Australian Defence Basketball Association

The Australian Defence Force Basketball Association (ADFBA) formed in 1983, is an accredited Australian Defence Force sporting association under the auspices of the Australian Defence Force Sports Council (ADFSC).^[1]

Australian Defence Force Basketball Association
Country	Australia
Founded	1983
Patron	Brigadier Paul Nothard, CSC
Official Site	www.adba.basketball.net.au
Honours
Silver Medals (4)
Women(3)	2009, 1999, 1997
Men(1)	1999
Bronze Medals (4)
Women(2)	2007, 1995
Men(2)	2005, 1997

ADF Combined Service National Championships

Year	Location	Champion Women	Champion Men
2016	RAAF Base Edinburgh SA	NSW	NSW
2015	RAAF Base Williams, Laverton VIC	NSW	QLD
2014	RAAF Base Edinburgh SA	QLD	QLD
2013	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	ACT/Wagga	QLD
2012	RAAF Base Williams, Laverton VIC	QLD	QLD
2011	RAAF Base Williamtown NSW	QLD	QLD
2010	Not held	Not held	Not held
2009	Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla VIC	ACT	NSW
2008	RAAF Base Williams, Laverton VIC	VIC	NSW
2007	RAAF Base Wagga, Forest Hill NSW	ACT	NT
2006	RAAF Base Townsville, Garbutt QLD	ACT	NSW
2005	RAAF Base Williamtown NSW	NSW	NSW
2004	RAAF Base Williams, Laverton VIC	NSW	NSW
2003	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	NSW	NSW
2002	RAAF Base Wagga, Forest Hill NSW	NT	NSW
2001	Leeuwin Barracks, Fremantle WA	VIC	QLD
2000	Borneo Barracks, Cabarlah QLD	VIC	QLD
1999	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	NT	NSW
1998	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	QLD	QLD
1997	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	QLD	QLD
1996	Borneo Barracks, Cabarlah QLD	QLD	ACT
1995	RAAF Base Williamtown NSW	VIC	ACT
1994	Borneo Barracks, Cabarlah QLD	QLD	SA
1993	RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook VIC	QLD	SA
1992	RAAF Base Edinburgh SA	QLD	QLD
1991	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	VIC	ACT
1990	HMAS Albatross, Nowra NSW	QLD	VIC
1989	HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point VIC	VIC	VIC
1988	RAAF Base Williams, Laverton VIC	VIC	NSW
1987	Tobruk Barracks, Puckapunyal VIC	NSW	VIC
1986	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	QLD	NSW
1985	Randwick Barracks, Randwick NSW	VIC	VIC
1984	RAAF Base Edinburgh SA	NSW	NSW
1983	HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point VIC	NSW	NSW

ADFBA National Teams

Year	Tours	Women's Coach	Men's Coach
2017		Janeter Turnbull	Dean Burke
2016	Tasmania	Janeter Turnbull	Dean Burke
2015	Brisbane, QLD	Janeter Turnbull	Dean Burke
2014	Singapore (Cancelled)	Janeter Turnbull	Dean Burke
2013	No Tour Held	Janeter Turnbull	Bruce Ferguson
2012	Western Australia	Janeter Turnbull	Bruce Ferguson
2011	Arafura Games		Bruce Ferguson
2009	Arafura Games	Dean Burke	Mick Kearney
2008	New Zealand	Dean Burke	Mick Kearney
2007	Arafura Games[2][3]	Dean Burke	Mick Kearney
2006	Singapore[4]	Bill Lawrie	Mick Kearney
2005	Arafura Games	Bruce Ferguson	Mick Kearney
2004	New Zealand[5]	Mick Kearney	Mick Kearney
2003	New Zealand, Australian Institute of Sport[6]	John Tauschke	Bill Lawrie
2002		Cath Wilsen	Bill Lawrie
2001	Arafura Games	Bill Lawrie	Mark Thomas
2000		Scott Cranfield	Mick Kearney
1999	Arafura Games	Tony Cotton	Mick Kearney
1998	United Kingdom	Scott Cranfield	Mick Kearney
1997	Arafura Games	Scott Cranfield	Bill Lawrie
1996	Australian Institute of Sport	Scott Cranfield	Bill Lawrie
1995	Arafura Games	Craig Button	Bill Lawrie
1994	Australian Institute of Sport	Scott Cranfield	Bill Lawrie
1993		Scott Cranfield	Mick Kearney
1992		Bill Lawrie	Mick Kearney
1991	New Zealand	Bill Lawrie	Mick Kearney
1990			Mick Kearney
1989	New Zealand; Country VIC, NSW & QLD.		Mick Kearney
1988			Mick Kearney
1987		Laddy Koch	Mick Kearney
1986		Laddy Koch	Rod Cooper
1985		Laddy Koch	Rod Cooper
1984		Laddy Koch	Rod Cooper
1983	New Zealand	John Nordheim	Rod Cooper

