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Australian Schools Championships: The 30 best high school talents in the country

As Basketball’s Australian School Championships come to an end, Matt Logue identifies the top 30 female high school players in the country.

Basketball Australia’s 2022 Schools Championships
Basketball Australia’s 2022 Schools Championships

From countless potential Opals to a WNBL development player, NBL1 players and even international talent, there is an extensive list of gifted girls basketballers competing the 2022 Australian School Championships.

This year’s event is on the Gold Coast from November 28 to December 2, with the country’s leading high schools players competing on the national stage and will be livestreamed by News Corp’s KommunityTV platform.

Teams will compete across three age groups (U15, U17 and U20) as well as the elite Championship division.

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KommunityTV will exclusively live stream of 127 games over five days, including every match of the boys and girls championship divisions.

The Australian Schools Championship is a proven breeding ground, having produced current stars like Lauren Jackson and Tessa Lavey.

Lauren Jackson came through the Australian Schools Championship. Picture: Getty Images
Lauren Jackson came through the Australian Schools Championship. Picture: Getty Images

It’s also a part of the production line generating players for WNBL, NBL1, state leagues and US college scholarships which helps strengthen the game at every level making Australia a global hoops powerhouse.

With the help of leading junior coaches across the country we have compiled a list of the Top 30 girls high school basketballers competing at the championships.

Other promising young guns to watch:

Zoe Shanahan (Rowville Secondary College): A shooting guard whose father Matt Shanahan played 395 NBL games for six clubs.

Iva Ivanovic (Rowville Secondary College): A shooting guard who represented Serbian Under 16s National team at the 2022 European Championship

Abbey Hush (St Luke’s Grammar School): A forward with good finishing touch

Aisha Gremmo (St Luke’s Grammar School): A wing with the ability to guard bigger players

Tara Hollyoak (St Luke’s Grammar School): An athletic wing who is exciting to watch

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