Townsville Basketball, in partnership with the Queensland Government, are providing a socially inclusive opportunity to our Townsville youth aged 12-18 in 2025, engaging them through community sport, health & wellbeing physical activity and mentoring initiatives. Our LATE NIGHT HOOPS program aims to use sport as a vehicle to positively engage our youth aged 12-18, including those at high-risk by offering a safe sanctuary to hang out on a Friday night. Our program helps them develop critical life skills while addressing crime and anti-social behaviour, ultimately benefiting the wider community.

This project will also provide a platform for community groups, service organisations, local police, and the Department of Youth Justice to collaborate. Together, they will deliver services and assess the needs of marginalised youths who are at high risk of, or already involved with, the criminal justice system.

The sessions run as of Friday 7^th February for 8 weeks of Term 1 from 9pm to Midnight with registrations open in the Carmichael Ford Basketball Stadium foyer from 8:30pm. Attendees can also register online via this link: About 5 — Townsville Basketball

Dinner is offered in the Courtyard at 9pm followed by court time from 9:30pm – Midnight for attendees to shoot some hoops, play some 3 x3, listen to some beats and catch up with friends in a fully supervised and safe environment.

These sessions are FREE and staffed by some of Townsville Basketball’s NBL1 players, U23 Rep players and board members. There will also be a range of special guest speakers over the 8 weeks, ranging from sportspeople to law enforcement, sharing their life experiences.

Late Night Hoops will also be offered to our youth in Terms 2, 3 and 4 of 2025.