Basketball Mount Gambier will be represented by both Lakers Men’s and Women’s teams in the 2014/15 Country Victoria Basketball League competitions.

This pleasing outcome of having the Lakers Men and Women suiting up in CBL this coming season is a reward for Sonia Bawden, who has worked tirelessly to generate sufficient interest within the SECBL women to warrant a CBL nomination. Meanwhile Ben Brumby and Simon Berkefeld are once again the “movers and shakers” for the Lakers Men.

A total of 45 teams have nominated to compete in the three Conferences; Gippsland, North East and South West. There are nine participants in the Men’s and six in the Women’s competitions of the South West Conference.

Ararat Redbacks, Colac Kookas, Horsham Hornets, Portland Lakers, Stawell Wildcats, Terang Tornadoes, Timboon Taipans and Warrnambool Seahawks join the Lakers in the Men’s division while all but Colac, Terang and Timboon will also field Women’s teams.

All three conferences will feature a full round of home and away series leading into two weeks of conference finals. There will not be an All Conference finals weekend.

The season will begin on the weekend of October 11^th and 12^th, have a Christmas break between December 22^nd and January 2^nd and then conclude with the finals series proposed for the weekend of January 31^st and February 1^st.

Selection Trial dates have been set for the Lakers teams.

The Lakers Women will trial at the Barrie Holmes Sports Stadium at Tenison Woods College on Sunday August 24^th commencing at 7pm while the Men’s trial will be the following Sunday, August 31^st at 7pm at Tenison Woods College.

Three Mount Gambier referees have registered to officiate in this League for the coming season. They are experienced and well- credentialed Kevin Nobes, current SEABL official Ali Jones and talented junior Danika Jolley who aspires to referee at the National Championships in the near future.