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        2021 AUSTRALIAN
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        CHAMPIONSHIPS
        10 – 17 APRIL
        EAGLE STADIUM, WERRIBEE
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5         Welcome
            Basketball Australia & Wyndham Basketball   15   Trophy Honours
                                                             Under-18

  6         Championship Draw
            Under-18 Men & Women                        18   Awards
                                                             Luc Longley

  9         Feature
            Class of 2011                               20   Event Information
                                                             Contacts & Organising Committee

 11         Team Lists
            Under-18 Men & Women

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WELCOME
                              On behalf of Basketball Australia, it is my pleasure       On behalf of Basketball Australia, I would also like
                              to welcome you to the 2021 Australian Under-18             to extend our gratitude to the Executive Committee
                              Championships in Werribee, Victoria.                       and staff at Wyndham Basketball for hosting the
                                                                                         2021 championships, particularly with the added but
                              We are back! After the COVID-19 pandemic led to            important COVID-safe protocols that this event must
                              a hiatus of live sporting events around the world,         adhere to.
                              including the cancellation of the 2020 Under-18
                              and Kevin Coombs Cup event, we are excited to              A special thank you also to the many volunteers for all
                              welcome the country’s best junior basketballers back       their hard work in the lead-up to these championships
                              to compete for the chance to be crowned the 2021           and throughout. Our sport is indebted to the
                              Australian Champions. Unfortunately, the challenges        dedication and passion of those who contribute so
                              of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to exact a toll with     much to the sport in a voluntary capacity, and we
PAUL MALEY                    the Kevin Coombs Cup unable to take place this year        cannot thank you enough.
                              as a part of these Championships.
EXECUTIVE                                                                                We also congratulate all athletes and appointed
GENERAL MANAGER               It was a priority for Basketball Australia and the sport   coaching staff on being selected to represent your
BASKETBALL                    in general that the Australian Junior Championships        respective state or territory, and we hope you return
Basketball Australia          were able to be contested this year should the climate     home with many wonderful memories from this
                              allow, as these events form an important part of the       experience.
                              Australian basketball high performance pathway.
                                                                                         After almost two years since these championships
                              Many senior national team representatives                  were previously contested, may I say “good luck” to all
                              have forged success playing careers from these             players, coaches, referees, officials and support staff
                              Championships, including the likes of Australian           during this year’s Australian Under-18 Championships.
                              Boomers and Chemist Warehouse Opals Cayla George,
                              Chris Goulding, Joe Ingles and Jenna O’Hea.                      Acknowledgement of Country

                              2021 is an important year for our national teams, with         Basketball Australia recognises Aboriginal and
                              the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics; the Boomers and              Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Custodians
                              Opals are also competing in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup;
                                                                                             of the lands on which Australia was founded.
                              and our junior national teams are set to feature in the
                              FIBA Under-19 World Championships.                             We acknowledge the Wathaurung, Woiwurrung and
                                                                                             Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation as the
                              With a total of 106 games scheduled to be played,              Traditional Owners of the lands on which this event
                              showcasing 26 representative teams from around the
                                                                                             takes place.
                              country, basketball fans and patrons are guaranteed a
                              feast of action over the eight days of competition.

                              It is with great pleasure and excitement that l            Eagle stadium managers, Wyn Active, and Victoria
                              officially welcome all participating players, coaches,     University have also been very important and
                              team managers, officials, parents, and spectators          valuable with their contribution to the event, as
                              to Wyndham for the 2021 Australian Under-18                have our partners: Quest Werribee, myPhysio, Impact
                              Championships.                                             Sports Promotions, Sports in Focus and Cable Blu.

                              The Wyndham Basketball Association is delighted            To the teams, l wish all participants an enjoyable
                              that we have been provided with the chance                 and injury free week, and hope that everyone comes
                              to engage with our local community, showcase               away from Wyndham with fantastic on and off court
                              fantastic talent, and grow basketball participation in     memories. In addition to amazing basketball, l hope
                              Melbourne’s West. We thank Basketball Australia for        everybody gets the opportunity to experience the City
                              giving us this opportunity.                                of Wyndham and enjoy the local foods, entertainment,
CRAIG ARMSTEAD                                                                           and hospitality.
                              Staging an event like this requires support from
GENERAL MANAGER
                              many people and organisations. To our Executive            Once again, welcome to this wonderful event. l look
Wyndham Basketball            Committee members, staff and our many volunteers           forward to meeting many people and enjoying what
Association                   thanks for all your assistance in the preparation and      is sure to be a big week for our Basketball Association
                              management of the event.                                   and the sport we all love.

                              The Wyndham Basketball Association would also
                              like to specifically thank for their support, Wyndham
                              City Council and in particular Cr Peter Maynard, the
                              Federal government and local member Joanne Ryan
                              MP, and the Victorian state government and our local
                              member Tim Pallas MP.

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UNDER-18 MEN
   CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

    Pool A                        Pool B
    ACT                           NSW Country
    NSW Metro                     QLD South
    NT
                                  SA Metro
    QLD North
                                  TAS
    SA Country
                                  VIC Country
    VIC Metro
                                  WA Metro
    WA Country

   Draw
    COMPETITION            GAME     TIME        CRT   TEAM A        TEAM B        COMPETITION           GAME    TIME     CRT   TEAM A                 TEAM B

    Friday 9th April                                                              Thursday 15th April
                                   7:00pm        1    Opening Ceremony                                                         5th Pool A             6th Pool B
                                                                                  Classification         73    9:00am     1
    Saturday 10th April                                                                                                        ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  1      11:00am      5     NSW Metro     ACT                                                        5th Pool B             6th Pool A
                                                                                  Classification         74    9:30am    3
    Pool A                  2      11:15am       1    VIC Metro     SA Country                                                 ....................   ....................
    Pool B                  4      1:00pm        5    WA Metro      TAS
                                                                                                                               2nd Pool A             3rd Pool B
    Pool A                  7      3:00pm        5    QLD North     NT            Quarter Final          77    1:00pm     1
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool B                  8      3:15pm        1    VIC Country   NSW Country
                                                                                                                               1st Pool B             4th Pool A
    Pool B                  10     5:00pm        5    SA Metro      QLD South     Quarter Final          80    3:30pm    3
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  13     7:15pm        1    ACT           WA Country

    Sunday 11th April                                                                                                          2nd Pool B             3rd Pool A
                                                                                  Quarter Final          81    5:00pm     1
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  15     10:30am      5     NT            VIC Metro
    Pool B                  18     12:30pm       5    QLD South     NSW Country                                                1st Pool A             4th Pool B
                                                                                  Quarter Final          84    7:30pm    3
    Pool A                  19     12:45pm       1    SA Country    NSW Metro                                                  ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  22     2:45pm        1    WA Country    QLD North     Friday 16th April
    Pool B                  23     3:00pm        3    SA Metro      WA Metro
                                                                                                                               Loser #74              Loser #73
    Pool B                  25     4:45pm        1    TAS           VIC Country   Play Off 11th          85    9:00am     1
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  27     6:45pm        1    VIC Metro     ACT

    Monday 12th April                                                             Play Off 9/10          88    11:30am   3
                                                                                                                               Winner #73             Winner #74
    Pool A                  30     10:30am      5     SA Country    QLD North                                                  ....................   ....................

