Club History

The Woodville District Basketball Club (WDBC) was formed in March 1980 by members of the Cheltenham Basketball Club. At that time, Cheltenham was playing in a minor competition at the St. Clair Stadium and their members wanted to play at the highest possible level. To accomplish this they needed to enter the district competition.

Initially Woodville entered teams in the senior men’s and women’s competition along with three teams in the junior’s. During 1982 Woodville successfully challenged the bottom teams in the division 1 men’s and women’s competition for the right to play in the top level in the state. In 1983 Woodville was granted full membership of the Basketball Association of S.A.