About

The ICBL (Inner City Basketball League) was founded in 2025 by Jason Bateman, in response to demand in the inner western suburbs of Sydney for a junior basketball competition, where kids can get fit, and develop their ball skills at the same time. Jason was fortunate to play representative basketball at junior and youth level for various teams in Victoria, including the Melbourne Tigers (now Melbourne United). He had the honor of being coached by an NBA coach (Brett Brown - Philadelphia 76ers), and while having played at an elite level, also has significant coaching experience with juniors and is an excellent communicator.

The competition aims to provide kids with a chance to compete and develop their skills in a friendly environment on the basketball court.

We hope you can join us on your basketball journey, and learn the values of hard work, being part of a team, and having fun at the same time, as well as learning resiliency.

See you on the court!