    Pool A                  32     11:00am      3     NSW Metro     WA Country
                                                                                                                               Loser #77              Loser #80
    Pool B                  34     12:45pm       1    NSW Country WA Metro        Classification 5-8     90    1:30pm    3
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool B                  37     2:45pm        1    VIC Country   QLD South
    Pool B                  39     4:30pm       5     TAS           SA Metro                                                   Winner #80             Winner #77
                                                                                  Semi Final             91    3:00pm     1
    Pool A                  41     5:00pm       3     ACT           NT                                                         ....................   ....................

    Pool A                  43     7:00pm       3     VIC Metro     NSW Metro
                                                                                                                               Loser #81              Loser #84
    Pool A                  44     7:15pm        5    WA Country    SA Country    Classification 5-8     94    5:30pm    3
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Tuesday 13th April
    Pool A                  45     10:30am      5     QLD North     ACT                                                        Winner #84             Winner #81
                                                                                  Semi Final             95    7:00pm     1
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  49     12:45pm       1    VIC Metro     WA Country
    Pool B                  50     1:00pm       3     WA Metro      VIC Country   Saturday 17th April
    Pool A                  51     2:30pm        5    NT            SA Country
                                                                                                                               Loser #85              7th Pool A
    Pool B                  52     2:45pm        1    QLD South     TAS           Play Off 12/13         98    9:30am    3
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool B                  56     5:00pm        3    NSW Country SA Metro
                                                                                                                               Loser #90              Loser #94
    Pool A                  58     7:00pm        3    NSW Metro     QLD North     Play Off 7/8           99    11:00am    1
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Wednesday 14th April
                                                                                                                               Winner #90             Winner #94
    Pool A                  59     11:15am       1    WA Country    NT            Play Off 5/6          102    1:30pm    3
                                                                                                                               ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  61     1:00pm       5     SA Country    ACT
    Pool B                  63     1:30pm       3     QLD South     WA Metro                                                   Loser #91              Loser #95
                                                                                  Bronze Medal          103    3:00pm     1
    Pool B                  66     3:30pm       3     TAS           NSW Country                                                ....................   ....................

    Pool B                  68     5:15pm        1    SA Metro      VIC Country                                                Winner #95             Winner #91
                                                                                  Gold Medal            106    7:30pm     1
    Pool A                  70     7:00pm        5    NT            NSW Metro                                                  ....................   ....................
    Pool A                  71     7:15pm        1    QLD North     VIC Metro                                  9:30pm     1    Closing Ceremony

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UNDER-18 WOMEN
CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

Pool A                       Pool B
NSW Metro                    ACT
NT
                             NSW Country
QLD North
                             QLD South
SA Country
                             SA Metro
TAS
VIC Metro                    VIC Country

WA Metro                     WA Country

Draw
COMPETITION           GAME     TIME        CRT   TEAM A        TEAM B        COMPETITION           GAME    TIME     CRT   TEAM A                 TEAM B

Friday 9th April                                                             Wednesday 14th April
                             7:00pm         1    Opening Ceremony            Pool A                 60    11:30am   3     TAS                    QLD North

Saturday 10th April                                                          Pool B                 62    1:15pm     1    QLD South              WA Country

Pool A                 3     11:30am       3     TAS           NSW Metro     Pool A                 64    3:00pm     5    NSW Metro              WA Metro

Pool B                 5      1:15pm        1    NSW Country ACT             Pool A                 65    3:15pm     1    VIC Metro              SA Country

Pool B                 6      1:30pm       3     SA Metro      QLD South     Pool B                 67    5:00pm    5     SA Metro               NSW Country

Pool A                 9     3:30pm        3     SA Country    NT            Pool B                 69    5:30pm    3     ACT                    VIC Country

Pool B                 11     5:15pm        1    WA Country    VIC Country   Pool A                 72    7:30pm    3     NT                     TAS

Pool A                 12    5:30pm        3     VIC Metro     WA Metro      Thursday 15th April
Pool A                 14     7:30pm       3     NSW Metro     QLD North                                                  5th Pool B             6th Pool A
                                                                             Classification         75    11:00am    1
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Sunday 11th April                                                                                                         5th Pool A             6th Pool B
                                                                             Classification         76    11:30am   3
Pool A                 16    10:45am        1    WA Metro      SA Country                                                 ....................   ....................
                                                                                                                          2nd Pool A             3rd Pool B
Pool A                 17    11:00am       3     QLD North     VIC Metro     Quarter Final          78    1:30pm    3
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool B                 20     1:00pm       3     QLD South     ACT                                                        1st Pool B             4th Pool A
                                                                             Quarter Final          79    3:00pm     1
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool B                 21    2:30pm         5    WA Country    SA Metro
                                                                                                                          2nd Pool B             3rd Pool A
                                                                             Quarter Final          82    5:30pm    3
Pool A                 24    4:30pm         5    NSW Metro     NT                                                         ....................   ....................
                                                                                                                          1st Pool A             4th Pool B
Pool B                 26    5:00pm        3     VIC Country   NSW Country   Quarter Final          83    7:00pm     1
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool A                 28    7:00pm        3     SA Country    QLD North
                                                                             Friday 16th April
Pool A                 29     7:15pm        5    TAS           WA Metro                                                   Loser #75              Loser #76
                                                                             Play Off 11th          86    9:30am    3
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Monday 12th April
                                                                                                                          Winner #76             Winner #75
                                                                             Play Off 9/10          87    11:00am    1
Pool A                 31    10:45am        1    NT            VIC Metro                                                  ....................   ....................
                                                                                                                          Winner #79             Winner #78
Pool A                 33    12:30pm       5     WA Metro      QLD North     Semi Final             89    1:00pm     1
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool B                 35     1:00pm       3     NSW Country QLD South                                                    Loser #78              Loser #79
                                                                             Classification 5-8     92    3:30pm    3
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool B                 36    2:30pm        5     ACT           WA Country
                                                                                                                          Winner #83             Winner #82
                                                                             Semi Final             93    5:00pm     1
Pool A                 38    3:00pm        3     SA Country    TAS                                                        ....................   ....................

