2025 Basketball Australia Under-16 Nationals: HUB, how to watch, schedules, daily links
Victoria Metro will shoot for a fourth-straight title in the boys, while the girls title race is wide open. Find out how to watch the Basketball Australia Under-16 Nationals LIVE.
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Can anyone stop the Victoria Metro boys juggernaut?
It will be the challenge facing every other state when the Basketball Australia Under-16 National Junior Championships hit Bendigo in July.
It will be the second-straight year the Under-16 titles have been played out of Red Energy Arena with every game exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV.
The Victoria Metro boys did not drop a game on their way to a third-straight title last year, and they will start red hot favourites to make it four-in-a-row in 2025.
The girls competition appears to be wide open this year after last year’s tournament standout, Queensland South’s Olivia Olechnowicz, graduated to the Under-18s level in 2025.
The defending champs still have plenty of firepower in their side, but they will face some tough challenges from SA Country and Metro and Victoria Country and Metro.
It all begins on Saturday, July 5 with a big twin bill – Victoria Country v SA Country (boys) and Victoria Country v SA Metro (girls) – before the other teams enter the fray on Sunday, July 6.
HOW TO WATCH
There are two main ways to watch the Under-16 National Championships in 2025.
KommunityTV will run all three courts’ live streams in single story each day of the tournament. The links for those stories will appear above.
Each day’s stream story will also contain the replays from the same day.
Alternatively you can head to www.kommunitytv.com.au, and use the video player at the top of the site to watch all the action live and scroll through the most recent replays.
Make sure to check out the streaming schedule to find out when your team is playing.
Only News Corp full digital subscribers will have exclusive access to watch the action. Click here to sign up now before the tournament.
U16s STREAM SCHEDULE
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
The Victoria Metro boys have been an unstoppable force at the Under-16s National Championships and there is a lot to suggest they can keep up the run of success.
While Benjamin Ware-Drakeford is the only player to return from last year’s championship winning outfit, the side is still filled with talent.
The Victorians have added dunk machine Mobarede Akingbade to their line-up this season after he set the Under-14 National Club Championships on fire last year.
The front court giant was a key part of Casey Cavaliers run to the national title last year.
They will have their fair share of challengers including a South Australia Metro side spearheaded by shooter Edward Whitehouse.
The South Adelaide guard was among the top point scorers at the club championships last year, averaging 23.5 per game.
Last year’s grand finalists NSW Metro only have one player returning to the Under-16 nationals, but he is one massive presence.
Towering at over 200cm tall, Manly-Warringah youngster Luka Stevanovic will be a major part of their plans.
The girls
After failing to defend their title at last year’s tournament, the SA Metro girls will return with a vengeance to reclaim the crown in 2025.
The croweaters have a roster packed with talent including a pair of sharpshooters out of the Sturt Sabres in Lucy Allen and Evelyn Bell.
The pair were among the top point scorers at last year’s Under-14 club championships and know how to find the net.
Last year’s bronze medallists WA Metro will have a couple of players return to Bendigo in Hannah Summers and Evelyn Hawley, while Victoria Metro will look to 189cm Bulleen forward Ilana Tamburrini to lead the charge.
Victoria Country, who finished narrowly outside the medals last year, will have exciting Bendigo talent Mia Cox playing at guard.
Cox will be joined in the squad by Braves teammate Molly Beaseley while Marley Alimpic will add experience to the line-up after playing in last year’s bronze medal showdown.
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