THE race to the start of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) competition is in its final month, as teams jostle to join the already qualified teams in the Championship Division. Twelve teams have qualified for the top grade across the various age groups, with a further eight to be decided after a round robin group stage and further qualifying matches. For those that finish on top of their respective groups, they automatically qualify for the championship, with the second and third in each of the fourth groups to play off with the winners of those matches to be the final four qualifiers.

The teams in the XX division have already qualified for the championship, while those in the AA grade are still in contention and will attempt to put their best foot forward to qualify. All matches for the Under 18s and Under 16s are listed below, with every game to be played on Friday, February 1.

U18 Boys XX:

Bulleen vs. Nunawading – Mullum Mullum, 8.20pm
Hawthorn vs. Korumburra – Hawthorn, 9.20pm
Ballarat vs. Bendigo – Ballarat Stadium, 9.40pm
Dandenong vs. Casey – Dandenong, 9.40pm
Kilsyth vs. Werribee – Kilsyth, 9.40pm
Waverley vs. Keilor – Waverley, 9.40pm

U18 Boys AA:

Wangaratta vs. Ringwood – Benalla Indoor Rec Centre, 8.20pm
Pakenham vs. Diamond Valley 2 – Pakenham, 8.20pm
Geelong vs. Collingwood – AWA Alliance Bank Stadium, 9.40pm
Diamond Valley vs. Blackburn – Community Bank Stadium, 9.40pm
Eltham 2 vs. McKinnon – Eltham High, 9.40pm
Knox vs.  Eltham – Knox, 9.40pm
Melbourne vs. Latrobe – MSAC, 9.40pm
Sandringham vs. Dandenong – Sandringham, 9.40pm

U18 Girls XX:

Keilor vs. Bendigo – Keilor, 8.20pm
Hawthorn vs. Altona – Hawthorn, 9.20pm
Knox vs. Dandenong – Knox, 9.40pm
Bulleen vs. Geelong – Mullum Mullum, 9.40pm
Nunawading vs. Kilsyth – Nunawading Ct 1, 9.40pm
Nunawading 2 vs. Southern Peninsula – Nunawading Ct 3, 9.40pm

U18 Girls AA:

Diamond Valley vs. Melbourne – Community Bank Stadium, 8.20pm
Warrandyte vs. Werribee – Doncaster Secondary College, 8.20pm
McKinnon vs. Frankston – GESAC, 8.20pm
Waverley vs. Eltham – Waverley, 8.20pm
Dandenong 2 vs. Collingwood – Dandenong, 9.40pm
Melbourne 2 vs. Broadmeadows – MSAC, 9.40pm
Bulleen 2 vs. Pakenham – Mullum Mullum, 9.40pm
Sunbury vs. Ringwood – Sunbury, 9.40pm

U16 Boys XX:

Diamond Valley vs. Melbourne – Community Bank Stadium, 7pm
Hawthorn vs. Waverley – Hawthorn, 8pm
Bendigo vs. Eltham – Bendigo, 8.20pm
Casey vs. Nunawading – Casey Stadium, 8.20pm
Dandenong vs. Bulleen – Dandenong, 8.20pm
Knox vs. Eltham 2 –  Knox, 8.20pm

U16 Boys AA:

Whittlesea vs. Keilor – Mill Park, 7pm
Sunbury vs. Camberwell – Sunbury, 7pm
Dandenong 2 vs. Diamond Valley 2 – Dandenong, 8.20pm
Southern Peninsula vs. Werribee – Dromana Stadium, 8.20pm
Kilsyth vs. McKinnon – Kilsyth, 8.20pm
Bulleen 2 vs. Pakenham – Mullum Mullum, 8.20pm
Sandringham vs. Geelong – Sandringham, 8.20pm
Latrobe vs. Frankston – Traralgon, 9.40pm

U16 Girls XX:

Waverley vs. Hawthorn –  Waverley, 7pm
Kilsyth vs. Frankston – Kilsyth,  8.20pm
Nunawading vs. Knox – Nunawading, 8.20pm
Sandringham vs. Keilor – Sandringham, 8.20pn
Melbourne vs. Dandenong – MSAC, 9.40pm

U16 Girls AA:

Hawthorn 2 vs. Altona – Hawthorn, 8pm
Casey vs. Southern Peninsula – Casey, 8.20pm
Dandenong 2 vs. Bulleen – Dandenong, 8.20pm
Melbourne 2 vs. Ballarat – MSAC, 8.20pm
Bulleen 2 vs. Bellarine – Mullum Mullum, 8.20pm
Ringwood vs. Latrobe – Ringwood, 8.20pm
Sunbury vs. Wangaratta – Sunbury, 8.20pm
Bendigo vs. Nunawading 2 – Bendigo, 9.40pm