Our Purpose

The OBA Development League was created to complete the developmental pathway for grade 9 & 10 high school student-athletes and for current OSBA member institutions.

Eligibility
Student-Athletes must meet all eligibility requirements:

• High School Enrollment
  Student-Athletes must be enrolled full time in Grade 9 or 10.
  Each team is allowed to identify no more than 3 Grade 8s holding roster spots (maximum of 15 roster players).
• Age Eligibility
  Aligning with U16 OBL age requirements – Maximum age: Student-Athletes must be under age 16 as of January 1, 2024.

School Centralization

• Boys’ Division
  Student-Athletes must all attend the same academic institution.
  Any identified Grade 8 athletes must also be within the same academic institution as the OBA Development League Team (if an academic institution is only Grade 9-12, they will not be eligible to have grade 8s on their roster).
• Girls’ Division
  It is encouraged that Student-Athletes attend the same academic institution for the 2023-2024 season, however, it is not required.
  Programs must declare if they are running “centralized” or “decentralized” prior to the start of the season.
  The Girls Division is working towards a centralized model for the 2024-2025 season where the girls’ league will align with the boy’s league administratively.
  Any identified Grade 8 athletes do not have to attend the same academic institution for the 2023-2024 season.

OSBA Participation

Under no circumstances will Grade 8’s be allowed to participate in the OSBA in either division.

Boys’ Division
Student-Athletes enrolled in Grade 9 and 10 who will compete in both the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association AND the OBA Development League MUST:

• Attend the same academic institution as the OSBA team
• Be registered on the senior roster prior to the start of the regular season.
• Any mid-season pull-ups will need to apply for an exception and demonstrate grounds as to why they are a late season add.
• Student-Athletes that are declared and holding a spot on the OSBA rosters are limited to a maximum number of games played on the OSBA roster before they will not be permitted to return to the junior team (number of games TBA).
• A game played = name appearing on scoresheet and dressed for an OSBA game.

Girls’ Division
Student-Athletes enrolled in Grade 9 and 10 who will compete in both the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association AND the OBA Development League MUST:

• Attend the same academic institution as the OSBA team
• Be registered on the senior roster prior to the start of the regular season.
• Any mid-season pull-ups will need to apply for an exception and demonstrate grounds as to why they are a late season add.
• Student-Athletes that are declared and holding a spot on the OSBA rosters will NOT be limited to a number of games played (this is different for the Boys’ Division).

2023-24 Participating Boys Teams

Note: this table does not define the league pools. This table will be updated with Pool Name Headers (ie, Pool A, Pool B, etc) once the drawn is complete.

2023-24 Boys Season Dates

Locations TBA.

2022-2023 Schedules & Results

2023-24 Participating Girls Teams

Each team will play the other participating girls’ teams once. Each weekend may have up to 4 games per team.

2023-24 Girls Season Dates

Locations TBA.

2022-2023 Schedules & Results