School Sport Australia prepares for national basketball titles

There will be a strong Victorian contingent at the School Sport Australia basketball titles starting tomorrow in Bendigo. See who will be in action.

Some of Victoria’s best basketballers are ready to compete on the national stage.

School Sport Victoria will enter six teams (two under 12 and four under 18) at the School Sport Australia basketball tournament set to be held in Bendigo from Saturday.

The first games of the week long competition will be played from Sunday.

The teams have been selected from more than 930 student registrations across Victoria.

The 12 and under boys received a total of 469 applications while 344 girls put their names forward for the competition.

“School Sport Victoria is thrilled that the School Sport Australia Championships are being held in 2022, which provide Victorian students the opportunity to represent Team Vic across 19 sports,” an SSV spokesperson said.

“The Team Vic representative program provides a development platform for Victorian students to challenge themselves against Australia’s best school aged athletes at School Sport Australia Championships.”

Four courts of action will be streamed across the competition with details available on the School Sport Australia website.

VICTORIAN TEAMS

Under 12 Boys: Zen Blythe, Dylan Grollo, Adrian Kiliva, Lukas Koutoufides, Oliver Maxa, Lenny Maxwell, Ollie Muir, Caide Newnham, Ben Ware-Drakeford, Harry Wiltshire.

Under 12 Girls: Jasmine Ager, Kayla Briston, Arabella Dietz, Jada Hill, Lilah Jarvis, Jasmine Jones, Niamh Ryan, Amily Smith, Sophie Smith, Indy Springlett.

Under 18 Boys Blue: Amos Harvey, Daniel Mazur, Ethan Bolton, Kobe Shewry, Luca Cawthorn-Breheny, Lucas Impey, Marcus Russell, Nikolas Ellul, Ripleigh Hayes, Tyler Barker. Coach: Chris Pentland.

Under 18 Boys White: Archer McMenamin, Billy Hicks, Brayden West-Linnett, Jacob Borg, Joel Sloan, Truman Byrne, Lachlan Sommerville, Matthew Stanic, Michael Iacovitti, Noah Suarjaya. Coach: Brent Hobba.

Under 18 Girls Blue: Jaz Salon, Zoe Shaw, Christina Roberts, Jaida Reid, Maddison Ford, Hannah Day, Nikki Stanic, Evangeline King, Gemma O’Donnell, Hayley Letts. Coach: Charlie Fyffe.

Under 18 Girls White: Alexya Charalambous, Bonnie Autupuna, Elsie Noonan, Erica Cid, Isabella De Jong, Katelyn Russell, Katie Wilson, Lilly Amor, Tayja Maki, Zoe Rakogiannis. Coach: Scott Delzoppo.