Pool B                 40    4:45pm         1    SA Metro      VIC Country                                                Loser #82              Loser #83
                                                                             Classification 5-8     96    7:30pm     3
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool A                 42    6:45pm         1    VIC Metro     NSW Metro
                                                                             Saturday 17th April
Tuesday 13th April                                                                                                        Loser #86              7th Pool A
                                                                             Play Off 12/13         97    9:00am     1
Pool B                 46    10:45am        1    VIC Country   QLD South                                                  ....................   ....................
                                                                                                                          Loser #92              Loser #96
Pool A                 47    11:00am       3     NT            WA Metro      Play Off 7/8           100   11:30am   3
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................

Pool B                 48    12:30pm        5    ACT           SA Metro                                                   Loser #89              Loser #93
                                                                             Bronze Medal           101   1:00pm     1
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool A                 53    3:00pm        3     NSW Metro     SA Country                                                 Winner #92             Winner #96
                                                                             Play Off 5/6           104   3:30pm    3
Pool B                 54    4:30pm         5    NSW Country WA Country                                                   ....................   ....................
                                                                                                                          Winner #93             Winner #89
Pool A                 55    4:45pm         1    TAS           VIC Metro     Gold Medal             105   5:30pm     1
                                                                                                                          ....................   ....................
Pool A                 57    6:45pm         1    QLD North     NT                                         9:30pm     1    Closing Ceremony

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CLASS OF
   2011                      •

                             •
                                 192 Points in 2011 Australian U18
                                 Championships
                                 Started WNBL career as a 16-year
                                 old with Adelaide Lightning in
                                                                                      •

                                                                                      •
                                                                                          162 Points in 2011 Australian U18
                                                                                          Championships
                                                                                          Started WNBL career at AIS in
                                                                                          2009
                                 2010
                                                                                      •   WNBL Rookie of the year 2011
                             •   Named WNBL Rookie of the year
                                 in 2014                                              •   Australian Gems Bronze
                                                                                          Medal 2013 FIBA U19 World
                             •   2 x WNBL Championships with                              Championships
                                 Townsville & Sydney Uni Flames
                                                                                      •   Current WNBL player Bendigo
                             •   Australian Gems Bronze                                   Spirit
                                 Medal 2013 FIBA U19 World
   Alex Wilson                   Championships
                                                                     Carly Ernst
   South Australia
                                                                     Victoria Metro

                             •   82 Points in 2011 Australian U18                     •   92 Points in 2011 Australian U18
                                 Championships                                            Championships
                             •   AIS Scholarship athlete in 2012-                     •   Australian U17 FIBA World Cup
                                 2013                                                     Team 2012
                             •   Attended Saint Mary’s College                        •   Australia U19 FIBA World Cup
                                 2013-2014                                                Team 2013
                             •   Started his NBL career with                          •   Australia Boomers debut 2013
                                 Sydney Kings in 2017                                     FIBA Oceania Championships
                             •   Currently plays for South East                       •   Fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA
                                 Melbourne Phoenix in NBL                                 Draft
                             •   His dad, Brad, played NBL with                       •   NBA - Utah Jazz 2014-2019
   Dane Pineau                   Devonport Warriors & Melbourne      Dante Exum
                                 Tigers                                               •   NBA – Cleveland Cavaliers 2019
   Victoria Metro                                                    Victoria Metro       – 2021
                                                                                      •   Current NBA Team Houston
                                                                                          Rockets

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•   22 Points in 2011 Australian U18                       •   65 Points in 2011 Australian U18
                              Championships                                              Championships
                          •   Started her WNBL Career at AIS                         •   Attended College with Auburn
                              2011                                                       Tigers 2014-2015
                          •   Won two WNBL championships                             •   Attended College with Hawaii
                              with Townsville Fire                                       Rainbow Warriors 2016 – 2019
                          •   Current player of WNBL Perth                           •   Started his NBL career with
                              Lynx                                                       Melbourne Tigers in 2019
                          •   In 2019 played for Herner TC in                        •   Current NBL player with Adelaide
                              Germany                                                    36ers
                          •   Australian Opals debut in 2019                         •   Both his dad, Nigel and mother,
Darcee Garbin                 FIBA Asia Cup                       Jack Purchase          Simone played NBL & WNBL
Western Australia                                                 Victoria Metro
Country

                          •   78 Points in 2011 Australian U18                       •   86 Points in 2011 Australian U18
                              Championships                                              Championships
                          •   International debut with New                           •   Started his NBL Career in 2012
                              Zealand U17 team at 2009 FIBA                              with Wollongong Hawks
                              Oceania U16 Championships as a
                              14 year old                                            •   Won a silver medal with
                                                                                         Australian Crocs in 2012 FIBA U17
                          •   WNBL Melbourne Boomers 2017                                World Championships
                              - Present
                                                                                     •   In 2016 played for Vrsac in
                          •   Current Senior international with                          Basketball League of Serbia
                              New Zealand Tall Ferns
                                                                                     •   Current member of Cairns
                          •   Two of her older sisters Charmian                          Taipans in the NBL
                              and Natalie also represented
Kalani Purcell                New Zealand at the Olympics         Mirko Djeric
Queensland South                                                  NSW Metro

                          •   169 Points in 2011 Australian U18                      •   80 Points in 2011 Australian U18
                              Championships                                              Championships
                          •   Started her WNBL career at age                         •   Started her WNBL Career at AIS
                              17 for Adelaide Lightning 2011                             2011
                          •   2014 WNBL Rookie of the year                           •   Attended NCAA Division 1 College
                                                                                         at Utah State Aggies 2012-2014
                          •   Third Round (33rd Overall) WNBA
                              Draft pick in 2014 to Phoenix                          •   Oldest Brother Cameron Bairstow
                              Mercury                                                    former NBA player with Chicago
                                                                                         Bulls
                          •   Current member of New York
                              Liberty WNBA                                           •   Older brother Jarred currently
                                                                                         plays for NBL Perth WIldcats
                          •   Current Australian Opals Squad
Steph Talbot                                                      Stephanie
South Australia Country                                           Bairstow
                                                                  Queensland South

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UNDER-18 MEN
     TEAM LISTS

   ACT         AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
               - U18 MEN                                          NSW          NSW COUNTRY
                                                                               - U18 MEN                                           NSW          NSW METRO
                                                                                                                                                - U18 MEN

     No.               Player                 Height   D.O.B       No.              Player                 Height       D.O.B       No.              Player                   Height   D.O.B
      3     Bowyn Beatty                        213    2/8/04        5     Noah Shiels                        166       25/2/04       4     Tyrese Proctor                     190      1/4/04

