2019/20 YEARBOOK junior raiders - Knox Basketball

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2019/20 YEARBOOK

CHAIRPERSON’S
 REPORT
The 2019/20 season has certainly been challenging Teams
for our Knox Junior Raiders (KJR) community – our 39 Junior Raiders Teams participated in the 2019/20 VJBL season, with eight qualifying for
 Victorian Championship (VC). This awesome result for the club showcases our depth and
players, families, coaches, volunteers and staff.
 strength.
Unfortunately, a promising season came to an
abrupt end in March due to the international spread
of the once in a lifetime Coronavirus pandemic. Team Grade Team Grade Team Grade
 B12/1 VC B16/1 VC G14/1 VC
On a positive note, I hope that the lockdown has B12/2 VJL ONE B16/2 VJL ONE G14/2 VJL THREE
also resulted in more quality time with your B12/3 VJL THREE B16/3 VJL FOUR G14/3 VJL FOUR
families. Many of our coaches, team managers and B12/4 VJL FOUR B16/4 VJL SIX G14/4 VJL FIVE
players have also adjusted to a different training B12/5 VJL FOUR B16/5 VJL NINE G14/5 VJL SEVEN
and team bonding environment filled with regular B12/6 VJL SIX B18/1 VC G14/6 VJL EIGHT
Zoom calls, virtual get togethers and HomeCourt B14/1 VC B18/2 VJL ONE G16/1 VC
mobile app competitions. B14/2 VJL THREE B18/3 VJL SEVEN G16/2 VJL THREE
 B14/3 VJL TWO B21/1 VJL ONE G16/3 VJL FIVE
Throughout all the uncertainty, we decided to still B14/4 VJL SIX G12/1 VC G16/4 VJL SIX
publish a yearbook. It has still been a memorable B14/5 VJL SEVEN G12/2 VJL ONE G16/5 VJL SIX
year, with stories to share, many basketball B14/6 VJL SEVEN G12/3 VJL THREE G18/1 VC
achievements to recognise and unique memories B14/7 VJL NINE G12/4 VJL FIVE G18/2 VJL ONE
to preserve.

Individual Achievements
Congratulations to the following KJR players and coaches for their achievements in
being selected at state and national levels:
 • Southern Cross Challenge U14 Boys – Zachary Ashe, Ollie Greeves, Mitchell
 Hansen, Marcus Krasnadamskis
 • Southern Cross Challenge U15 Boys – Riley White
 • Southern Cross Challenge U15 Girls – Erica Cid, Ellise Fisher, Abbey Morris
 • Southern Cross Challenge Coaches – Michelle Letts, Daniel Gianchino
 • East Coast Challenge U16 Boys – Brody Harrison, Austin Rapp
 • East Coast Challenge U16 Girls – Paige Burrows, Gemma O’Donnell, Zoe Shaw
 • East Coast Challenge U18 Men – Oliver Dempsey, James Ingham, Harry Johnson,
 Jyelin Moli, Ivan Rajher
 • East Coast Challenge U18 Women – Alannah Chatfield, Charlise Dunn, Meg
 Robinson, Abbey-Lee Wood
 • East Coast Challenge Coach – Rachael Quirk
 • Victorian Metro U16 Women – Paige Burrows, Gemma O’Donnell, Zoe Shaw
 • Victorian Metro U18 Men – Harry Johnson, Jyelin Moli, Ivan Rajher
 • Victorian Metro U18 Women – Alannah Chatfield, Charlise Dunn
 • Victorian Metro U16 Women Assistant Coach – Rachael Quirk
 • Victorian State Team U20 Women – Zoe Jenkins
 • Country Cup - Kaitlyn Scott, Paige Price, Sienna Privitera

Service Awards
Congratulations to the following athletes who are recognised for their longevity as
Knox Junior Raiders representative players:
 10 SEASONS
 Christopher Westcott Koby Bland
 5 SEASONS
Alannah Chatfield Mikayla Blias Jack Troake Caelin Marshall
Abbey-Lee Wood Tahlee Farrell Jake Jesson Ryan Thiele
Emily Jackson Taylin Leonard Jacob Bell Ned Ford
Ayla Cosgrave Alexandra Bratton Kyle Coughlin Harrison Heenan
Chelsea Puls Angelina Trevethan Daniel Durack Zac Wilson
Ellise Fisher Amaya Roszczyk Sebastian Malcolm Jake Collins
Georgia Kavanagh Bradley Jackson Nicholas Cartwright Lucas Hillyer
Sophie Lorusso Lachlan Jones Jensen Waldron McKenzie Williamson
Hannah Coady Ryan Fairchild Jacob Warrin Gage Kondis
 Adam Barnes

Our KJR program prides itself on being focused on player development within an inclusive and supportive environment. This is possible through the support of the
following:

 • The efforts of our dedicated KJR committee – Drey Baldwin, Mel Hedley, Annalise James, Jade Whiting, Stacey Jeeves, Janelle Williamson and Linda
 Schnitzler, who work tirelessly behind the scenes managing all activities for the season.
 • CEO Grant Harrison and his team at Knox Basketball Inc. as well as our army of volunteers who provide tremendous assistance and always go above and
 beyond to help.
 • Our senior coaching panel led by our Director of Basketball Operations David Ingham, Boys Co-Ordinator Darryl McDonald and Girls Co-Ordinator Suzi Porter,
 who spend countless hours building a proud, successful basketball program.
 • All team coaches, team managers and assistant coaches who are rightfully acknowledged with their teams in the year book.
 • The VBRA (Knox Branch) supervisors and referees led by Mitch Kennedy who do a superb, fair job, under pressure every Friday night.

I would also like to acknowledge the long-term commitment and leadership of our previous KJR Chairperson, David Phillips who has stepped down from an
official capacity to focus on his family and demanding business schedule. David is well known to many of us as the comforting voice of reason on training days
and game nights. Thankfully, David has agreed to remain a part of the KJR Committee and will still be involved with the club.

Finally, to all KJR Junior Players, thanks for your loyalty to our great club, passion for basketball and determination to be the best player you can be. The KJR
program is ultimately about the players and you are the heart and soul of everything we do. Hopefully we will be back on the court soon so good luck to all of you
for next season’s tryouts.