Awards

Most Valuable Players

The Bob Croxton Trophy is awarded to the women's MVP and the Brian Egan Trophy to the men's MVP.

Year	MVP Women	State	Service	MVP Men	State	Service
2016	Annie Tanner	NSW		Rob Cameron	SA
2015	Grace Amey	QLD		Andrew Olechnowicz	QLD
2014	Grace Amey	QLD		Mitch Foster	NSW
2013	Wendy Jeffrey	VIC		Aaron Marsh "Gobba"	ADFBA Masters
2012	Erin Mrnjavac	QLD		James Rowden	SA
2011	Kylie Guarino	SA		Ash Condon	NSW
2009	Karen Hill	ACT		Tim Muehlberg & Andrew Boylen	SA & WA
2008	Fiona Harris	NT		Richard Vandersnoek	NSW
2007	Karen Herbert "Buzz"	ACT		Mitch Selwood	NT
2006	Kylie Guarino "Guido"	VIC		Andy Peate	SA
2005	Kylie Guarino "Guido"	VIC		Andrew Olechnowicz	VIC
2004	Heather Edwards (Marsh)[7]	NSW		Ken Robertson "Busta"	ACT
2003	Jayne Tauschke	WA		Dean Hill & Andy Peate	ACT & NSW
2002	Wendy Keogh	NT		Dean Hill	ACT
2001	Jayne Tauschke & Sarah Webb	VIC & NSW		Scott Northey	NSW
2000	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	VIC		Dean Hill	ACT
1999	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	NT		Steve Loeweke	NT
1998	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	NSW		Scott Northey	VIC
1997	Moria Betts	ACT		Dean Burke	SA
1996	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	NSW		John Tauschke	NT
1995	Moria Betts	SA		John Brown	SA
1994	Bettina Stelzer	QLD		John Tauschke	NT
1993	Julie Zuppan	VIC		John Brown	SA
1992	Donna Tucker	VIC		Gary Browning	VIC
1991	Kerri Saunders (Kearney)	VIC		John Van Den Hurk	VIC
1990	Cathy Gray (Wilsen)	QLD		Phil Antrobus	NSW
1989	Kerri Saunders (Kearney)	VIC		Kel Crowell	QLD
1988	Jan Osbourne	VIC		John Tauschke	ACT
1987	Cathy Gray (Wilsen)	VIC		Pete Wilkinson	ACT
1986	Dianne Carter	NSW		Bruce Fallon	NSW
1985	Teela Prince	QLD		Bruce Fallon	NSW
1984	Diedre Anderson	VIC		Gary Browning	VIC
1983	Gillian Parkes	NSW		Graham Joce "Jock"	SA

Player's Player Award

Award voted on by the players in recognition of an admired competitor. Female's Player's Player is awarded the Donna Puglisi Trophy. Male's Player's Player is awarded the Chris Siegmann Trophy.

