Our Sports – Basketball
Rowville sports academy
About our Basketball Program
Rowville Sports Academy currently ranks as the most successful basketball program in Australia, with the school having won more Australian Schools Basketball titles than any other school, as well as providing pathways to the USA College system for over 50 students.
RSA Basketball is recognised by other schools, basketball associations and by peak sporting bodies throughout Victoria, Australia and internationally for its elite student-athlete pathway. The Director of Basketball, Dean Kinsman brings a wealth of international and national experience to his role with a background including Head Coaching positions at the Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Junior teams, New Zealand Tall Ferns Olympic team and WNBL to name just some. Dean heads a panel of coaches committed to the educational, sporting and welfare needs of our student basketballers.
Our popular Basketball program highlights the comprehensive physical, mental and tactical needs of elite success in basketball and is unique in providing students with high level knowledge of recovery strategies. The program elements are built to complement and prepare our basketball students for their external playing schedule and as such the preparation of each player is tailored to their circumstances.
Student-athletes use our state of the art facilities, including four quality courts, gymnasium, pilates centre and ice baths, as well as the Dandenong Basketball Association courts. We have recently been approved to go to tender for a 3 x 3 basketball arena. Partnerships with RISE Health Group and Deakin University deliver elite level physiotherapy, athletic development and strength and conditioning to build an elite sporting body.
The school is proud to have had a high number of our basketballers reach state and national team selection. Our basketballers play in the School Sport Victoria competitions at junior level while our major competitive endeavours across all age groups is the Champions Cup competition across all the best basketball schools from each school sector in Victoria and the Australian Schools Championship. In addition, we play friendlies against other prominent basketball schools including some from interstate. A tour of the United States or Europe is on our basketball calendar for senior students, every second year.
director of basketball coaching
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Sports Academy Facilities
Rowwville Sports Precinct
In 2014 RSA opened the Rowville Sports Precinct: a modern facility housing three basketball courts, a state of the art fitness centre, on-site physiotherapy, and ice bath and healthy café.
Having these elite facilities on-campus enables us to improve the quality of our training sessions, reducing the time spent travelling off-campus.
We share the facilities with RISE Health Group who provide RSA students with Physiotherapy, podiatry, dietetic and psychology services. RISE Health Group are also responsible for coordinating all strength and conditioning activities for the academy. Out of school hours, RISE Health use the facilities for personal training, group fitness classes and health consulting.
State Basketball Centre
Address: 291 George St, Wantirna South
Located in Wantirna South, the State Basketball Centre is a world-class facility and the home of elite basketball in Victoria. It hosts professional teams including the South East Melbourne Phoenix (NBL), Southside Flyers (WNBL)and the Knox Raiders (NBL1 South), and features 18 indoor courts including a premier show court seating over 3,000 spectators.
The centre recently underwent a $132 million redevelopment, making it one of the leading basketball hubs in the country, combining elite performance spaces with grassroots access.
The Rowville Sports Academy Basketball Program proudly trains out of the State Basketball Centre, using three dedicated courts four days a week. The partnership gives our student-athletes access to the same courts and amenities used by national-level professionals—creating an elite training environment that supports both development and aspiration.
Alongside high-performance training and competition, the venue is also home to Basketball Victoria and hosts numerous local clubs and community programs, making it a thriving basketball precinct for all levels of the game.
Basketball Alumni
- Nyadiew Puoch, Draft Pick #12 2024 WNBA
- Louise Brown, Australian Representative
- Chloe Bibby, Australian Representative
- Luisa Fakalata, Australian Representative
- Nyadiew Pouch, Southside Flyers WNBL, Australian Representative
- James Spencer, U19 Phillippines Men’s Team at the U19 World Championships in Qatar
- Teisha Shadwell, 2019 Women’s Wheelcharid Basketball Team (the Gliders)
- Fraser Roxburgh, Adelaide 36ERS Development Player
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