Dennis Atacador
Chairperson Knox Junior Raiders & KBI Board Member

CEO's REPORT
What a year this has been. The 2019/2020 National basketball programs cancelled I wish to personally congratulate all Knox
VJBL season started off with so many and community basketball as we knew Junior Raiders players & parents for the
positives and much hype! It was to be it ceased to exist almost overnight as way you have represented our association
a great year for us, new beginnings, a all of us across the globe learnt how this past season. The new uniforms looked
full restructure of Basketball Operations to deal with this pandemic. To say that amazing on court and you wore the Knox
Department with David Ingham taking this has been tough on us all would be Raiders brand with pride. Great job to each
charge, Dmac returning as our boys an understatement, but somehow we and every one of you.
coordinator and long-time Knox legend managed to all come together, to connect
Suzi Porter returning home to look after via this platform called Zoom, adapt and I would like to extend a massive thank you
the girls as their coordinator and there was connect in ways that would have seemed to all the members of Knox Junior Raiders
much enthusiasm in the air as we headed impossible only 6 months ago. committee. You guys do an amazing job,
into the season. We had a huge number of most of which goes unnoticed, but you
our home-grown players making selections I have been so proud to see all our Knox continue to roll your sleeves up and work
such as the Southern Cross Challenge (Vic), Junior Raiders and Knox Junior Domestic so very hard each year behind the scenes to
East Coast Challenge (NSW), U16, U18 and players, coaches, staff, volunteers, and make this program work and KBI sincerely
U20 Victorian State and National team parents all come together supporting appreciates all that you guys do for us.
selections. This was sure to be an amazing each other through these extremely tough
year for all players in terms of personal times. It has been humbling to see you all David Phillips, our departing Chairperson
development representing Knox, Victoria looking out for each other and making sure of Knox Junior Raiders, we thank you Sir.
and indeed Australia. your mates are all ok. The Knox Basketball For those who don’t know, David resigned
 family has once again proven, as it has his position on the KBI Board to spend
Then on Friday 13th March 2020 that done so over the last 45 years, that we more time at home with his family, so it
all abruptly stopped. The entire world are strong, that we are resilient, that we would be remiss of me not to salute and
was hit with this once in 100-year virus will conquer and that WE WILL BE BACK acknowledge the many years of service
outbreak we now know as Covid-19. The stronger than ever. that he has provided Knox Junior Raiders
dreams of many were crushed, State and over that time.

David first joined as Chairperson of this program back in
January of 2014 and since that day has provided KBI with
much insight and knowledge, sharing his business acumen
and helping the junior raiders program to prosper, year
after year. Most of you would have seen David each Friday
night at Boronia where he rarely missed any home games
and was always there watching, making sure everything
ran smoothly. Thankfully, David is staying on the committee
so he will not be going too far. The KBI Board and I would
like to thank you for your dedicated service to Knox
Basketball. Well done mate!

To our loyal sponsors at FTG Motor Group (Michael
Banjanin), Appleby Real Estate (Wayne Sewell), La Vista
Caravans (Mary & Alan), SMS Personnel (Faye Westbury),
Coca Cola (David McKenna), Rebel Sports Knox (Steve
Braun) and a very special thank you to our new major
sponsor in KTS Recycling, thank you for your ongoing
partnership with the Knox Junior Raiders.

Finally, a message to all of our head coaches, assistant
coaches, and team managers. We could not roll out this
program without you guys. Your dedication to developing
our junior raiders kids is simply awe inspiring and I thank
all of you for such outstanding commitment to this
program.

Please stay safe, stay connected, stay positive and most
importantly check on your mates and make sure they are
ok That is the best thing you can all do for each other right
now. We will get through this, we will be back better than
ever, and I cannot wait to see you all back training and
playing again very soon. Go Raiders!

Grant Harrison
Chief Executive Officer, Knox Basketball Inc

director of basketball
operations report

The 2019/20 VJBL season certainly was filled with many challenges. Some changes implementation of this into our training and gameplay. The Knox Junior
came internally, with shifts in our style of play and coaching. Then of course from Raiders committee is a group of very committed people. I want to thank
an opponent that none of us had seen or heard of before, COVID-19. This virus has each one of them for their diligent work and devotion to the committee and
caused massive disruption to life and basketball, unfortunately, ultimately destroying our club. Our coaches have done a fantastic job in implementing our new
our very promising VJBL season in early March. style of play and adjusting to the demands placed on them from all areas of
 our club, mostly from myself. Everybody in our club greatly appreciates their
It felt like all our teams were making great strides in our new style of play and
 hard work and dedication in providing an enjoyable educational environment.
structure. I have no doubt that this has laid the foundation for successful on court
 Finally, I would like to thank all the players and parents for your enthusiasm,
performances in the short and long term. Our club training night on Tuesday at
 loyalty and commitment to our club, it’s very much appreciated.
State Basketball Centre was an outstanding success in building a great club feel and
culture. Hopefully, this training arrangement will continue for many years.
 David Ingham
 Knox Basketball Director of Basketball Operations
I want to thank Suzi Porter and Darryl McDonald for their input and hard
work in changing our style of play and their work with all our coaches on the

Lockdown Reflections
 I think the season was really fun. While we had some wins and I came into this season with a positive attitude,
 losses, I learnt so much socially, mentally and improved my as did all of the girls, and I knew I wanted to
 basketball skills. Most of all, Drey was a wonderful coach with improve and work really hard on my basketball.
 Rhi by her side. It was really sad finding out that the season was Even if we lost, I got given feedback on what I
 cancelled because of COVID-19 and I can’t wait to see the girls at needed to improve on or what I did well. I was
tryouts again. All the girls have been great people this season and extremely disappointed when the games began
 I have enjoyed it so much. They have impacted my life with love getting cancelled because I absolutely love
and joy and don’t even get me started on how skilled they are. Next basketball and love being around the team! I am
 season I hope to see all the girls again and can’t wait to tryout. looking forward to playing again (if we ever get
 Charlize – 12.1 Girls out of lockdown...)
 Brooke – 16.4 Girls
 Sometimes I found it hard to stay motivated to
 practice during lockdown but I didn’t want to My time during COVID was During our year together as
 let my team down so I did my best to find some frustrating. This was my first a team I had such a good
 time to practice each day. I’m disappointed that season making Rep basketball time and really enjoyed
 we didn’t get to play for a full season, my team so not being able to play the friendships I made
worked hard and I think we would have done well annoyed me. I was determined with everyone in the team.
 if we got a chance to play. Out team had Zoom to stay fit and work on my skill My team mates were so
meetings and we did things like running, shooting and fitness from home. I drew supportive and positive at
 drills and push ups to stay fit. I hope things are up a plan and program from every game. We all worked
 back to normal next season. home and just made sure I well together and they
 Jhan - 16.5 Boys stuck with it. Our coach gave helped me improve my
 us weekly physical challenges game. I wish we had more
 I was proud of how our season started off and
 which I enjoyed and it was nice time together as I think
 making VC. It was fun being all together as most
 seeing my teammates during we would of have a great
 of us have played together before. It sucks that
 our team Zoom meetings. season.
 we haven’t been able to play on the court for the
 I’m so looking forward to it Ella – 16.4 Girls
 last 4 months because of COVID-19 but I think it
 starting again.
 has made us more resilient and realise what we
 Massimo - 16.5 Boys During lockdown it felt
are capable to doing off the court. I think everyone
 in our team is awesome, and have helped each really weird not playing
 It has been hard not to play every Friday night,
 other through this – whether it has been online
 basketball for a long, long while. especially when we were
 training together, watching each other’s Tik Toks,
 I love basketball games and able such a close-knit team. I
video chats, messaging and our team check-ins. My
 to compete. Maybe we all need to really did enjoy the team
 favourite was seeing everyone’s trick shots, espe-
 slow down; the world need some and hoped to have more
cially Drey’s & Lay’s. But all of this has reminded us
 rest. And we can also have more time to get to know each
 that we are all in it together. Next season, I hope
 time with our family. other and play more games.
COVID is over and all of us make the best team we
 Lois – 16.4 Girls Tilly – 16.4 Girls
 can. I’ll be cheering you all on!
 Ali – 12.1 Girls