Year	Women	State	Service	Men	State	Service
2016	Ruth Wicks	QLD		Nick Munday & Thomas Zerna	VIC & VIC
2015	Jeska Matthews	QLD		Jay Dalton	NSW
2014	Heather Marsh Grace Amey	NSW QLD		Mitch Mundie Richard Ven Der Snoek	NT VIC
2013	Kylie Guarino "Guido" Karen Hill	VIC ACT/Wagga		Thomas Zerna	QLD
2012	Kandis Ivas-Duncan	QLD		Lucas Tanis	VIC
2011	Kandis Ivas-Duncan	QLD		Chris Cullen	VIC
2009	Rebecca Brewer	SA		Andrew Boylen	WA
2008	Heather Marsh	VIC		Andrew Olechnowicz	VIC
2007	Jeska Matthews	NT		Jim Boekel	NT
2006	Kylie Guarino "Guido"	VIC		Lucas Tanis	NT
2005	Heather Marsh	NSW		Andrew Olechnowicz	VIC

Rookie of the Year Award

Award given to the best player in their first year.

Year	Women	State	Service	Men	State	Service
2016	Nikkiska McGlashan	VIC/ACT		Alexander Brown	NSW
2015	Lara Pilton	NSW		Nathan McGowan	QLD
2014	Grace Amey	QLD		Karl Turvey	QLD
2013	Leah Swain	QLD		Ben Jay	NSW
2012	Kristen Langhorn	ACT	APS	James Rowden	SA
2011	Erin Mrnjavac	QLD		Tomasz Szymanski	ACT
2009	Annie Tanner	NSW		Ash Condon	NSW
2008	Kelly Osborne	QLD		Dimitrios Papas	QLD

Champion Point Scorers

Awarded to players who tally highest points total during championships. The men's champion is awarded the Bob Shortridge Trophy. The point scoring titles ceased to be awarded from 2011.

Year	Women	State	Service	Men	State	Service
2009	Karen Hill	ACT		Andrew Olechnowicz	VIC
2008	Heather Marsh	VIC		Andrew Boylen	WA
2007	Kate Hockings & Sarah Legg	NZ & NSW		Andrew Olechnowicz	VIC
2006	Jeska Matthews [8]	NT		Andy Peate	SA
2005	Fiona Harris	ACT		Andrew Olechnowicz	VIC
2004	Gill Rutledge	NSW		Ken Robertson "Busta"	ACT
2003	Wendy Keogh	NSW		Aaron Marsh "Gobba"	NSW
2002	Jayne Tauschke[9]	VIC		Dean Hill	ACT
2001	Jayne Tauschke	VIC		Ken Robertson "Busta"	NSW
2000	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	VIC		Ken Robertson "Busta"	VIC
1999	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	NT		Ken Robertson "Busta"	VIC
1998	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	NSW		Ken Robertson "Busta"	VIC

Champion Three Point Shooters

Three point contest held traditionally as interval between the Men's & Women's Finals Games, hosted by the Brotherhood and Sisterhood.

Year	Women	State	Service	Men	State	Service
2016	Sarah Ellis	NT		Welmer Castillo	WA
2015	Hannah Kennedy	QLD		Welmer Castillo	VIC
2014	Shannon Cook	SA		Jim Boekel	VIC
2013				Matt Rugendyke	QLD
2012	Bethany Van Ross	QLD		Jamie Stow	SA
2011	Candice O'Keefe	NSW		Veselin Ceranic	NT
2009	Allyson Hurrell	NSW		Peter Liston	NSW
2008	Julie Williams	QLD		Scott Bradley	QLD
2007	Amelia Walmsley	NSW		Trent Whiston	NSW
2006				Jim Boekel	NT
2005				Justin Manwaring	QLD
2004	Karen Herbert "Buzz"	ACT		Rob Greig	WA
2003	Karen Herbert "Buzz"	ACT		Andy Hannah "Skylab"	VIC
2002	Bree Griffiths	QLD		Tim Muehlberg	SA
2001	Bree Griffiths	QLD		Tim Muehlberg	SA
2000	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	VIC		Darren Martin	NSW
1999	Jayne Monaghan (Tauschke)	NT		Matt Rugendyke	QLD
1998
1997	Tamika Simmons			Matt Rugendyke	QLD
1996	Bettina Stelzer			Dean Burke "Wombat"	SA
1995				Brett Matthews "Lurch"

Major Greg "Frenchie" McDougall Award

Awarded to the person who demonstrates the energy, indomitable spirit, sense of fair play and enjoyment of life that the late Major Gregory John "Frenchie" McDougall displayed both on and off the court.

