Yeah liking the SA Country girls group to finish at least in the top 4-6 teams. The SA Country boys group will still struggle to wins games agaisnt the Tasmania's and Queenslands but should finish in top 8-10.

Any Thon Makers, Ben Simmons or Dante Exums coming through in this age group?

SA Country girls look strong with 8 of the 10 playing metro ,so does that make it a second metro team ??

Well if country got their shit together and developed all these kids properly then you would have to worry would you.

Not surprised to see 10 Sturt players make the teams with 2 Sturt coaches.

Considering Sturt won both Under 16 Boys and Girls at State Champs, I am not surprised either.

They won the U16 boys summer season as well as having first and second in Div 2. The Truth has made a very good point. THe best teams should have the most players in the state team - not every team equally represented. Well said

Team from Victoria Metro - Men's


Mitchell Angleton - Werribee

Nick Dane - Melbourne

Jack Dean - Diamond Valley

Josh Hannon - Knox

Lachlan Jones - Knox

Aidan O'Carroll - Eltham

Andrew Panayiotou - Melbourne

Daniel Robertson - Knox

Timothy Taranto - Sandringham

Kieran Urquhart - Kilsyth




Team from Victoria Country - Men's


Kye Baulch - Geelong

Oliver Bidmade - Warrnambool

Matthew Bond - Traralgon

Benjamin Coates - Wodonga

Tristan Fisher - Ballarat

Bailey Guinea - Ballarat

Tristan Lloyd - Warragul

Kieran Longmuir - Corio Bay

Thomas Pupavac - Geelong

Samuel Short - Ballarat

Victoria Country u16 women's Team



Emilie Baird - Southern Peninsula

Chloe Bibby - Horsham

Millie Culliver - Traralgon

Tayla Gilbert - Southern Peninsula

Chantel Horvat - Geelong

Grace McRae - Southern Peninsula

Chloe Molloy - Seymour

Genna Ogier - Shepparton

Carly Sanders - Geelong

Casey Sherriff - Traralgon

And the Victoria Metro u16 women's Team

Monique Andriulou - Melbourne
Georgia Dale - Eltham
Najvada George - Melbourne
Jessica Harley - Melbourne
Talia Harris - Eltham
Anneli Maley - Eltham
Emma Pearce - Bulleen
Maddison Rocci - Werribee
Yasmin Tan - Knox
Courtney Wragg - Bulleen

No Dandenong players in either Metro team,that could be a first!!!

Isaac Humphries has been labelled as an NBA talent by numerous state and national sources. Defined as someone who is ahead of Andrew Bogut development at this same time of Bogut's career.

I suspect the NSW Metro crew will need to look at how the U18's used Jonah Bolden and ensure the supporting cast is there to pick up the slack and ensure a gold medal.

On the women's side Anneli Maley (daughter of Paul Maley) will be one to watch. Could carry the VIC Metro girls all the way to the Finals.

Hahaha, is the coach of Vic Country from Sth Pen???

Players to watch ?

Sth Pen not PRODUCING good players.
All the hard work done at Frankston, then get poached promising state team. Guess the move payed off!!!

3 played rep at Frankston wanting to play at a higher standard. Left at U/16 age group to Sth Pen. You only have to live 10 minutes out of Frankston to be considered country.They live closer to Frankston than than do Rosebud.
Get your facts right!!!

I would doubt Sturt people would claim they have developed her at all.

go to basketball sa website

They are up on Sporting Pulse

#420476 - "Sth Pen not PRODUCING good players."

Not exactly true, i believe they have had 5 other state players over the past 12 months (U16's and U18's) with one of those going on to play for Australia at the FIBA Oceania games late last year. All of those players are born and breed Southern Pen kids.

I understand that some players have left Frankston and cleared to Southern Pen, but to say that it is because of promises of making state teams is a bit of a joke.

If my memory serves me correctly, the last two players that i know of that cleared to Southern Pen from Frankston actually started their junior basketball @ Western Port. Never the less, good to see them back at a Country Association.

All that aside, how about all three above named associations wish them luck at the up and coming nationals.

Gee, 3 clubs already, which clubs next.
That's teaching loyalty, good job parents!!!

Good signs for both the metro and country girls teams following on from Classics...

Mavs take home the gold medal. They have the starting metro centre, and majority of the country team. Add in Sturt who came third. They have four girls in the metro team, and I believe (could be wrong) a country player as well.

Plus you then add in the SAM guard who was missing from Forestville due to Aus Camp and it looks like both of the girls team should be quite strong this year.

Certainly hope thats the case!

Well and truly under a month till tip-off, who we got making the top 4?

Vic-M, SA-M, QLD-S, Vic-C

And for the boys,

Vic-M, TAS, QLD-S, NSW-M

TAS being the wild card, but they are on the up from what i have seen in recent years.

Yeah sure he did mate, Chinese whispers mixed in with a disgruntled idiot.

What else you got for us buddy.

Definitely not home grown mate, never claimed them to be either i don't believe.

Why did so many players leave along with the coach? I suppose you will blame the Southern Pen U18's coach for this one also?

"he poached them"
"he promised them college gigs"

Or

"we should figure out why these players are leaving"
"maybe we could be doing something better to prevent this from happening again"

Yup, agree with the end of your post anon, sportsmanship and having the opportunity to play at the highest level they can is what we want, not just win/loss ratios...

Great story told to me by a kid who was blocked, went up to the kid who blocked him and said, 'nice one mate'

We can sometimes put too much pressure on 15 year olds, don't worry they all want to win, but it is nice to know they are having fun too...

What a disgraceful troll of a comment anon 360 -

"Most of these kids will either be having babies or working in Coles in five years so let them enjoy themselves without the pressure of hoop assassins who know the ins and outs of everything. This is not a massive life changing carnival, it's a fun experience and memories."

Having babies etc........

These kids are great young competitors most of who worked their butts off to get to Nationals , you are a " hoops assassin " with a comment such as that.
Many of you sit and judge teams and coaching groups with impunity , this is a great week for basketball generally , some will win , some will lose etc and guess what some of these kids probably work at Coles part time to help pay for their trip !!

Very, very scrappy plan from all teams so far. Tasmania look like they have sunk back to there normal position, no longer a top 4 threat! Looks like they might have just hit a patch of good players in the boys, as a Tasmanian I was hoping that the training programs had had something to do with it.... But maybe not!