ockdown Reflections Lo
 During this experience with the global pandemic it was hard to express my team I love playing basketball with my team, getting out It has been tough not being able to see
 skills without a team being there to practise with. My most challenging aspect and about around Melbourne and being active and fit. my teammates and coach and it’s been

 Lockdown Reflections
 was to try to involve myself in my defence skills. Raiders has taught me my own Being in lockdown has meant we can’t train together tough to stay fit and keep my skills up
 strengths and weaknesses during trainings and games. The friends that I have or play games and that’s been hard and very boring. I but i have done my best to play ball at
 made during this experience has been rewarding and a blessing. can’t wait to play again! home and to stay fit and I’m happy to
 Hanna – 16.4 Girls Harani – 14.4 Girls be back.
 Trevor - 16.5 Boys
 The last season of junior basketball is something everyone I didn’t mind lockdown as it meant that I could get all my

 ions Lockdown Reflect
 looks forward too. Unluckily for the top age U18 players, schoolwork done in the mornings and in the afternoon, I I missed the weekly routine of Raiders. I set myself a
 we didn’t get to experience it due to Coronavirus. Having could play basketball outside for longer. It also meant I challenge in isolation as I was determined not to go
 the season postponed and then cancelled sent heartbreak had lots of time to do more strength & stamina training backwards in my basketball so I focused a lot on home
 through majority of us; not being able to play alongside like running up and down stairs and around parks. I court. I chose to practice 6 days a week concentrating a lot
 your mates possibly ever again. As much as everyone says did some outside boot camps too. I really enjoyed the on my ball handling and shooting and did a daily 2-3km
 they hate it, I think people are going to miss those 9.40pm zoom calls. We got to share a new drill with our team run to keep up my fitness. The biggest part I missed was

 eflections Lockdown R
 games at Knox on a Friday night. I think we’re going to miss mates and we got to talk a lot too. When we had the the competitive play and chatting with the boys.
 carpooling with our teammates to places like Bendigo and zooms with the college players it was great as I could Tyler - 16.5 Boys
 Geelong and getting home at 1.30am. But the thing everyone see friends and lots of other Knox players - it felt like
 will miss most is coming to try-outs, trainings and games a big family. Being away from my team made me really Not playing basketball has made my week a bit more
 and seeing their mates before playing together in a Raiders appreciate the inside training and I can’t wait to get back boring. Especially with nothing to look forward to and
 uniform. Not everyone will continue to play basketball after on court and play a game! not seeing my teammates every week.

kdown Reflections Lock
 this year I’m sure, but it’s the memories that everybody will Tarali - 14.3 Girls Catherine – 14.4 Girls
 cherish the most.
 Ryan – 18.1 Boys
 It was super sad to hear that the season COVID-19 has made me realise how much I love basketball and being part of a team that gives
 During the period of Covid-19 got cancelled, because I was looking each other so much support. I miss the excitement of playing Friday night games and being
 lockdown and sport not happening, I’ve forward to having a really good one with in the atmosphere of the courts. Everyone who would watch my team play would cheer us on

Reflections Lockdown R
 felt quite weird waking up knowing I my team. Even though in lockdown I still and give us the courage to play our best, no matter what. I am really looking forward to what
 didn’t have any sport for the week and go outside and play basketball, it’s not 2021 brings us and hopefully be back on the courts soon.
 knowing the season would never be the the same doing it without a team, games Sienna – 14.4 Girls
 same. I’ve also felt really disappointed and training.
 that this season didn’t work out the Amaya – 14.4 Girls I was super excited to see the people in my team. It was really good because I knew some

Reflections Lockdown R
 way we wanted since I had such a people but there were new faces too. At first we didn’t have a coach, but then we met Phil.
 great group of girls as a team. I’m glad This season was fun while it lasted, I really I’m not sure if we were more scared of him or he was more scared of us! But after one
 we at least got to train and play games enjoyed my team this year because I made training session with Phil we knew we were all going to make a great team. Then Corona
 earlier this year and got to know all some really great friends and I also improved came. Having to go to online training was disappointing but seeing Phil’s virtual back-
 these girls so much better. my skills a lot because I had an amazing coach, grounds was very funny. I really missed playing games and training with the team. I felt
 Catrin – 16.4 Girls Phil. I was really disappointed when I found out like we all played so well together and I really enjoyed the Australia Day tournament with

ctions Lockdown Reflec
 At the start of the year it was the season was cancelled because that meant the girls. It was pretty annoying when the season got cancelled completely, it went from a
 really good. We bonded well and I wouldn’t be able to see my friends and not be few online trainings back to social distancing then to the whole season getting cancelled.
 worked hard as a team. I enjoyed the able to play basketball for the year. I am really But I have loved every bit of this season, meeting new people, learning to do things in a
 tournament spending heaps of time looking forward to getting back to basketball different way and experiencing some new challenges that I never dreamed would ever
 with teammates and we were ready for the upcoming season. come up.
 to smash the season. It was a shame Alex – 14.4 Girls Trista – 14.4 Girls
 that corona came along but was still
 good catching up and doing trainings I miss training and playing basketball and the challenges other teams and my teammates give me. I basically miss
 on zoom. See ya corona, we want to everything and everyone and the feeling of getting an amazing win, and sometimes a sad loss that just makes you want
 start playing again!! to work harder next time. I just miss basketball.
 Emily – 14.4 Girls Jade - 14.4 Girls

