DBA FAQ about joining our men's basketball league in Winnipeg

Your captain registers the team on our website with the team name, roster, a phone number and the season you want to play. You can also message us on Instagram with the same details. Start on the basketball team registration page.

Yes. Players without a team can sign up as a free agent on our website. We place each free agent on a team that needs players.

Yes. Join the sub list, and you play when a team is short a player. We contact subs on Instagram, usually the day before the game.

You choose a season, then register as a team or a free agent. We confirm your registration within two days, and you pay by e-transfer before the first game. Our guide on how to join a basketball league covers each step.

In DBA, private means there are no drop-ins. Every player registers before the season starts, and spots are limited. If you want a drop-in game instead, see where to play basketball in Winnipeg.

DBA is for players 18 and older, so players over 40 can join and register a team.

Yes. A work team registers like any other team. It plays in the same standings as every other team, since DBA has no divisions. For hockey, soccer and other sports a work team can join, see our list of rec leagues in Winnipeg.

DBA is affordable. A Fall 5v5 team fee includes 11 games guaranteed plus playoffs, with two certified refs at every game, and also stats for every player. The current fees for teams and free agents are on our basketball team registration page. To compare them with other Winnipeg leagues, read how much a basketball league costs.

No. Jerseys cost extra, on top of the team fee. The jersey price is in the fee table on our registration page.

We send the payment details when we confirm your registration. You pay by e-transfer after that, before your first game.

Yes, in full until registration closes. There's no refund once the schedule is posted, because we plan the schedule around every team that has registered.

DBA's men's basketball league in Winnipeg plays four seasons a year, two in 5v5 and two in 3v3.

• Fall 5v5 started on October 19 and 23, 2026
• Winter 3v3 runs January to March
• Spring 5v5 runs April to June
• Summer 3v3 runs July to September

In Fall 2026, Monday games start at 6:50 pm, 7:50 pm and 8:50 pm, and Friday games start at 8:15 pm. The nights and times change from season to season. Your team's games are on the DBA schedule.

Monday games are at Greendell Community Centre, 75 Woodlawn Ave., and Friday games are at Valour Community Centre, 715 Telfer St N. The DBA gyms page has the address and game times for each gym. A few other centres run adult games, and our guide to community centre basketball in Winnipeg has their nights.

Yes. Winter and summer are 3v3 seasons, and a roster has 4 to 5 players. For the format and fees, see 3x3 basketball in Winnipeg.

Yes. Every DBA season ends with playoffs, in 5v5 and in 3v3. The top four of eight teams make the playoffs. Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 champions won a DBA glass trophy.

A 5v5 game is two 20-minute halves with a running clock, stopped in the last two minutes. A 3v3 game is 10 minutes or first to 21. The full rules are on the DBA rules and game format page.

Yes. Two certified refs work every 5v5 game in fall and spring, and one ref works every 3v3 game in winter and summer.

If a storm cancels a game, we move it to a later date. We post the new time on the schedule and on Instagram.

Yes. Games in the DBA basketball league in Winnipeg are streamed live on our YouTube channel. They stay up as replays for anyone who missed them live. For the Sea Bears and university games, our guide to watching basketball in Winnipeg has the 2026‑27 dates.

Yes. Each game gets a box score, and you can check the standings and league leaders on our DBA stats pages. We track points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and threes and name a player of the game after every final.

Email us at info@dbawinnipeg.com with the change you need. We answer within seven days. If we remove your player page, your name stays in old box scores as plain text.

A league organizer runs DBA. For the league's main facts, see about DBA.