The history of basketball in Hawthorn dates back to the 1970’s after the construction of the original Hawthorn Recreation Centre, however the HBA domestic competition with junior divisions as we know it was formed in 1988. Basketball Hawthorn is now one of the largest affiliated Associations with Basketball Victoria, with most of the membership residing within the City of Boroondara, making it one of the largest community groups within the Inner Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Basketball Hawthorn is a Not-for-Profit Incorporated Association with the primary objective to operate a professional and progressive Basketball Association that engages participants, families and the wider community. Basketball Hawthorn by the numbers: - 7,311 players (over 8,000 members with Coaches included) - 13 Domestic Clubs - 803 Domestic Teams (630 Juniors, 173 Seniors) - 41 Junior Representative Teams (VJBL – Hawthorn Junior Magic) - Top 3 Ranked Junior Representative Program since 2015 - 4 Senior Representative Teams (Big V – Hawthorn Magic) - 130 Referees - 40 Courts utilising 27 Venues (26 Courts, 16 Venues for Domestic) Basketball Hawthorn were recipients of the Basketball Victoria “2015 Association of the Year”, “2015 Referee Program of the Year” and "2018 Junior Representative Program of the Year" awards.