thank you david phillips!
Dave – you have been a huge part of the Knox Basketball community Thankyou Dave for all your hard work and help over the many years!
for many years and your commitment to Knox Junior Raiders is We appreciate all that you have done for Knox Raiders. Enjoy your
commendable. Our Junior Raiders program has grown and seen many down time now with your family.
achievements under your trusty watch. A simple thank is not enough. Jade Whiting
The Board is grateful for your time, energy and thoughtfulness in
guiding the program and representing the Junior Raiders in many Dave in the five years l have been associated with KJR program l have
Board debates. Thank you for the passion you’ve shown for the future seen your passion for the kids and basketball. We have been so lucky
of basketball. The Board will truly miss your engaging nature the 4th to have you in our club your dedication to making it a better place for
Tuesday of every month. All the best. the kids is unmeasurable. Wishing you all the best as you take time to
Michelle Murray enjoy life more with your hobbies and family.
 Linda Schnitzler
It’s been a pleasure working with you over many years, we didn’t always
agree but you always put the kids above all else. Thank you, Dave, for your contribution to the Junior Raiders program
Peter Cameron over the past few years. Your passion for the game, club and kids
 has helped to provide the pathway for many junior raiders to pursue
Thank you, Dave, for all the hard work and commitment you have their dream of playing representative basketball. Enjoy your relaxing
made to the Knox Junior Raiders over the years. You are always there to weekends with your family.
support and encourage all the kids to achieve their best. Knox has been Stacey Jeeves
very lucky to have you involved for all these years.
Annalise James Thank you, Dave, for your many years of dedication & commitment
 to the Knox Junior Raiders program. I hope you can now enjoy some
You know someone has a love for the game when their involvement much-deserved time with your family.
extends in a junior program way beyond that of their own children. Melanie Hedley
Thank you, David, for your passion, endeavour and commitment to the
KJR program over so many years. For contributing so heavily to the Dave, Thanks for all your hard work over the years. All the best for the
facilitation of a representative program that has allowed so many junior future and enjoy all the extra down time you have!
athletes to live out their passion, gratitude and respect. Mitch Nevin
Janelle Williamson
 Hi Dave, thank you for your passion and dedication to the role of
Thank you for your contribution to Knox Basketball Inc. over many Junior Raiders and the Board over a long period of time. All the best in
years! It has been great to work with you as the Chairperson of the KJR the future.
and I really appreciate your support of our Referee Program during that Brad Sheehy
time. Take care and I am sure we will still see you around the courts!
Daniel Battye David, congratulations on your outstanding contribution to Knox
 Basketball and in particular Knox Junior Raiders. Your hard work
Thank you, Dave, for everything you have done for the KJR program and dedication is to be respected and appreciated by everybody that
over many years. Your commitment and passion when it came to has been involved in the Knox Junior Raiders program. I would like
ensure that KBI kids were provided with opportunities to develop their to express my thanks for helping me when I arrived at the club. Your
game and work towards representing the association at a senior level knowledge and understanding of all the moving parts of our program
were second to none. I will miss our conversations - even the heated and the VJBL competition has been invaluable in my short time at our
ones, and wish you many afternoons of happy gardening, lounging and association.
spending time with the family x David Ingham
Drey Baldwin

CONGRATULATIONS
TO OLIVER GREEVES, ALANNAH CHATFIELD AND MEL HEDLEY, WHO WERE
 ALL CELEBRATED AT KNOX BASKETBALL’S AGM.

It started out like any other season with 10 girls, mostly existing Raiders players and a
 couple new to the program, coming together and connecting well from the beginning.
 The girls from the start worked hard at training and in games, playing for each other and
 focusing on their goal of making VC. Whilst off the court it was all about having lots of
Tillie Baldwin fun, forming new friendships and developing old ones. After every session the girls were
 often found handing out, laughing, Tik Toking, and running around the stadiums.
Georgie Bice
 The Eltham-Dandenong tournament provided a few challenges for the team, but to the
 credit of the team, the girls continued to show up to each game with a positive mindset and
Leilea Cocker
 a willingness to work hard for each other. We headed to a team session at P3 Recovery for
 a well-earned recovery session and a little sunbake in the car park.
Kodie Daniels
 During a Zoom session in isolation we asked the girls how they were feeling about their
Aaliyah Kosky season, COVID-19 and isolation. They all agreed that their highlights were qualifying for VC,
 hanging out with their team mates, having fun, encouraging each other, making new friends
Matilda MacDonald and playing with old friends.
 The love and respect that this team have for each other and their coaches is second to none.
Libby Moseley Like everyone, we were disappointed when the season was put on hold due to COVID.
 However, we managed as best we could, staying connected over Zoom and Tik Tok.
Evie Sutherland
 The girls continued to work on their individual skills at home and our trick shot clips were a
 highlight for the girls during “iso”.
Cassandra Taylor
 For such a social & well-connected group, missing their teammates and coaches has been
Charlize Jeeves really tough.
 When the season was cancelled, everyone was sad that they would not get another chance
Drey Baldwin (HC) to play together under Drey, but we could only look ahead and focus on next season.
 For next season, the girls are looking forward to seeing everyone again at tryouts and will
Rhianna Little (AC) continue to work hard on their goals to make the best team possible and supporting their
 teammates to do the same.
Stacey Jeeves (TM)
 Although it wasn’t the season we expected, thank you to our incredible group of families -
 the love, support and encouragement amongst this group has been amazing.
 To our amazing coaches, Drey and Rhi – thank you for challenging, supporting and
 encouraging these girls to be the best players and teammates that they can be.

The 12.1 Boys were used to playing against each other in their domestic competition and
 many of the boys were excited to join forces on the same side for the very first time.

