Zacary Chedin (Founder)

A little bit about myself

I'm 26 years old, married to my lovely wife, Mercedes Michel. My wife and I currently attend Tribes Church in Victoria Park.

For work, I'm a Manager at Wesbest Property Services, where I've been part of the team since 2017, after graduating from Wesley College.

I played for the Perth Redbacks and at Wesley College throughout high school, from 2012 to 2016/17, and have continued playing socially in the Victoria Park Men's A League ever since. I can't wait to meet you all, and I truly appreciate all the support and love!

History

This all started in 2019, when I began doing regular 6am training sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to improve my basketball skills. Over time, I started inviting friends from church, old school mates from Wesley, and new friends I'd met on the courts in Victoria Park to come join.

Those training sessions grew into a small Christian basketball community in Victoria Park, with 15 people showing up for full-court games on Friday mornings. As the group grew, I realised there were many others out there also looking for a basketball league built around faith in God and genuine relationship with one another.

The purpose of this league

I want to see a community united through basketball that puts faith first — not wins or losses, titles, trophies, or minutes played, but the building of Godly relationships with people we've never met before, both on and off the court. I want to see progression in people's character and spiritual growth, on and off the court.

My vision is for you to meet someone while playing Basketball and having a space to invite them to join anon for profit league with the focus around community. That's your chance to share your passion for God through relationship, connection, and good sport. Discipline one another on and off the court, building their faith and yours. That's the heart of CBL, and why it's built around this purpose.

Mercedes Michel (Second In Charge)

Romain Suraweera (Head Referee)

My name’s Romain and I attend Faith Community Church! My reffing journey started as a 14 year old at Willetton, while playing for Redbacks until 2025.

Now I currently study Theology at Morling, and I’m incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to serve God and his people through reffing!

My main goals are to keep unity on the court high amongst teams, and ensure everyone feels the games are officiated fairly!

And I’m always happy to communicate on and off the court in a respectful manner

James Caldon (Chief Technology Officer)

Full-Court Tech Support

I’m a software engineer, Tribes Church attendee, and older but shorter :( brother of Terry.

I handle the tech side of things, trying to keep the stats up to date - so for any tech related queries, let me know. It is pretty cool to see the league grow from some late night fat chats with the boys and I'm excited to see the connections made over basketball and faith.

Lucas Czarjan Requiero (Director)

My name is Lucas, also known as Jan, and I’m 19 years old. I attend Kingdomcity Midland and I am currently studying Psychology at Curtin University as I have a strong interest in understanding human behavior and helping others. I am currently working as a team leader in Lost Reality, which is an escape room.

Basketball has been a significant part of my life. I played WABL throughout high school with Kalamunda Eastern Suns and participated in Manila Live in 2024.

I’m excited for what God has planned for this tournament. The goal is to share Christ through basketball, I’m excited to make new friendships and connections. What better way than gathering everyone who loves hooping and sharing the gospel to those who don’t know?d

Terry Caldon (Director)

My name is Terry Caldon, and I currently attend Tribes Church in Victoria Park. I’ve been around the game of basketball for several years, essentially first getting introduced to it at Wesley College through the PSA competition. After that, I played WABL for a few seasons, and now I’m part of the Rockingham Flames NBL1 program.

I also recently graduated from University, where I studied Sport Science and Management, which aligned with my passion for the game and gave me a deeper understanding of the principles surrounding the life of an athlete. Outside of these endeavours I currently work as a draftsperson and tutor.

Most importantly, I’m excited for the commencement of this league, as I believe it will be a great opportunity for the body of Christ in Perth to come together and fellowship. Additionally, I believe that this league will be a great avenue to create positive change in the broader community by sharing our faith with people who may have never experienced God’s love before.