Ballarat Miners " One Club "

Basketball Ballarat are proud to announce that the Ballarat Rush will have a change of name for the Elite Women’s & Girls program for the 2022 season and beyond.

Based on our philosophy of “One Club” the NBL1, Youth League and all Junior Elite teams will all be rebranded to the Ballarat Miners.

Chair of Basketball Ballarat and former Lady Miner player, Kim Holloway states “Embracing a one club philosophy and unity across our Elite Basketball program from Juniors all the way through to the senior rank is important, as we continue to develop an inclusive culture and build our club brand”.

Formed in 1984 Ballarat’s female representative team was originally branded as the Lady Miners until 2011 when it became the Ballarat Rush to give the women’s team its own unique identify. However, we now feel it’s the perfect time to re-unite together as one club.

Along with this change, a newly redesigned team logo has been revealed which features symbols of history with the Miners pickaxe and the Rush ball logo coming together as one.

CEO Nev Ivey states, “In benchmarking against our peers within basketball and across other sporting codes it was noted that most clubs, with male and female teams, play under the one club name”.  

“We are grateful that naming rights partners Selkirk and Hotondo Homes Ballarat remain, with both prominent brands now being proudly worn across both the men’s and women’s team uniforms for NBL1, Youth League and the Junior Elite Teams” Ivey says.