Laso Ali Proud as punch to be selected in the 1s team, the boys and their families also felt
 extremely fortunate to be under the leadership of Gerard Leonard for their mostly top
James Barna age journey.
 For the first few games & training sessions, the boys were whisper quiet as they trained
Harry Dempsey and played in a focused fashion without uttering a word. Gerard and the parents would
 encourage them to “speak up” as a running joke but they got the job done in silence
Lucas Fedele until they became comfortable with each other.
Archie Garbuio Practice games were a challenge as the group found their feet and succumbed to
 league giants Kilsyth & Nunawading, but when it came time for grading the boys
Jacob Hansen started solidly and didn’t lose a game.
 The group bonded quickly and formed fast friendships that stood them in good stead
Jace Porter
 for the upcoming season with momentum building after every game.
Dante Tavrou-Sougleris In January the boys participated in the Eltham-Dandenong Tournament over the
 Australia Day long weekend. The boys were lucky to be coached by the legendary
Oliver Ziemelis-Dawes DMac which was an experience they will never forget, and whilst they bowed out in
 the quarter finals by a heart-stopping buzzer beater, they used the back to back games
Gerard Leonard (HC) as an opportunity to get to know each other better and advance their skills. The boys
 enjoyed daily ice baths to aid their recovery and a family dinner at Zagames.
Darcy Harrison (AC)
 Continuing on with their grading games saw the team gain increasing confidence &
Elle Tavrou-Sougleris (TM) cohesion and the boys found out in February that their hard work had paid off and they
 had qualified for the Victorian Championship (VC) division. Unfortunately, the boys only
 got to play one game before the season was postponed but we can proudly say that the
 12.1 boys were undefeated in VC for Season 2020!!

The 12/2 Girls had a pre-season full of promise....
Emily Bond

Alicia Collins Our 10 energetic and talented players gelled quickly and immediately started executing
 Coach Jarryd & Zoe’s game plans of strong D and great offence. This led the team to the
Evie Edwards cusp of a VC birth. All this was underpinned by the team philosophy of always showing
 support for each other; high fives all round, always congratulating players coming to the
Scarlet Frodsham bench and loads of cheering from the sidelines...the louder the better!

Talia Hider
 The girls had an amazing opportunity to play an exhibition match against a travelling
Isabella Martin New Zealand team which was a highlight, with the NZ team showcasing both their
 basketball skills and culture.
Eliza Mcconnell

Mia Milne And then there was the pandemic...

Riana Muir Suddenly games and on court training were replaced by Zoom meetings and iso-
 training. The team has shown great resilience in the face of all these changes and have
Isabella Whitwell continued to develop their ball handling skills in driveways and backyards. Jarryd & Zoe
 did an amazing job keeping the girls together as a team even though they were apart.
Jarryd Cursio (HC)

Zoe Cursio (AC) Although the girls never had the opportunity to shine during the regular season they
 have shown there is so much to look forward to when they next hit the court.
Nicole Frodsham (TM)

The 2019/2020 season has been challenging one for the 12.2 boys.
 An encouraging start to the practice games left the boys feeling excited for the year to
 come.
Finley Ede Tim had an array of talent to work with in the team with a vision to build and fine tune
 each players attributes and skills.
Luca Gonczol
 The Australia Day Tournament was an absolute blast. Team building and equal playing
Vlado Ivkovic time was the key to these games. Making sure all boys received court time to ensure
 their development. The boys enjoyed an ice bath after their morning game against
Thomas Krawczyk Dandenong which was a lot of fun. They also learnt the importance of eating the right
 food to enhance their performance. Time spent ‘ten pin bowling’ was a great way to
Jarvis Krug get to know each other outside the basketball environment.
 With the boys winning the majority of their games they were fortunate enough to play
Blake Phillips in the finals against McKinnon. Unfortunately, it was not our night and we lost this
 game.
Flynn Reeves
 The tournament was an encouraging sign for what was to be an interesting start to
Zeth Southam grading.
 The boys fought their way through the challenging VC grading games. With a few wins
Heath Thiele up their sleeve, the boys needed to win their final game to remain in VC. We travelled
 to Nunawading to play the Camberwell Dragons. They boys tried their hardest but
Aiden Turkkan were not able to get up for this game. We landed in VJL1. Thank you to Vlado, Blake,
 Luca, Tom, Finley, Flynn, Zeth, Aiden, Heath and Jarvis for your dedication to the Raiders
Tim Conduit (HC) program.
Claire Gonczol (TM) We would like to send a special thank you to Tim for being there for each of the boys.
 You are a very patient coach with extended knowledge of the game and the boys were
Melissa Phillips (TM) lucky to have you there during the short season we encountered. Also, a shout out to
 Ray for his support during trainings.
 It has been an interesting year and hope to see all the boys back on the courts training
 and playing soon. Go Raiders!!

Our 12/3 girls came together for the 2019/20 season – 4 existing raiders players and 6
 new to the program – with a good mix of 6 top age and 4 bottom aged players.
 The main focus for the team was to develop their fundamentals to show significant
 improvement by the end of the season.
Keira De Wit
 Our grading season started well – with a few good wins on the board prior to Xmas
 which put us in a good position to make VJL2.
Zoe Thomassen
 Prior to the Xmas break, the Holman’s graciously opened their home to the team where
Mia Burridge the girls enjoyed a great lunch and fun in the pool. It was difficult to get them to leave
 – they were enjoying it so much. The team were cementing friendships which was
Mikaylah Costa great to see.
 At the end of January, we headed into the Australia Day tournament. We had been
Grace McInerney graded quite high and subsequently didn’t win a game. But the girls never gave up.
 Defensively, they played quite well however we couldn’t hit the scoreboard at the
Marlie Moloney offensive end. There were still lots of fun and giggles as the girls headed to P3 Sports
 Recovery to enjoy the ice baths – where we met up with the 12/1 girls – followed by
Aliyah Rout
 dinner at Maccas.
Ella Cranwell The following Friday night we headed into the second half of grading. The girls came
 up against opposition that were tall and strong and by the end of grading we made
Isla Holman VJL3 and the girls were ready to begin their season. Unfortunately, this is when COVID
 hit and we didn’t get to start the season.
Isabel Kladakis Since this time, we have had a few Zoom meetings – just to keep the spirit of the girls
 alive – in hope that we will be returning to the court in the not too distant future. We
Krissy McNiece (HC) got back to training for a couple of weeks and then the second wave hit which has seen
 an end to our season.
Jacqui Holman (TM)
 I would like to thank all the parents for their positive encouragement of all of our girls
 and in particular to Jacqui Holman for volunteering to be our team manager for the
 season.
 I wish the girls all the best for next season.

