News & Events

We are delighted to announce that registrations for our Winter Season are OPEN! Get in early as registrations will close on Sunday 2 April at 11:55pm.  WINTER SEASON DETAILS: Under 8 Boys and over: Season starts  Saturday 29 April 2023 and finishes on Saturday 26 August 2023.  Under 8 Girls and over: Season starts Sunday 30 April 2023 and finishes Sunday 27 August 2023. Wednesday competition: Season starts Wednesday 26 April 2023 and finishes on Wednesday 30 August 2023. JUNIORS – under 8 to under 20 – register here SENIORS – Please email us at registrations@raptors.org.au if you are interested…

Congratulations to Ben O’Connor from our under 20’s team who finished second in the 3 Point Heroes competition at John Cain Arena on Sunday.  The 3 Point Heroes competition had over 100 young athletes from around the state competing in a 3 point sharpshooting showcase! Our very own Ben O’Connor made it to the Grand Final where he competed in front of a huge crowd at John Cain Arena at half time during the Melbourne United vs Tasmania Jackjumpers game on Sunday 16 October. Ben made all the Raptors proud coming in second. Well done Ben! 

Congratulations to Alyssa Polites who has won gold in the women’s cycling 4000m team pursuit event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games!  Alyssa played with the Oakleigh Raptors from Grade 3 until Year 7, after which she found her passion for cycling. From all of us at the Oakleigh Raptors, we’re super proud of your super effort Alyssa!

We’re excited to announce that a new under 8’s competition will be available to girls and boys aged 5 years and over for the 2022/23 Summer season. Want to play with your friends and have a great time learning to play basketball?Join the Oakleigh Raptors in our first ever under 8s team. Registrations close on 11 September. REGISTER NOW!

Thank you for visiting the NEW home of the Oakleigh Raptors Basketball Club!We hope you like the updated website which we hope to fill with plenty of content throughout the upcoming seasons. We are an all inclusive local basketball club for Oakleigh and the surrounding suburbs, run entirely by volunteers.All our coaches, committee members and helpers put countless of hours in to teach and expose our children and even adults, all about basketball and of course, compete in basketball through the McKinnon Basketball Association that we are part of. If you would like to find out more about us please click…