Ipswich Basketball

2026 NBL1 WOMEN | SEASON AWARDS 🏆

We’re proud to recognise our 2026 Ipswich Force Women’s award recipients following another NBL1 North season.

🏆 Most Valuable Player — Georgia Ralph
🛡️ Defensive Player of the Year — Courtenay Wragg
👏 Coaches Award — Charlotte Hegvold

Congratulations to Georgia, Courtenay and Charlotte on their outstanding seasons and contributions to the team.

Thank you to our entire playing group, coaching staff, sponsors, volunteers and Force Army for your support throughout 2026.

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🎟️ U14 BOYS NATIONALS RAFFLE

After claiming the State Championship, our Ipswich Force U14 Boys are heading to Perth for Nationals! 👇

Help support the team’s travel and accommodation costs by purchasing raffle tickets, with incredible prizes up for grabs—including a signed Nathan Sobey jersey, four $150 meat trays, a Hisense air fryer, club vouchers, cinema passes and more!

Tickets start from just $5, with the raffle drawn Sunday, 20 September at 8:00pm.

🎟️ Purchase tickets: https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=n7v2r

Every ticket helps our boys represent Ipswich on the national stage! 🏀💪

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2026 NBL1 MEN | SEASON AWARDS 🏆

Following a memorable season and a run to the NBL1 North Grand Final Series, we’re proud to recognise our 2026 Ipswich Force Men’s award recipients.

🏆 Most Valuable Player — Lachlan Anderson
🛡️ Defensive Player of the Year — Will Mahoney
👏 Coaches Award — Jason Ralph

Congratulations to Lachy, Will and Jason on their outstanding seasons and contributions to the group.

A huge thank you to our entire playing group, coaching staff, sponsors, volunteers and Force Army for being part of the journey in 2026.

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💚 CASUAL SHOOTING - THIS WEEK! 💚

Please see our casual shooting availability for the this week at IBA.

Monday (31/08) - Unavailable.
Tuesday (01/09) - 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Wednesday (02/09) - 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Thursday (03/09) - 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Friday (04/09) - 9:00AM - 3:00PM

$5 per hour • Please pay at the office

📍 Ipswich Basketball Stadium
✔️ Great for all ages
✔️ Bring your own ball
✔️ No booking required

PLEASE NOTE:
- Casual shooting availability is subject to change based on emergent court bookings.
- The number of courts available for casual shooting at any one time can fluctuate depending on existing court bookings.

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🏀 NBL1 Women’s Head Coach – Expression of Interest

Ipswich Basketball is seeking expressions of interest for the position of NBL1 Women’s Head Coach for the 2027 NBL1 North season.

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate elite level coach to lead our program both on and off the court.

If you’re ready for the opportunity to lead the next chapter of our NBL1 Women’s program, we’d love to hear from you.

Candidates progressing to the next stage will be contacted directly by IBA in due course.

📩 EOIs are now open — apply via the link below 👇

https://ipswichbasketball.jotform.com/262388409398978

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Introducing our 2026 U16 Force Girls representative coaches! 💚💛

🏀 U16 Force 1 Girls: Amber Bartels
🏀 U16 Force 2/3 Girls: Jenny Bozhoff, Adam Walker and Chris Wright (Exact Coaching appointments to be determined based on fit after the rep trial process).

Congratulations to all four coaches on their appointments.

We look forward to seeing them lead and develop our next generation of Force athletes throughout the 2026 representative season!

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🏀 2026 U16 FORCE BOYS HEAD COACHES! 👇

Ipswich Basketball is pleased to announce our U16 Boys Head Coaches for the 2026 representative season:

U16 Force 1 Boys — Bruce Tafa
U16 Force 2 Boys — Curtis Healy
U16 Force 3 Boys — Sam Cu***ng

Congratulations to Bruce, Curtis and Sam on their appointments! We look forward to seeing them lead the next generation of Force athletes throughout the 2026 season. 💪

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Congratulations Jemyma! 💪

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𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐬

Congratulations to our six Queensland athletes selected in the extended Australian Gems squad ahead of the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup in Malaysia! Cheyenne Bobongie, Jemyma Manyok, Lily Mapp, Olivia Olechnowicz, Jade Sherrington, Isabel Smith.

The athletes will attend a selection camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in September, with the final 12 to be selected ahead of the tournament in October.

A fantastic achievement and a great reflection of the talent developing through the Queensland basketball pathway.

Congratulations, girls! 👏🇦🇺

🇦🇺 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀! 🇦🇺

Ipswich Basketball is proud to congratulate Ipswich Force guard Will Mahoney on his selection in the Australian Under-23 men’s 3x3 team.

The selection caps an outstanding NBL1 North season in which Will played an important role in the Force’s run to the 2026 Grand Final.

Will will now pull on the green and gold at the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League in Singapore, with qualification for the Under-23 World Cup on the line.

A fantastic achievement for Will and a proud moment for the entire Ipswich Basketball community.

Read the full story 👇
https://ipswichbasketball.com.au/f/force-guard-will-mahoney-selected-to-represent-australia?blogcategory=NBL1

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From the Force to the Hawks — congratulations, Lamar Patterson! 🖤❤️

Following a huge NBL1 North campaign with Ipswich, LP has signed with the Illawarra Hawks on a one-year injury replacement deal for NBL27, pending NBL approval.

After helping lead the Force to the 2026 NBL1 North Grand Final while averaging 23.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, Lamar has earned another opportunity on the national stage.

The entire Ipswich Basketball community is proud of you, LP!

READ MORE: https://ipswichbasketball.com.au/f/lp-signs-with-illawarra

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