Live stream: KommunityTV to show U18 Australian Basketball Championships, Kevin Coombs Cup (U18 & Kevin Coombs Nationals)

After the success of the U20 event, KommunityTV will again showcase the talents of the next generation of Aussie hoopsters, this time at the U18 nationals and Kevin Coombs Cup. Here’s how to watch.

Brisbane is gearing up to host the 2023 U18 National Basketball Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup - and KommunityTV has a front row seat reserved for you.

It’s the second collabaration between Basketball Australia and News Corp this year after the success of the U20 Championships in Geelong in February. The U16 nationals, U14 Club Championships and Schools Championships are still to come.

Thirty state teams from right across Australia will battle it out for national glory at Brendale, the home of the Northside Wizards, over eight huge days from April 8-16, with every single match live streamed.

That’s 119 games over four courts.

And it all begins with a massive Origin-style boys showdown at 5.30pm (AEST) on Saturday, April 8 between Queensland South and NSW Metro.

Competition will be intense over eight big days in Brisbane.

The star-studded Queensland South men’s team features 220cm Rocco Zikarsky and last year’s Schools Championships sensation Roman Siulepa, and they will come up against 213cm Lachlan Clauge and NBA Global Academy player Emmett Adair.

On the back of NSW (women) and Western Australia (men) taking the U20 titles, this event promises to be something special.

Queensland (North and South), NSW (Metro and Country), Victoria (Metro and Country), South Australia (Metro and Country) and Western Australia ((Metro and Country) will field two teams in both the girls and boys competitions.

Games get underway at 11am (AEST) on the first full day of competition, Sunday, April 9, when South Australia Country face Queensland South, Northern Territory play Western Australia Metro, ACT match up against Victoria Country and NSW Country face SA Metro in the boys.

Full replays will be available after each game, and News Corp’s team of sports reporters will be on the ground covering the biggest moments across the week.

The Kevin Coombs Cup will be played in conjunction with the nationals and features the country’s best junior wheelchair basketball athletes from Queensland, Western Australia, NSW, Victoria and South Australia.

The first games of that competition will be played on Thursday, April 14, with the gold medal to be decided on the final day, Sunday, April 16.

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