      4     Angus Byatt                        160     5/11/04       6     Joshua Morgan                      187       26/1/05       5     James O'Donnell                    180     22/8/05
                                                                     7     Joshua Dent                        188       9/5/05
      5     Oliver Primrose                    185     5/8/04                                                                         6     Anthony Mundine                     167    4/3/05
                                                                     8     Harley Kent                        175       4/5/04
      6     Alexander Toohey                   201     5/5/04                                                                         7     Lucas Morgan                       160     19/7/04
                                                                    10     Isaiah Walter                      194       28/3/04
      7     Cameron Pender                     199     8/5/04                                                                        10     Samuel Lewis                       190      5/1/05
                                                                     11    Jackson Ware                       200       6/6/04
      9     Lachlan Smith                      195     18/5/04                                                                        11    Marcus Hamilton                    180     13/1/04
                                                                    12     Harrison Iliffe                    196       21/4/04
      10    Jordan Jonathan                    180     9/11/05                                                                       12     Gordon Gill                         170    25/10/04
                                                                    13     Noah Pagotto                           191   28/2/05
      11    Che Peters                          170    4/9/04       14     Will Mortimore                     200        7/1/05      13     Harrison Evans                     209     9/11/04

      12    William Rice                       198     9/2/04       15     Judah Kami                         180       13/1/05      14     Isaac Ayoubi                        174    3/5/05

      14    William Nichols                    198     1/6/04       15     Judah Kami                         180       13/1/05      15     Christian Aukuso                    170    15/5/05

   Head Coach                Deborah Cook                         Head Coach               Curtis Sardi                            Head Coach            Reece Potter
   Assistant Manager         Sean Gilligan                        Assistant Coach          Darren Duff                             Assistant Coach       Angus Bourke
   Assistant Coach           Andrew Rice                          Assistant Coach          Callum Wade                             Assistant Coach       Purvis (Will) Hill
   Manager                   Tracey Peacock                       Physiotherapist          Samuel Barnes                           Manager               Kristy Dallinger
   Physiotherapist           Toby Conroy

   NT          NORTHERN TERRITORY
               - U18 MEN                                          QLD         QUEENSLAND NORTH
                                                                              - U18 MEN                                            QLD         QUEENSLAND SOUTH
                                                                                                                                               - U18 MEN

     No.               Player                 Height   D.O.B       No.              Player                 Height       D.O.B       No.              Player                   Height   D.O.B
      5     Jason Ramsamy                       186    29/10/05      2     Benjamin Knight                    200       19/5/04       1     William Mahoney                    190      7/4/04

      6     Joel De Barros                      194    10/6/04       3     Kane Runnalls                      206       17/3/04       4     Jayden Harris-Wihongi              193      7/2/04

      7     Zacary Ilic                         192    8/8/04        4     Jaylon Beecroft                    183        7/1/04       5     Kobe McDowell-White                183     9/2/04

      8     Tristyn Ambrose-Pearce              201    21/1/05       6     Benjamin Tweedy                    188       11/11/05      6     Nazar Angallo                       178    23/4/04

      10    Hayden Brauer                       190    21/8/05       7     Jaylen Pitman                      183       16/6/05       7     Javarne Hunt                       185     24/5/04

      11    Matteo Materazzo                    173    5/4/04        8     Rory Hawke                         194       14/1/04      10     Joshua Hughes                      206      8/1/05

      14    Maverick Falzon                     169    10/10/04     12     Matthew Evans                      193       9/1/05        11    Nevarda Higgins                    198     22/2/05

      23    Clayton Jewell                      196    27/8/04      13     Kaleb Mitchelhill                  196       30/6/04      15     Geordan Papacostas                 199     19/6/04

      24    Anthony Rowse                       170    17/3/04      14     Luca Yates                         204       29/1/04      27     Elijah Kamu                        196     26/2/05

      32    Mixon Laurel                        176    14/1/04      22     Marshall Wilson                    195       13/2/04      29     Joshua Wolff                       184     19/5/04

    Head Coach            Brett Maksimovic                        Head Coach               Rodney Anderson                         Head Coach                  Michael Lake
    Assistant Coach       Adam Marjoram                           Assistant Coach          Ethan Betts                             Apprentice Coach            Kirby Harley
    Manager               Manuel Del brocco                       Manager                  Natalie Beecroft                        Assistant Coach             Kabe Cicolini
    Physiotherapist       Bridie Duggan                                                                                            Development Coach           Henry Mahoney
                                                                                                                                   Manager                     Joy Hooper

   SA          SOUTH AUSTRALIA COUNTRY
               - U18 MEN                                          SA          SOUTH AUSTRALIA METRO
                                                                              - U18 MEN                                            TAS         TASMANIA
                                                                                                                                               - U18 MEN

     No.               Player                 Height   D.O.B       No.              Player                 Height       D.O.B       No.              Player                   Height   D.O.B
      4     Isaac Warhurst                      187    23/5/04       2     Sean Stock                         189       5/10/04       4     Eli French                          172    22/4/04

      5     Benjamin Young                      180    27/1/05       3     Noah McDonald                      189       13/7/05       7     Callum Boucher                     201     26/7/04

      6     Thomas Welk                         180    11/11/04      4     Jack King                          196       6/10/04       8     Kye Savage                         186     23/7/05

      7     Joshua Clifton                      199    22/5/04       6     Samuel Tosh                        185       31/1/04       9     Lachlan Maynard                    182     5/11/04

      8     Charlie Wyatt                       192    19/7/04       8     Marco D’Annunzio                   195       11/8/04      10     Marli Bourn                         187    21/1/04

      9     Dominic Carter                      189    6/8/04       12     Benjamin Carlson                       191   21/8/04       11    Lachlan Brewer                     195     27/4/05

      10    Louis Schell                        168    22/8/04      14     Cooper Osborne                     183       24/11/04     12     Zaki Anis                          180     24/5/04

      11    Trasen Pickett Carbine              185    22/6/04      30     Noah English                       203       13/9/04      13     Phoenix Robey                      194     30/3/04

      12    Noah Brown                          181    16/1/04      32     David Rinaldi                      180       13/3/04      15     Luke Brown                         195     26/5/04

      13    Jack Sullivan                       185    19/12/04     63     Harry Bruce                        183       7/5/05       24     Ryley Haywood                      194     12/11/04

   Head Coach             Daniel Stratford                        Head Coach               Jarrod Clarke                           Head Coach                Nathan Brereton
   Apprentice Coach       Hamish Price                            Assistant Coach          Paul Rigoni                             Assistant Coach           Jeremy Hill
   Assistant Coach        Scott Rattus                            Assistant Coach          James Alexander                         Manager                   Angela Savage
   Manager                Nathan Wright                           Development Coach        Chad Friend
   Physiotherapist        Neal Fitton                             Coach Developer          David Spear
                                                                  Manager                  Tania Turnbull
                                                                  Physiotherapist          Dimitrios Mitsioulis

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VIC         VICTORIA COUNTRY
            - U18 MEN                                         VIC          VICTORIA METRO
                                                                           - U18 MEN                                       WA          WESTERN AUSTRALIA COUNTRY
                                                                                                                                       - U18 MEN

 No.              Player                  Height   D.O.B       No.              Player                  Height   D.O.B      No.              Player              Height    D.O.B
   4     Fletcher Burger                   188     17/5/05       4     Beau Tranter                      189     27/1/04      4     Jackson Broadbent                202   2/12/04