What could have been….This was only my second season as a Head Coach and my first venture
 into the realm of U12’s basketball, and I couldn’t have been more excited for the challenge that
 would have been the 2020 season.
Liam Alexander
 Prior to tryouts I struggled to find an Assistant Coach, until a good friend with a surname
 reputable with Knox Basketball, Taylor Carroll kindly jumped on board. I was fortunate enough to
Jacob Cripps
 have a friend and a mentor alongside me to help bring these young men along and aid me to see
 things on the court that really helped bring my coaching along with the short time that we had.
Ryder Ellis
 Come tryouts, I aimed to challenge myself in a few different ways – I wanted to pick players with
Jack Freeman potential, a solid work ethic and good character. Taking two double-bottom age athletes was the
 first challenge. Two small guards with two unique skill sets that I wish would have been a long
 journey of development throughout the year.
Liam Hillyer
 I also took along three bottom age athletes and five top age. Everyone had their own flare with
Kadin Johnston how they played the game and showed a sense of creativity and willingness to learn that really
 jumped out at me during tryouts.
Mitchell Larkin Being able to pick ten athletes whose personalities really resonated with my coaching philosophy
 was really special – these kids were eager to work on their games right away and challenged
Tyler Ofield each other at training to prove themselves ready for any opportunity on a Friday night.
 Rather than jump straight into learning how to break presses and run offences to combat the
Jaxon Van Leeuwen gauntlet that is VJBL grading season, the kids were excited to work on fundamentals and the
 basis of their basketball knowledge that would help them grow throughout the season, even if
Nicolas Wilkeson that meant we lost a few games early on.
 The magic started to become apparent a few weeks down the track where they would exhibit
Daniel Gianchino (HC) skills on game day that they had never performed before, other than at training. Seeing their eyes
 light up and looking over at the bench with a sense of accomplishment that had nothing to do
Taylor Carroll (AC) with the scoreboard and their team mates practically giving them a standing ovation for doing so
 was surreal.
Helene Cripps (TM) I am extremely grateful to Knox Basketball for allowing me the opportunity to coach such fine
 young athletes for an unfortunately short period of time. I couldn’t have done any of it without
Kriss Beatty-Johnston (TM) the help of my assistant Taylor and my fantastic, hard-working team managers Helene and Kriss.
 A special thanks, as always, to our amazing Junior Raiders committee, David Ingham and co-
 ordinators on both sides – there would be no Knox without you.

It was most of the girls first introduction into playing representative basketball and at first, I think
 a lot of them were quite shocked with how serious it was taken and how different it was to their
 standard of domestic basketball.
 After the girls made it through the try-outs we went to the singlet ceremony where we met Brad
Emily Airs Farrell, the girls coach for the season. A few days later we had our first training session where
 the girls got a bit of a shock of how much they were going to have to work to get themselves up
Taniesha Artridge to the level of where they needed to be to be competitive in this new normal of rep basketball
 and waking up at 7am on a Sunday morning.
Izabelle Bird We had a few more training sessions and the girls were really showing some great improvement
 under the experience of their fair but demanding coach. The girls were prepped & excited for the
Louisa Canning first practice match against Casey where we blew them out of the water, and it all looked too
 easy until the next game, and the next, and a few more after that.
Praewsita Chin Even though the reality of the difference between domestic & rep basketball was becoming quite
 noticeable to the girls, they still went to training and gave it their all, and listened to their coach
Leni Farrell and started to implement what they were learning at training into their game with spacing,
 passing and moving to space and even running a few plays.
Ava MacPherson They showed so much improvement over the course of the Eltham-Dandenong tournament,
 and even though the girls were exhausted after so many games in so few days, they pushed
Orla Mcdonald themselves and managed a draw in one of the last games for the weekend.
 They got through Christmas and were back at training getting themselves fit and ready for
Stella Mills the upcoming grading games where they all kept showing growth in their skills and in their
 gameplay.
Olivia Parry We were graded into VJL5 Pool 1, after months of training and practice games they were finally
 ready for the start of the season, Woohoo....
Brad Farrell (HC)
 At 3:45pm on Friday the 11th of March was when I got the message “All games for tonight have
 been cancelled along with Sunday’s training due to COVID-19, we’ll keep you posted about
Brent Airs (TM)
 Tuesday’s training”...
 Other than a handful of training sessions and a lot of isolation between now (31st of July) and
 that day 4 months ago that is pretty much the Knox Raiders Girls U12/4 season....
 Wishing everyone health and safety to friends and family during these unsettling times.

The 12/4 Boys were having a terrific season which unfortunately got stopped
Lachlan Boncher prematurely. Pleasingly the boys took to Zoom catch ups and IQ development sessions
 and were some of the most active contributors to the many online sessions and
Joshua Clarke continued to push their development off court while we were unable to train as a
 group.
David De Pedro The team was a solid mix of top and bottom age players with many new to the Raiders
 program this year, but from the first game of grading their raw skills shone through and
Jacob Evans the effort both on and off court was to be admired. Through this period of early games,
 the boys quickly developed a strong camaraderie which we hope will endure in future
Liam Ferris years.

Jacob Green Throughout the grading period the team consistently worked very well together and
 brought high energy to all training and games. The team worked well within the
River Kudeweh whole of age group Under 12s structure at training and enjoyed being able to challenge
 themselves against players from other teams during these sessions and listening to the
Ben Lamaro different coach’s voices. This meant we finished the grading season placed in VJL4, a
 very good effort with so many new players to the program.
Hartley Peace The boys also played well in the Australia Day tournament making finals with
 everyone contributing. During the tournament we went bowling and some laughs and
Bryce Trubridge entertainment was had. This again highlighted how positively the boys got on with
 each other despite the unfortunate events of 2020 cutting the season short.
Keith Baker (HC)
 The group were a great bunch to be involved with and their dedication and work
Brett Troake (AC) during the time away from the courts has been very good. The effort applied by the
 players during such difficult time is to be complimented and all players are great young
Alyson McKelvey (TM) ambassadors for Knox. We look forward to the boys being able to return to the court
 for the 2020/21 season and seeing how they progress.
Nikki Tanner (TM) Thank you to all of the players and parents for being very supportive and to the team
 managers and coaches for their collective work supporting the boys.

