Live stream: Top 20 athletes competing at Basketball Australia U20's & Ivor Burge National Championships

It’s a crop of talent that features WNBL contracted players and college bound athletes, but there is one star atop the girls mountain at the Under-20 National Champs. See our EXCLUSIVE list of the top 20 rising female stars.

Basketball Australia Under-20 National Championships - Top 20 Women

If any of the chasing pack of elite talent at this year’s U20 National Championships wants the crown, they have to go through the Queen.

Isla Juffermans took all before her at last year’s tournament and she’s back with a mission to lead NSW to back-to-back titles and claim a second consecutive MVP.

U20 + IB NATIONALS HUB: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, DAILY LINKS, FULL SCHEDULE

But it won’t be easy, given the swag of junior national team representatives, Centre of Excellence athletes, WNBL development players and US college-bound starlets ready to unseat the unstoppable centre.

SEE WHO MADE THE BOYS U20 TOP 20 LIST

Here’s a look at the 20 young women who are ready to take Australian basketball to the next level.