Year	Recipient
2016	Mick Kearney "Raptor"
2015	Melissa Miller
2014	Lachlan Sorensen
2013	Dean Burke "Wombat"
2012	Bruce Ferguson "Bug"
2011	Janeter Turnbull & Tim Muehlberg
2009	Danni Stone
2008	Lucas Telley
2007	Brian Lawrie "Bill"
2006	Ken Robertson "Busta"
2005	Mary Anne Wheatley
2004	Graham Claude Joce "Jock"
2003	Chris Siegmann "Chuckie"
2002	Gill Rutledge
2001	John Van Den Hurk & Donna Puglisi
2000	Wayne Springhall "Springer"
1999	Sheralee Clarke (Gormley) & Paul Hart
1998	Geoff Toulson & Andrea Anderson (Rogers)
1997	Cath Wilsen

Administration

Australian Defence Force Basketball Association is administered by the ADBA committee and is responsible to the Australian Defence Sports Council (ADSC). The ADFBA was originally formed in 1983. The first committee was established by six members. LEUT Bruce Fallon (Navy), Will Van Weedenberg (Army), MAJ Adrian Corkeron (Army), WGCDR Bob Shortridge (Air Force), SQNLDR Amanda Leslie (Air Force), and FSGT John Nordheim (Air Force).

The 2010 National Championships was disbanded following an investigation into the conduct of the 2009 Championships.^[10]

ADFBA Official Logo

The first ADFBA logo was designed during the 1999 Arafura Games by a committee of those attending the Games.

ADFBA Logo 1999-2012

The ADF Sports Council recommended that the word 'Force' be removed from ADF Sports Associations. A re-branded logo as the 'ADBA' was designed by Kellie Davis and approved by the ADBA Committee meeting held at RAAF Fairbairn, Canberra ACT in 2012.

The ADFSC later retraced this decision and a refreshed ADFBA logo based on the original 1999 design was reinstalled.

See also

• Australian Defence Force
• Basketball Australia
• International Basketball Federation

Sources

• Australian Defence Basketball Association (ADBA)

External links

• Australian Defence Basketball Association (ADBA)
• South Australian Defence Basketball (SADB)
• Navy Basketball
• Department of Defence
• Defence Jobs
• Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
• Basketball Australia
• WNBL Championship

References

1. ADBA 2006, Honour Board, Australian Defence Basketball Association, viewed 24 Dec 2008
2. Sporting Pulse 2007, Arafura Games Women's Results, Sporting Pulse, viewed 26 Dec 2008
3. Sporting Pulse 2007, Arafura Games Men's Results 2007, Sporting Pulse, viewed 26 Dec 2008
4. Rollings, Barry 27 Jul 2006, Slam Dunked, Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper, Department of Defence, viewed 27 Dec 2008
5. Air Force News 06 Nov 2003, Air Power lifts NSW to Victory, Air Force News, Department of Defence, viewed 27 Dec 2008
6. Siegmann, Chris 27 Feb 2003, ADF basketball in good hands for future, Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper, Department of Defence, viewed 27 Dec 2008
7. Army News 22 Dec 2004, Fast and furious, NSW slams the competition at ADF Basketball, Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper, Department of Defence, viewed 26 Dec 2008
8. Bounty, Peter 08 Feb 2007, ADF comp nets nine for Arafura, Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper, Department of Defence, viewed 26 Dec 2008
9. Irving, Rachel 19 Dec 2002, Aussies on target at basketball titles, Air Force News, Department of Defence, viewed 27 Dec 2008
10. Oakes, Dan 29 Apr 2010, Drunken troops run amok during 'schoolies' binge at sports tournament, Sydney Morning Herald , viewed 30 Apr 2010