The Altona Pirates Basketball Club welcomes Players, Coaches & Team Managers from the Wynbay Jets, who are joining the Pirates this season.

The Altona Prates Basketball club is a Junior Domestic Basketball Club, playing at the Altona Stadium. We have currently 70 teams from under 8’s to under 18’s, with more than 580 players (which is growing by the day). We are also blessed to have more 140 Volunteers, ie Coaches, Team Managers & Committee etc.

Our teams currently train at the stadium, as well as at the Altona College.

Club History

The original name of the club was the Port Phillip Pirates and was a formed in April 1992 as one of the founding clubs of the Altona Bay Basketball Association. There were 6 teams in the inaugural year and games were played at satellite courts within the local community, whilst the Stadium was being built.

On the 5th of July 1993 the club was officially registered as the Altona Pirates Basketball Club.

Our first committee consisted of:-

President                     John Hutchins

Vice President             Bruce Gunn

Secretary                     Deb Hutchins

Team Coordinator      Caroline Findlay

Treasurer                     Marie Howard

Coaching Director       John Hutchins

Committee Members  Val Kennedy, Christine Alush

Life Members

  • Caroline Findlay
  • Ian Russell
  • Ben Gronow
  • Gary Porter
  • Jennie Porter
  • Janelle Robinson
  • Sam Compagnino
  • Jason Balfoort
  • Rob MacKinnon

Note: To our knowledge this information is accurate. If anyone has anything further to add, please let us know.