   5     Jack Connolly                     185     24/2/05       5     Zahn Agosta                        191    6/11/04      5     Rory Charles                     184   1/3/04

   6     Alex Molan                        183     3/1/05        7     Jackson Harding                   196     15/3/04      6     Maxx Della Franca                186   6/4/04

   7     Lucas Impey                       198     12/12/05      8     Kristian Ferronato                186     19/1/05      7     Tomas Dobson                     180   19/11/04

   8     Jet Kneebone                      182     21/7/04       6     Daniel Poelsma                    202     11/1/04      8     Philip Gibaut                    189   3/2/04

   9     Darcy Jones                       190     7/10/04       9     Ethan Bolton                      194     11/3/05      9     Kameniev Igbinovia               186   26/2/04

  10     Jack Hrehoresen                   184     5/5/04       10     Tristan Devers                     191    2/7/05      10     Byron Jonker                     200   22/1/04

   11    George Stevens                    190     14/4/05       11    Blake Shankland                    187    1/8/04       11    Pharell Keats                    179   26/5/05

  12     Corey Hastings                     178    14/6/05      12     AJ Magbegor                       200     7/4/04      12     Joseph Macdonald                 195   18/1/05

  13     Lachlan Smith                     183     5/10/05      13     Bradley Moorey                    195     27/1/04     13     Kade Szyszka                     175   14/1/04

Head Coach            Joel Anderson                           Head Coach              Craig Stratford                      Head Coach               Matthew Knight
Assistant Coach       Brenton O'Brien                         Assistant Coach         Darren Best                          Assistant Coach          Michael Clarke
Assistant Coach       Kaleb Sclater                           Assistant Coach         Dion Jewell                          Assistant Coach          Mark Murrowood
Manager               richard morin                           Manager                 Mark Sainsbery                       Manager                  Callie Djukic
Physiotherapist       Tharindu Ranabahu                       Physiotherapist         Karina Chilman

WA          WESTERN AUSTRALIA METRO
            - U18 MEN

 No.              Player                  Height   D.O.B
   4     Ty Channells                      190     11/10/04

   5     Alexander Condon                  203     25/7/04

   6     Joshua Draper                     190     8/2/04

   7     Ethan Elliott                     183     30/6/04

   8     Riley Eves                        180     23/6/04

   9     Thomas Gerovich                   200     23/4/04

  10     Ben Henshall                      195     22/6/04

   11    Alex Kovatchev                    195     14/4/04

  12     Dean Morse                         191    17/12/04

  13     Kauri Tipene-Grace                195     16/3/04

Head Coach                 Andrew Cooper
Assistant Coach            Damian Barr
Assistant Coach            Jordan Smith
Manager                    Vanessa Chamberlain

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               - U18 WOMEN                                       NSW            NSW COUNTRY
                                                                                - U18 WOMEN                                         NSW          NSW METRO
                                                                                                                                                 - U18 WOMEN

    No.              Player                 Height    D.O.B        No.               Player                     Height    D.O.B      No.              Player                  Height   D.O.B
      2     Sophie McWatt                       178   22/7/05       4       Bridie White                          171     10/3/05      5     Felicity Henderson                180     1/9/04

      3     Ilijana Matijevic                   180   29/9/05       5       Asha Phillips                         177     23/4/04      6     Alexandra Kayrouz                  178    30/3/04

      5     Alison Francis                      170   28/4/04       6       Alexandra Oliver                      167    15/08/05      7     Sari Mowbray                       176    26/1/04

      6     Grace Silberberg                    175   6/12/04       7       Mila Wawszkowicz                      181     15/7/04      8     Dylan Alexander                    178     1/1/05

      7     Lauren Armstrong                    175   24/2/04       8       Grace Whyte                          180      12/4/05      9     Rose Nelson                       183     12/1/04

      8     Emily Nguyen                        165   16/6/04       9       Kelsey Crossan                       180      6/1/04      10     Chloe Williams                     173    22/3/05

      9     Lara Essex                          150   22/2/04       10      Amelia Hasset                        189      2/1/04       11    Carla Pitman                      180     19/1/04

     10     Tilly Bean                          173   25/8/04       11      Hannah Rowe                          180     18/02/04     12     Caitlyn Martin                    162     16/9/05

      11    Mailey Cunningham                   180   24/9/05       12      Emily Foy                            183      21/7/04     13     Jada Crawshaw                     184     12/8/04

     13     Hannah Briskey                      185    5/7/05       13      Isla Juffermans                       191     18/4/05     14     Meera Coburn                      186     7/2/05

   Head Coach               Ian Beale                            Head Coach               Shelley Bates                             Head Coach               Lauryn Curtin
   Assistant Coach          Sean Gilligan                        Assistant Coach          Rebecca Dudic                             Assistant Coach          Gail Henderson
   Assistant Coach          Shane Lowndes                        Assistant Coach          Christine Higgisson                       Assistant Coach          William Lopez
   Manager                  April Croft                          Development Coach        Lauren Brahe                              Manager                  Alissa McCann
   Physiotherapist          Toby Conroy                          Manager                  Renelle Genner                            Physiotherapist          James Coller

   NT          NORTHERN TERRITORY
               - U18 WOMEN                                        QLD           QUEENSLAND NORTH
                                                                                - U18 WOMEN                                         QLD         QUEENSLAND SOUTH
                                                                                                                                                - U18 WOMEN

    No.              Player                 Height    D.O.B        No.               Player                     Height    D.O.B      No.              Player                  Height   D.O.B
      4     Olivia Dean                         178   11/6/05           4   Isabella Mulcahy                      178     30/4/04      2     Lucy Reid                          179    11/11/04

      5     Sophie Palmer                       162   7/12/04           5   Andria Heard                          175     19/5/05      4     Hayley McDowell-White              178    27/12/05

      6     Cecily Rankin                       160   26/12/05          6   Erin Harvey                           169     23/3/05      8     Jade Peacock                      183     15/3/05

      7     Tsharni Graham                      177   28/10/05          7   Brooke Jensen                         161     24/6/05     10     Lulu Twidale                       174    9/5/05

      9     Julia Pollon                        167   15/8/05       8       Maeghan Saldumbide                    173     6/5/04       11    Summah Hanson                      179    16/6/05

     10     Kiarna Collinson                    167    7/2/04       9       Paris Santacaterina                   168     3/2/04       12    Lilly Rotunno                      170    26/1/04

      11    Laleeta Das                         172   29/12/04      10      Grace Little                          187     2/11/04     13     Mackenzie Auton                    170    16/2/05

     13     Alyssa Perkins                      163   17/2/04       11      Phoebe Holmes                         170     1/10/05     15     Skye Mason                        186     22/1/04

     14     Amy List                            185   1/10/05       12      Charli Kenny                          175     15/8/05      17    Jessica Petrie                    186     17/5/05