It was with some excited nerves & trepidation that the 12/5 boys received their singlets
 at the Presentation Day.
 Out of a team of 10, only 2 had previously played a season at Raiders. For others,
 they had a lot riding on the try outs; some had tried out previously and missed out on
Joshua Alexander selection, others desperately wanted to follow in the footsteps of older siblings or even
 parents, and others just went along to the rep ready sessions for fun, only to be told to
Rohan Bowman head straight to the try outs.
 Under the guidance of Mitch, training started in earnest. Our first games were played
Jaudy Chisholm and we were smashing our opponents. To some, that sounds like a dream. But the
 reality is, winning each game convincingly leads to big egos and big egos are hard to
Jake James coach. The other issue with winning all the time is it doesn’t allow for weaknesses to
 show, and without knowing the weaknesses it’s hard to know what to improve on. After
Landon Kruger the first re-grade, the competition was better, but the boys often went out and played
 their own game, trying to emulate the NBL or NBA stars that they idolised.
Hunter Mascitti
 The Eltham-Dandenong Tournament came around. Mitch knew the boys needed a
Flynn Synnott challenge, as they hadn’t really been tested yet. Mitch convinced the tournament
 organisers and we were bumped from C2 to B2. The same division as the 12/4 Boys.
Dilan Turkkan The 9 boys (Herman was devastated to be away with the family in KL) took to the court
 on the Friday night against the 12/4s. You could call it a friendly, but both were out to
Brodie Williams prove a point! And the points we got! Saturday saw some wins and some losses. We
 went to bed feeling deflated as we were sitting 6th on the ladder. After a strong start
Herman Wong on the Sunday we went to bed that night on 2nd, knowing we were finals contenders
 on the Monday. It was bittersweet though as we were up against the 12/4s again.
Mitchell Walker (HC) Either way, it meant Raiders were winners. Once again we took the win and fronted
 up for the grand final against a very strong Sturt team. We started strong but couldn’t
Peta Alexander (TM) maintain it and Sturt came away with a convincing win. But as a team, we were the
 real winners, as we had started the weekend as individual players, but by the end of the
 tournament weekend had finally gelled as a team.
 We were super excited to see what the season had in store for us. We are missing
 those Sunday morning training sessions more than I thought possible.

It was safe to say everyone was under the assumption this season would be a long
 one filled with plenty of losing, learning, growing and development after the team was
 selected. From then on, we saw an inexperienced group of boys aged 7-10 become a
 team that not only enjoyed each other’s company but also loved playing and learning
 together. This dedicated team had a single goal of improving their skills to become the
Thomas Brooker
 best players they can be. Their high level of commitment saw an immediate and rapid
 rate of improvement in both their skills and ability to play at a high level.
Archer Dunlop
 We transitioned into grading games where the team found immediate success.
Benjamin Freeman Consecutive wins resulted in promotion and lead to versing very tough competition
 including multiple 1’s, 2’s and 3’s sides from other clubs. Team numbers did not scare
Oscar Maasakkers them as they rose to the challenge and continued their winning streak. Near heart-
 stopping experiences were common, as many games finished with a margin between 1
Chase Phillips and 5 points….the boys loved to make things exciting!
 The COVID-19 break didn’t stop the boys’ dedication towards the common goal of
Tyler Reid improving. They stayed connected and committed through Zoom team chats, outdoor
 trainings, Homecourt challenges, completing weekly training plans and participating
Callum Robinson
 in a fun weekly competition labelled “Trick Shot Thursday”. They all showed amazing
 character to push through the tough time and remain invested in improving their skills
Jasper Stephens
 while away from the game.
Oliver Wilford The growth & development of our boys would not have been possible without the
 commitment and passion of their amazing coach, Kaleb. From day one, Kaleb has been
Koby Williams invested in seeing our boys improve and be the best they can be. Kaleb’s dedication to
 extra training and keeping our boys focused during these uncertain times has truly been
Kaleb Foster (HC) inspiring. Our boys are beyond lucky to have had not just a great coach but a true role
 model to look up to. A massive thank you must also me given to the team managers,
Alana Stephens (TM) Alana and Melissa, for their amazing ability to organise the team.
 Overall, the season has been a huge success for everyone involved in the team. It’s a
 shame that it was cut short, however everyone should be proud of how much they
 developed in such a small period. It’s exciting to think about the future for these
 talented young players!

The team was chosen, the coach was new and coming all the way from Western Australia –
 and the girls couldn’t wait to meet Georgia.
 In what was set to be an amazing year, our beautiful team of girls, formed together from 4
Gemma Barclay different teams, to find their feet with a tough start but improved each and every week and
 we managed to qualify for VC. We had a nail biter in Bendigo on the day of love (Valentines
Ashleigh Bell Day) that managed to sneak us through, and what a game it was.
 Over the Christmas break we had a great trip to the inflatable water park - and although it
Lauren Briginshaw was cold, it was an amazing bonding session for the girls and Coaches alike. This secured
 friendships that blossomed both on and off the court.
Breanna Carter
 With a challenging Australia Day tournament, the girls grew as a team, and improved
Rhianna Harrison their results each game. Their teamwork was starting to show on the court, and on the
 scoreboard and we moved on from there. It was great to play against some interstate and
 NZ teams along the way.
Georgia Kavanagh
 We got a chance to play a NZ team whilst they were visiting which an amazing opportunity,
Hannah Mafrici and which inspired most of the girls to take up the opportunity to head across to NZ to play
 them in the Easter NZ tournament. We were very sad to miss out on playing our new found
Siena Pantano friends once the trip was cancelled.
 We were all ready to start the season when COVID-19 hit, however this was never going
Stella Wiseman to stop the progress. Georgia & Rhi were a great support for the girls through the tough
 changes with lockdown and was determined to keep their spirits high. Zoom sessions were
Niamh Zulian organised and as much practise that we could fit in whilst socially distanced - we were
 ready for the resumption of the season. There is no way this team was going to admit defeat
Georgia Clarke (HC) that early. To continue the bond Gerry (our Team Manager) delivered Easter treats while
 social distancing and between Zoom training when we had PJ and Super Hero Quiz nights,
Rhiannon Ockwell (AC) and plenty of Zoom sessions, we were ready to take that court.

Gerry McKenna (TM) Whilst COVID stopped our season, nothing was going to stop the passion of these girls and
 coaches. Although we missed out this season, we are all ready to go and just as inspired
 as ever to continue our basketball endeavours in the future. A massive thanks to Georgia in
 her first Melbourne season, and also Rhi for all their efforts this season. It was great to have
 such strong role models for our girls.

