In 1979, Mr. Doug Harrison started TRANSWAY basketball for girls and has grown to be one of the most successful clubs in Hamilton, Ontario as well as Canada. 

Transway started with one Bantam girls team consisting of 12 players, eleven which were born in 1967, so that year the team was called the “Transway Centennials”.  This past year, Transway had 10 elite traveling teams covering the ages from 8 to 19 years old. These traveling teams had approximately 125 girls participating along with 20 coaches, who are all volunteers.

 Ever since 1979, Transway has produced 161 traveling teams, which represents approximately 1,600 players.  These teams have won in excess of 300 tournaments, 62 have been Provincial Championships.  Several teams have traveled throughout Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and the U.S.A., representing Hamilton at various levels.  Transway has been the most successful girl’s basketball club in Canada for the past 20 years.  There are many ties with various colleges and universities in both Canada and the U.S.A. where TRANSWAY is well known for producing quality athletes.

Transway Basketball runs a house league every Sunday, which is open to all Hamilton and area girls, starting from October until December.  Approximately 160 girls from the age of 5 to 14 years old participate. This house league is run by volunteers and first started back in 1988. It continues to grow as the kids are taught the fundamentals of basketball each week and enjoy a game of scrimmage afterwards, but the most important thing is that all the kids have FUN!

 In the summer, Transway holds an annual basketball camp for girls from grade 1 to grade 8.  A total of approximately 60 girls participate each year.  This camp runs for 5 consecutive days and each child learns about the proper fundamentals and techniques.  This is a lot more than just a day camp.  Ratio for player to coach is approximately 8:1 or better.

 Since February of 1983, Transway Basketball has held a basketball tournament in conjunction with the City of Hamilton’s WINTERFEST celebrations.  Transway started the tournament with a total of 8 teams participating and has progressed to as high as 88 teams with multiple divisions.  The ages of the girls divisions range from 8 to 19 years and come from all across Ontario and we also have had some teams from Quebec and the U.S.A.  In the past year, the tournament had over 1,100 players and coaches attending with nearly 2,500 parents and friends participating in the joy of the game and festivities around Hamilton.

Over the years, many alumni of Transway have gone on to play for many different University’s across Canada, United States and Europe, and have also represented the Provincial and National teams.  There are several players at the NCAA levels, that we are proud of and wish them continued success not only in basketball but in life itself.

We at TRANSWAY BASKETBALL provide a safe and fun venue for young women in our community who wish to compete with the best in Ontario, Quebec and USA.  This high competition; we consider, helps the girls to grow athletically but more importantly to grow as a person with life skills and a citizen of this great country of ours.

Play hard, play smart and play together.  It’s how you play the TRANSWAY game!