teams continuing to play at Knox.
Over the next 4 years the club continued to enter teams in both associations. Growing to 13 teams at Dandenong and 39 at Knox by 2002. The club continued to grow quickly with 37 teams at Dandenong and roughly the same at Knox by 2004.
In 2004 the club decided to enter teams solely in one association. The Rockets teams at Knox along with several smaller clubs, merged to form a new club known as ‘Knox Allstars’. In the summer season of 2004/05 Rockets entered 39 teams into the Dandenong Association.
Due to the continued growth of the club, by 2020, Rockets teams made up to approximately 30% of the competition creating an effect of some grades being dominated by Rockets teams. The club began looking for a solution to help maintain a competitive competition for our players.
The 2020 winter season saw us enter teams into the Knox association again. Unfortunately, the season was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Summer 2021 season started late but we were all grateful to be playing again in two associations.
The ongoing success of the club is a testament to the contribution of its volunteers.
Associations
Our games are played at either Knox or Dandenong
Child Safe
We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our policies and procedures.
Our Committee, Coaches and Team Managers pass all of the legislative requirements.
Code of Conduct
All of our Spectators, Players, Committee, Coaches and Team Managers are obligated to abide by the Basketball Victoria Codes of Conduct. Copies can be found in each relevant section of this site.
Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the code as you are expected to abide by it at all times.
Training
All of our teams train at the Rowville Secondary Collage – Eastern Campus
Humphreys Way, Rowville, Victoria, 3178
New Player Inquiries
Registrations for the Summer 2023/24 season has closed.
We are taking expressions of interest for the Winter 2024 season.
If you are interested in playing at Rowville please register on our waiting list.
Alternatively please email registrar@rowvillerockets.com or the relevant age group coordinator with any inquiries.