The 14.1 Boys could not have had a better start to the season. They were improving every single training
 session and our team bond was getting stronger every training session.
 Our practice matches were successful and we sat down as a team and set goals for the season. As a
 team we decided we wanted to set goals to achieve them!
 Our team goals included:
Tairon Ah-Mu • Qualifying for VC in Phase 1 of Grading
 • Qualifying for VC and not VC Reserve
Zackary Ashe • Qualifying for the Classic and winning a medal at the National Junior Classic
 • Making the VC Grand Final
Fletcher Cawley • Qualifying for Nationals and winning a medal at Nationals
 Although these goals were high, they were definitely achievable for these 10 boys who put 110% into
Harrison Chapman each session. As a coach, I could not have asked for a more dedicated and committed team.
 We were privileged enough to be able to play the New Zealand team, North Harbour, in a practice
Jake Collins match before the Australia Day Tournament. These boys had travelled to another country to play a
 basketball tournament and it was great to be able to play them before the tournament began.
Oliver Greeves The boys had a very successful Australia Day Tournament. They had an amazing experience playing
 Lithuania and seeing the style of basketball these boys play. Even though this was our first loss, we
 learnt a lot from this and used this as our motivation throughout the rest of the tournament. The boys
Mitchell Hansen made the Qualifying Final and won against Dandenong. They officially made top four and had a final
 against Keilor the next day. Unfortunately, we went down in this Semi Final, however it was a great
Motu Junior Uelehipa learning curve for our team. We knew what we needed to work on and how we were going to adapt
 this to the next time we played Keilor and other high quality teams.
Marcus Krasnadamskis We started our VC season very strong. Everything we had been working on at training all came
 together and we won against Casey by 35 points. This was the third time we had played Casey already!
Max Nicoll Even though we went into lockdown after our first VC game of the season, our boys were still training
 online 3 times a week. They never gave up and always brought a positive attitude to these sessions.
Michelle Letts (HC) We were very excited when we went back to training for nearly 3 weeks.
 Slow and steady wins the race was our team motto!
Melissa Hansen (AC) Even though we are currently in lockdown 2.0, our boys are continuing to train 3 times a week.
 We are hopeful for the Eastern Region Competition and are using this as our motivation during this
Michelle Nicoll (TM) difficult time.
 A massive thank you to my Assistant Coach Mel Hansen and my Team Manager Michelle Nicoll for all
 their hard work throughout this season.
 This is definitely not the fairy tale ending we had hoped for, but as a coach I hope my team and their
 families are fit and healthy and are ready to go back to normal before we know it!

Wow, what a rollercoaster ride we have all had this season (or lack of ).
 The team of Ari, Maddison, Keira, Caitlyn, Emily, Bridgette, Kate, Emerson, Larni and Charity
Kate Bourke looked to have come to play right from the get-go.
 The practice games up to the Christmas break were all wins and we had high hopes of a high
Maddison Butler grading.
 We had a great start to the year during the Australia Day tournament, making it to the grand
Larni Campbell final. The team did a great job but were held off by a stronger team on the day. The girls held
 their heads high that day and made us all immensely proud. To come away with a runners up
Keira Dhanapala finish was nothing to sneeze at and was a sign of things to come.
 Unfortunately, once we came back after the break it all changed. We just could not get a win on
Bridget Ellinger the board. We were in the games for a long way but just could not get over the line.
 The girls managed to notch up a couple of wins before grading finished which saw us slot into
Araliya Perera VJL3 and the girls were pumped for the season………and then it was gone!! The season was over
 before it began, postponed due to the corona virus outbreak.
Charity Poe
 The coaches throughout the down period did an amazing job of staying in touch with the team,
 the zoom meetings, Sunday training sessions and check ins from time to time.
Emily Rajher
 The girls were excited when they found out that their hard work off the court was about to be
 put to the test when we got word of the season finally starting, but again for it to all be taken
Caitlyn Roberts
 away without a chance of restarting.
Emerson Watt Many will say what a waste of a season, but I think the full credit to Lauren & Gabby for keeping
 the girls interested and training in hope we could have returned to the court.
Lauren Robinson (HC) To them I say thank you, without your dedication to the team the girls may have become world
 famous on facetagram or instabook for doing silly tik toks all day.
Gabby Tarabolsi (AC) I strongly believe we had a team that could have gone a long way into the finals series and
 possibly come away with a flag. Unfortunately, that will now be a what could have been.
Shane Butler (TM) In closing I truly wish all the girls the absolute best for their futures Raider careers, as they are all
 capable of great things, as shown in the limited games they got to play.
Victoria Butler (TM) To all coaches, players, parents and supporters, please stay safe through these challenging times.
 I hope to see all your friendly faces around the courts soon, whether as a referee for one of your
 games or a parent cheering on their kids, I cannot wait to get back into it.

The 2019/20 season was a crazy one to say the least.
 The Australia Day tournament saw the boys make it to the AR grand final after playing
Luke Atacador some great basketball over the weekend against some great opposition, coming out
 as Runners Up and enjoying some team bonding time for a family BBQ lunch at the TMs
Kohilan Balanathan house.
 After the tournament, we struggled to have a full team having constant injuries and
Alexander Makey illnesses making it hard to string together vital wins in the grading phase where we
 found ourselves matching up against bigger oppositions.
Lincoln Mann
 This season was truly one like no other with the COVID-19 kicking off social distancing
Dylan Nuku and putting a stop to face to face training. During this time the boys didn’t let this
 slow down their development as we took to home court and zoom having individual
Harry Robinson competitions against each other weekly before joining a competition to play against
 other teams and training over zoom.
Owen Stack
 Just as we started to come back and get our hopes up for a season restart we were
 once again struck with isolation rules putting an end to our season. While the season is
Thomas Swainston
 over at the point of writing this, we all continue to work hard over zoom trainings every
 week to help each other get better and be ready for their next basketball journey.
Oscar Torcasio
 Luke, Macca, Koh, Stacky, Tom, Dyl, Linc, Harry, Oscar and Alex, thank you boys for an
Mckenzie Williamson amazing season, I’ve enjoyed every second spent with you, you are all amazing kids and
 I can’t wait to see where your journey in basketball and life takes you all.
Hayden Morris (HC)
 Thank you to Kate for being an amazing team manager and taking care of everything
Danny Nuku (AC) behind the scenes for the boys, parents and I, you are amazing. To all the parents thank
 you for everything. I’ve enjoyed getting to know you and your families better over the
Kate Swainston (TM) past 9 months and of course to Danny, my amazing assistant coach, without you the
 season wouldn’t have been possible, and thank you for giving up your time each week &
 being dedicated to helping me and the boys, I truly appreciate everything you have done
 for me and this group.