     23     Emily Smyth                         166    8/1/05       14      Laycee Carter                         180     24/3/05     31     Ella Gordon                        187    9/12/04

   Head Coach               Tania Dhu                            Head Coach                  James Rapinett                         Head Coach           Jackie Brown
   Assistant Coach          Erin Geer                            Assistant Coach             Jamiey Doevendans                      Assistant Coach      Rebecca Schatz
   Manager                  Jacqueline Adams                     Manager                     Pamela Heard                           Assistant Coach      Julie Stringer
   Physiotherapist          Bridie Duggan                                                                                           Development Coach    Mark Hauser
                                                                                                                                    Manager              Bianca McDowell

   SA          SA METRO
               - U18 WOMEN                                       SA            SOUTH AUSTRALIA COUNTRY
                                                                               - U18 WOMEN

    No.              Player                 Height    D.O.B       No.               Player                  Height       D.O.B
      3     Maddy Hinton                        167   14/4/05       4       Emmy Roach                           181     27/9/05

      4     Tayla Brazel                        182   9/3/04        5       Tara Bryant                          170     6/2/04

      6     Yasmin Nairn                        180   5/5/04        6       Olivia Bradley                       183     15/2/05

      7     Mia Walker-Roberts                  177    2/6/05       7       Chloe Harding                        184     20/1/05

     10     Jess Simoms                         179   11/4/04       8       Tia Dahlitz                          170     5/2/05

     12     Kaitlin Rowe                        174    1/6/04       9       Gemma Broadwood                      176     20/1/04

     14     Izzy Borlase                        179   18/9/04      10       Layla Harris                         165     1/10/04

     24     Ellie-Rose Janssen-Holton           167   31/1/04      11       Taylor Moffat                        170     20/4/04

     45     Awur Ajak                           192   10/2/05      12       Bianca Stasinowsky                   179     16/12/04

     49     Paige Padroth                       171   12/10/05     13       Amelie Webb                          160     12/7/05

   Head Coach               Katherine McPhail                    Head Coach                 Mark Billington
   Assistant Coach          Thomas Hilbig                        Apprentice Coach           Lisa-Jane Drefke
   Assistant Coach          Morgan Treloar                       Assistant Coach            Danny Millard
   Development Coach        Teagan Stanley                       Development Coach          Zali Grosser
   Manager                  Marilyn Gliddon                      Manager                    Jessica Kennedy
   Physiotherapist          Heyson Hinge                         Physiotherapist            Samantha Mathews

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TAS         TASMANIA
            - U18 WOMEN                                      VIC         VICTORIA COUNTRY
                                                                         - U18 WOMEN                                        VIC         VICTORIA METRO
                                                                                                                                        - U18 WOMEN

 No.              Player              Height      D.O.B       No.              Player               Height      D.O.B        No.              Player                Height   D.O.B
   4     Hollie Nash                        183   1/8/05        4     Rosie Todd                          170   28/10/04       4     Holly Griffiths                 192     12/6/04
   5     Chloe Kitto                        192   23/2/04                                                                      5     Bella Peterson                   176    10/3/04
                                                                5     Tanielle Knight                     185   28/3/04
   8     Zoe Banks                          172   2/5/04
                                                                6     Georgia Cox                         190   10/9/04        6     Sophie Burrows                  184     31/12/04
   9     Eliza Van de Kamp                  180   26/4/04
                                                                7     Dallas Loughridge                   167   23/1/04        7     Tabitha Betson                  185     2/8/05
  10     Rubi Gray                          175   18/3/05
                                                                8     Georgia Koopmans                    179   12/1/04        8     Ally Marshall                    170    23/2/04
   11    Macey Crawford                     178   17/3/05
                                                                9     Jemma Amoore                        163   17/6/05        9     Jaz Salon                        157    4/6/04
  12     Jasmine Ashlin                     179   28/8/04
                                                               10     Dyani Ananiev                       186   12/5/04       10     Tess Heal                        178     4/2/04
  13     Charli Kay                         173   20/3/04
  15     Taya Webb                          183   4/4/04        11    Erin Condron                        190   16/6/04        11    Amy Kurkowski                   182     20/10/05

  20     Niamh Bawle                        168   9/2/05       12     Isabel Whitelaw                     184   20/6/05       12     Amy O'Hara                       187    6/2/04

  32     Amelia Whitehead                   170   21/2/05      14     Jaime Gallatly                      178   18/1/05       13     Nyadiew Puoch                   189     23/6/04

Head Coach              Tony Webb                            Head Coach              Haydn Kirkwood                         Head Coach           Lloyd Klaman
Assistant Coach         Tania McCoy                          Assistant Coach         David Herbert                          Assistant Coach      Matt Bongetti
Manager                 Leanne Webb                          Assistant Coach         Rebecca McIntyre                       Assistant Coach      Jackie Gibson
                                                             Manager                 Wendy Campbell                         Manager              Katrina Barry
                                                             Physiotherapist         Liana Fitzpatrick                      Physiotherapist      Courtney Kennedy

WA          WESTERN AUSTRALIA COUNTRY
            - U18 WOMEN                                       WA          WESTERN AUSTRALIA METRO
                                                                          - U18 WOMEN

 No.              Player              Height      D.O.B        No.             Player                Height      D.O.B
   4     Katie Duncan                       165   25/5/05        4    Ella Averill                        184    27/8/04

   5     Abbi Gibson                        180   3/2/05         5    Jayda Clark                         183    19/7/05

   6     Abbey Hall                         186   1/10/04        6    Kyrah Daniels                       180    2/3/04

   7     Sydney Meares                      180   29/5/05        7    Hannah Duncan                       183    9/3/04

  10     Jaime Skeggs                       174   23/4/04        8    Grace Foster                        175    4/7/05

  13     Leah York                          160   21/10/04       9    Charlotte Graziano                  174    23/11/05

   8     Tori Ranson                        186   4/2/04        10    Mia Jacobs                          186    25/3/04

   9     Jaya Scafidi                       172   21/8/04        11   Caitlin Lord                        172    2/3/05

   11    Tayeesha Weeden                    166   4/6/04        12    Malia Tharpe                        181    11/11/04

  12     Maryanne Vunikura                  186   22/9/05       13    Kyana Weir                          167    17/10/05

Head Coach              Daniel Donaldson                     Head Coach                Keegan Crawford
Assistant Coach         Keely O’Brien                        Assistant Coach           Kerry Clarke
Assistant Coach         Ellyce Ironmonger                    Assistant Coach           Darcee Garbin
Manager                 Donna Ironmonger                     Manager                   Mark Matthiessen

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PAST CHAMPIONS

   MERV EMMS                                                              LOCATION

                                                                           Launceston
                                                                                             YEAR

                                                                                               1954
                                                                                                              CHAMPIONS

