UniSport Australia’s University Basketball League (UBL) is a national competition providing high performing students the opportunity to play basketball while progressing their studies. UBL pits thirteen universities against one another in a home-and-away season with teams from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
Under the guidance of three-time NBL champion, Matt Shanahan, Team ACU will be based out of Melbourne with playing opportunities for students on all ACU campuses. All fixtures in the 2023 season will be live streamed and played during the week, with ACU’s home games to be played close to our Melbourne Campus.
| Date | Division | Home Team | Away Team | Game Time |
| Wednesday 15 March | Men | RMIT | ACU | 12pm |
| Wednesday 15 March | Women | RMIT | ACU | 2pm |
| Wednesday 22 March | Women | UTAS | ACU | 12pm |
| Wednesday 22 March | Men | UTAS | ACU | 2pm |
| Wednesday 29 March | Women | ACU | ADEL | 1pm |
| Wednesday 29 March | Men | ACU | ADEL | 3pm |
| Wednesday 5 April | Women | UniSC | ACU | 1pm |
| Wednesday 5 April | Men | UniSC | ACU | 3pm |
| Tuesday 18 April | Men | ACU | CURTIN | 12pm |
| Tuesday 18 April | Women | ACU | CURTIN | 2pm |
| Wednesday 19 April | Women | ACU | MELB | 1pm |
| Wednesday 19 April | Men | ACU | MELB | 3pm |
| Wednesday 26 April | Men | ACU | LTU | 1pm |
| Wednesday 26 April | Women | ACU | LTU | 3pm |
| Tuesday 2 May | Women | USYD | ACU | 12pm |
| Tuesday 2 May | Men | USYD | ACU | 2pm |
| Wednesday 3 May | Women | UTS | ACU | 12pm |
| Wednesday 3 May | Men' | UTS | ACU | 2pm |
Attend a home game for an exciting experience and to cheer on ACU. Can’t make it to a game? Join us at the Track on campus or watch live on UniSportTV.
No. |
Name |
Campus |
Degree |
| 3 | Emily Pickering |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Paramedicine |
| 4 | Gemma O’Grady | North Sydney | Bachelor of Education (Primary) |
| 6 | Claudia Rodda |
Brisbane | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine |
| 7 | Jordyn Freeman |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Nursing/ Bachelor of Business Administration |
| 8 | Natasha Thomas |
Brisbane | Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
| 11 | Abbey Emmerton |
Canberra | Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) |
| 10 | Bianca Jones | Melbourne | Bachelor of Occupational Therapy |
| 22 | Olivia Woods |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Nursing |
| 23 | Kate Pattison |
Melbourne | Master of Teaching (Secondary) |
| 24 | Joanna Layton |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Law and Commerce |
| 31 | Taérani Gorogo |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
No. |
Name |
Campus |
Degree |
| 1 | Joshua Robertson |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Nursing |
| 2 | Dylan Fry |
Brisbane | Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
| 3 | Lachlan Clark |
Online | Master of High Performance Sport |
| 4 | Max Vandersteen |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Art/Bachelor of Law |
| 6 | Connor Mackenroth |
Brisbane | Bachelor of Secondary Education/ Bachelor of Exercise Science |
| 10 | Andrew Wicks |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science |
| 11 | Harrison Ross |
Melbourne | Bachelor of High Performance Sport |
| 13 | Joshua Adam |
North Sydney | Bachelor of Law |
| 24 | Oliver McCarthy |
Ballarat | Bachelor of Nursing |
| 30 | Leroy Soe tuia |
Brisbane | Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science |
| 32 | Maxwell Prezens |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science |
| 33 | Blake Norris |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science |
| 55 | Seth Rickard |
Melbourne | Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science |
Head Coach: Matthew Shanahan
Team Manager: Mark Sainsbery
Physical Preparation Coach: Michael Phypers, Master of High Performance
Marketing intern: Alexander Trattles, North Sydney, Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Marketing intern: Katie Lekkas, Melbourne, Bachelor of Business Admin
ACU Sport will link with different faculties, clubs and societies to ensure a university-wide approach to the program, with the aim of providing plenty of benefits for our students. Opportunities exist, but are not limited to:
If you're interested in any of these opportunities, or have expertise in another relevant field, please contact admin.sport@acu.edu.au
