Live stream: Top 20 women competing at Basketball Australia U20 & Ivor Burge National Championships

Last year’s MVP is a shock late withdrawal – and now the door is wide open for Australia’s finest young female basketball talent to take the title of U20 nationals best player. See the full top 20 list.

Last year’s Basketball Australia Under-20 National Championships MVP Bonnie Deas won’t play a role for Victoria at this year’s tournament – because her stellar play has made her a vital component of the Sydney Flames’ chase for a WNBL finals berth.

It’s a massive blow for the Vics, given Deas lead last year’s tournament in scoring (20.5) and on rebounding (10.67) and was expected to carry a huge load as one of the favourites to win back-to-back MVPs.

The 18-year-old’s absence opens the door for some of the country’s finest young talent to battle it out on the big stage.

Michael Randall takes a look at the talent set to take the 2025 nationals by storm.

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