                                                                                                              New South Wales

   TROPHY HONOURS                                                          Melbourne

                                                                            Adelaide
                                                                                               1955

                                                                                               1956
                                                                                                              New South Wales

                                                                                                               South Australia

                                                                            Sydney             1957           New South Wales

   As a revered and respected coach known also for his                     Devonport           1958           New South Wales

                                                                           Melbourne           1959           New South Wales
   outstanding work as an official, administrator and                       Adelaide           1960            South Australia

   lifelong volunteer of basketball, Merv Emms’ name is                   Toowoomba            1961            South Australia

                                                                            Sydney             1962           New South Wales
   deservedly etched upon the Australian Under-18 Men’s                      Hobart            1963           New South Wales

   Championship trophy.                                                      Perth             1964           New South Wales

                                                                            Adelaide           1965                 Victoria

                                                                          Wollongong           1966                 Victoria

   Emms’ role as a technical             as a Member of Honour of          Melbourne           1967                 Victoria

   official took him to the 1956         Oceania Basketball.                 Cairns            1968                 Victoria

                                                                           Ulverstone          1969                 Victoria
   Melbourne Olympic Games and
                                         In November 2000, prior to his      Perth             1970                 Victoria
   he was a major contributor in
                                         passing, Emms was honoured         Sydney             1971                 Victoria

   the design of the Alexandria                                             Adelaide           1972                 Victoria
                                         with the presentation of Life
   Basketball Stadium in 1967.                                             Melbourne           1973                 Victoria

                                         Membership of Basketball                            1974-1976         Not Conducted

   As a coach, he led teams to an        NSW and a Government Sports        Geelong            1977        New South Wales Metro

                                                                          Rockhampton          1978              Victoria Metro
   astonishing seven national            Medal for his contribution
                                                                            Sydney             1979              Victoria Metro
   junior titles, including the          to the sport. Emms was an           Hobart            1980            South Australia

   first ever Australian Under-18        Australian basketball pioneer,      Perth             1981              Victoria Metro

   Championship in 1954.                 paving the way for many of         Canberra           1982            South Australia

                                                                            Adelaide           1983              Victoria Metro
                                         Australia’s most promising
   His involvement in NSW                                                  Melbourne           1984              Victoria Metro
                                         young basketballers and for
   Country basketball and                                                 Maroochydore         1985           Western Australia

                                         the sport itself.                  Sydney             1986              Victoria Metro
   throughout the Oceania region                                             Burnie            1987              Victoria Metro
   made him a much-respected                                                 Perth             1988               Queensland

   figure and saw Emms named                                               Frankston           1989              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Adelaide           1990           Victoria Country

                                                                            Mackay             1991            South Australia

                                                                            Sydney             1992              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Ballarat           1993              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Canberra           1994              Victoria Metro

                                                                          Wollongong           1995              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Adelaide           1996              Victoria Metro

                                                                           Newcastle           1997              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Bendigo            1998              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Brisbane           1999        Western Australia Metro

                                                                            Penrith           2000         Western Australia Metro

                                                                            Canberra           2001              Victoria Metro

                                                                             Knox              2002              Victoria Metro

                                                                           Newcastle          2003               Victoria Metro

                                                                           Townsville         2004                QLD North

                                                                             Perth            2005               Victoria Metro

                                                                            Adelaide          2006               NSW Country

                                                                           Launceston          2007              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Ballarat          2008               Victoria Metro

                                                                             Gawler           2009               Victoria Metro

                                                                            Terrigal           2010        New South Wales Metro

                                                                           Ulverstone          2011        New South Wales Metro

                                                                             Perth             2012        New South Wales Metro

                                                                            Brisbane           2013              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Canberra           2014              Victoria Metro

                                                                            Ballarat           2015              NSW Country

                                                                            Adelaide           2016              Victoria Metro

                                                                           Townsville           2017             Victoria Metro

                                                                            Geelong            2018        Western Australia Metro

   2019 Winner – Victoria Metro                                            Townsville          2019              Victoria Metro

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MAREE JACKSON                                                                  LOCATION
                                                                                          PAST CHAMPIONS
                                                                                              YEAR       CHAMPIONS

TROPHY HONOURS                                                                   Adelaide

                                                                                  Hobart
                                                                                              1966

                                                                                              1967
                                                                                                         New South Wales

                                                                                                          South Australia

                                                                                Melbourne     1968        South Australia
When the victorious women’s team at the Australian                              Southport     1969        South Australia

Under-18 Junior Championships accepts the trophy, they                           Sydney       1970        South Australia

will do so in honour of a pioneer of Australian basketball in                    Adelaide      1971      New South Wales

Maree Jackson.                                                                    Perth       1972       New South Wales

                                                                                 Wynyard      1973        South Australia

                                                                                Melbourne     1974       New South Wales
Winning two Under-18                     World Championships and three
                                                                                 Canberra     1975            Victoria
Championships in 1971 and                Oceania Championships, helping
                                                                               Toowoomba      1976         Victoria Metro
1972, Jackson’s performances             Australia to qualify for the 1980
                                                                                 Sydney       1977         Victoria Metro
helped her earned a scholarship          Olympics.                               Adelaide     1978          Queensland
at Louisiana State. Accepting
                                         She was a member of the ground-         Brisbane     1979         Victoria Metro

the offer, she became the first
                                         breaking 1979 Opals outfit that        Ulverstone    1980          Queensland

Australian female basketballer to                                                  Sale       1981          Queensland
                                         finished fourth at the World
head to a US college, paving the                                                  Perth       1982         Victoria Metro
                                         Championships which was the
way for future generations.                                                     Newcastle     1983         Victoria Metro
                                         best finish for any Australian
                                                                                 Adelaide     1984         Victoria Metro
Jackson went on to become                senior national team to that point.    Ulverstone    1985        South Australia
one of the most revered female
                                         Jackson continued to contribute       Maroochydore   1986         Victoria Metro

Australian basketballers on
                                         to the game in retirement as the        Ballarat     1987         Victoria Metro

the international hardwood,                                                     Shoalhaven    1988         Victoria Metro
                                         mother of Australian superstar
combining an imposing presence                                                  Joondalup     1989         Victoria Metro
                                         Lauren Jackson and in 2006, her
in the paint and an unrelenting                                                   Hobart      1990     South Australia Metro
                                         achievements were honoured
determination to win with a soft                                                 Adelaide     1991         Victoria Metro
                                         with induction into the Australian
touch around the basket.                                                         Sydney       1992        Victoria Country
                                         Basketball Hall of Fame.                Ballarat     1993         Victoria Metro

She played 30 games for the Opals                                                Canberra     1994        Victoria Country

between 1975-1979 including two                                                Wollongong     1995        Victoria Country

                                                                                 Adelaide     1996        Victoria Country

                                                                                Newcastle     1997        Victoria Country

                                                                                 Bendigo      1998         Victoria Metro

                                                                                 Brisbane     1999         Victoria Metro

                                                                                 Penrith      2000        Victoria Country

                                                                                 Canberra     2001         Victoria Metro

                                                                                  Knox        2002         Victoria Metro

                                                                                Newcastle     2003         Victoria Metro

                                                                                Townsville    2004         Victoria Metro

                                                                                  Perth       2005    New South Wales Country

                                                                                 Adelaide     2006    New South Wales Country

                                                                                Launceston    2007         Victoria Metro

                                                                                 Ballarat     2008         Victoria Metro

                                                                                  Gawler      2009         Victoria Metro

                                                                                 Terrigal     2010         Victoria Metro

                                                                                Ulverstone    2011         Victoria Metro

                                                                                  Perth       2012    New South Wales Metro

                                                                                 Brisbane     2013       Queensland North

                                                                                 Canberra     2014         Victoria Metro

                                                                                 Ballarat     2015         Victoria Metro

                                                                                 Adelaide     2016         Victoria Metro

                                                                                Townsville    2017        Victoria Country

                                                                                 Geelong      2018         Victoria Metro

2019 Winner – Victoria Metro                                                    Townsville    2019         Victoria Metro

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LUC LONGLEY
FAIR PLAY AWARD
First presented in 2004 at the Under 14’s National       Longley was inducted into the Australian Basketball
Championships, Fair Play Awards recognise teams          Hall of Fame in 2006, followed by the Sport Australia
that display outstanding sportsmanship – with the        Hall of Fame in 2009. He played for Australia as a
inaugural awards named after Australian Olympians        junior in 1987 and was on the first WA team to win an
Andrew Gaze and Jenny Cheesman.                          U17 Australian Junior Championship.
Since 2013, the Fair Play Award at the Under 18          Longley attended the AIS and then went to college in
Australian Junior Championships has been named           the USA before being drafted into the NBA where he
after Australian basketball legend Luc Longley.          won Championships with the Bulls in 1996, 1997 and
                                                         1998.
Longley – a household name across the globe – was
the first Australian to play in the NBA, winning three   Longley represented Australia at the 1988 Olympics
titles with the Chicago Bulls alongside Michael          as a 17 year old; and then again at the 1992 and 2000
Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc and Dennis            Olympics and two World Championships.
Rodman.

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The Wyndham Basketball Association strives to be the basketball association
   of choice in Melbourne’s west. And as we build our emerging competitions and
   programs, hosting the U18 Australian Junior Championships and Kevin Coombs
   Cup is a highpoint for our association and its members.

   We are a proud association with almost 50 years of         Our senior domestic competition, including our Premier
   history. A junior domestic competition for the area        Men and Premier Women competitions boasts more
   was followed by a seniors, then later, a representative    than 1100 players, all playing for the love of the game,
   program. In 2019, the Werribee Basketball Association      to keep fit and active and to have fun with mates.
   became the Wyndham Basketball Association, to
   better reflect our vast and growing local region and       The strength of our beginner programs and domestic
   membership.                                                competitions has fed into our representative programs,
                                                              where we have 32 teams competition in the VJBL and
   Throughout the years we have seen amazing players          4 Big V teams. Both of our senior Men and Women are
   come through the WBA, including modern-day stars           playing in the Championship Division of the Big V and
   Dante Exum and Maddie Rocci. Rocci played in our           will be hoping for successful seasons in 2021.
   junior domestic competition and all of her junior
   representative basketball here at Wyndham and as           To help officiate all this basketball, our TOC Wyndham
   one of the most exciting young female talents in the       branch has reached record numbers and continues
   country, we’re proud to see her go from strength to        to grow. We have a proud history of producing high-
   strength in the professional ranks.                        quality officials with current WNBL referee Jason Kelly
                                                              and current NBL scoretable official Tate Wheatland
   Today, the Wyndham Basketball Association has a            both from the WBA.
   thriving junior competition with 12 independent junior
   clubs and more than 3200 junior basketballers playing
   every week. We also have one of the country’s biggest
   Aussie Hoops programs, with an average of more than
   200 participants in the year prior to the Covid-affected
   2020. When almost 250 registered for Term 1 in 2021,
   we knew the program would be back better than ever.

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OFFICIALS
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
                                                                                                  BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA
Australian Junior Championships Manager              Renee Narcis
                                                                                                  PO Box 4140, Knox City Centre
Technical Commissioner                               Alan Garraway
                                                                                                  VIC 3152
Basketball Australia, Head of Officials              Michael Haynes
                                                                                                   » (03) 9847 2333
                                                                                                   » info@australia.basketball
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
                                                                                                   » www.australia.basketball
Chair                                               Craig Armstead
Finance & Commercial                                Kirsty Dolny
TOC                                                 Allison Scholey
Communications, Events & Media                      Sean Rogasch
Venue & Operations                                  Paul Jones
                                                                                                  WYNDHAM BASKETBALL
Venue & Operations                                  Jackie Gibson
                                                                                                  Eagle Stadium, 35 Ballan Rd
Community Engagement                                Daniela Borg
Teams, Players & Coaches                            Gerard Hillier                                Werribee VIC 3030
                                                                                                   » (03) 9742 5440
REFEREE COMMISSIONERS                                                                              » www.wyndhambasketball.com
Technical Commissioner                              Alan Garraway
Assistant Commissioner                              Michael Potts
Assistant Commissioner                              Melissa Andreola
                                                                                              Basketball Australia has a commercial arrangement with
Assistant Commissioner                              Sarah Bradbury                            Sport in Focus and this partnership needs to be respected at
                                                                                              all times. While it is not our intention to prevent family and
Assistant Commissioner                              Dean McCarthy
                                                                                              friends of participants from taking their own point and shoot
Assistant Commissioner                              Troy Earle                                images of their children we simply endeavour to monitor
                                                                                              and protect athlete privacy and the rights of the official
U18 Referee Manager                                 Marg Gorman                               tournament photographers with these simple gutidelines.
BA Referee Program Manager                          Jason Kelly
                                                                                              •       No photos are to be taken on the baseline or sideline
                                                                                                      of the courts, please remain seated in the stands
                                                                                              •       No flash photography is permitted
UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP REFEREES                                                                •       Tripods are not permitted to be utilised
Caitlin Grove                  Adrian Brown         Samuel Kewen                              •       Anybody found taking photos for commercial
                                                                                                      purposes will be asked to leave the venue
Chloe Erskine                  Luke Doe             Nicolas Draper
Ashleigh Thurstans             Thomas Marsh         Bailey Dyer
Abbey Dunsmore                 Declan Hamilton      Mitchell Jordan
Jessica Skrzyniarz             Marko Nikolic        Damian Rault
Catherine Hay                  Cory Bannister       Lachlan Saines
Kevin Poulton                  Daniel Stanley
Tom Broadbridge                Cameron Crees

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