2025 Basketball Australia U16 National Championships: Watch Day 9 action from all courts
They came in as the big deal and now Victoria Metro will be leaving as the real deal after the girls and boys under-16 national championships playoffs. Check out all the REPLAYS.
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The Victorians have dominated the Basketball Australia U16 National Championships on home soil with a magnificent double, securing both the boys and girls titles in scintillating fashion.
Entering the final day of the titles in Bendigo as clear favourites, the two Victoria Metro teams lived up to their top billings with runaway victories.
Remarkably, the boys’ achievement was the 40th time that they had won the national title.
Check out the finals report at the bottom of the replays.
Every match for the week-long tournament was streamed live and exclusive on KommunityTV.
REPLAYS
COURT 1
Victoria Metro v South Australia Metro (B GF)
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Victoria Metro v New South Wales Metro (G GF)
Victoria Country v Tasmania (G PO 5/6)
COURT 4
Victoria Country v Queensland South (B PO 5/6)
Western Australia Metro v New South Wales Country (G PO 7/8)
COURT 6
Queensland South v Queensland North (G Bronze Medal)
Western Australia Country v New South Wales Country (B Bronze Medal)
Western Australia Metro v New South Wales Metro (B PO 7/8)
UNDER-16 BOYS GOLD MEDAL MATCH
Reigning champions Victoria Metro have clinched their fourth straight U16 title with a sensational 97-63 victory over South Australia Metro.
Breezing through the preliminary stages and semi-final, Victoria Metro entered the final full of confidence and didn’t disappoint as they easily closed out the contest with a blistering second half.
Vlado Ivkovic was top shelf (22 points) with his uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time. While Stevan Tasic (20), with his usual poise and accuracy, was equally damaging after halftime as the Vics put the pedal down.
He enjoyed plenty of support from Stephen Yiah and the crowd-pleasing Mobarede Akingbade, who delivered two huge dunks.
His first, right on halftime, was the confidence-booster Vic Metro needed as they pushed their lead out to nine points (43-34), just as SA Metro seemed to making some progress.
But after halftime the contest was shot, as the Vics took control and blew out the margin to 28 points with a 31-12 quarter.
Benjamin Ware-Drakeford (15) was another to have a big presence, while the speed of Samuel Silenge was damaging.
Victoria Metro found themselves with personal foul troubles before halftime, but such was their immense depth that it never became a factor.
Dylan Lomman kept the scoreboard ticking over for SA Metro, while captain Henry Riddle tried hard, but they were outclassed.
UNDER-16 GIRLS GOLD MEDAL MATCH
A masterclass in three-point precision by captain Zodia Folau has lifted Vic Metro to their first gold medal in five years with a 77-61 victory over NSW Metro.
Trailing by as much as 13 points in the second quarter, the script at times was not going to plan for the favoured Victorian outfit.
But matchwinner Folau had other ideas as she single-handedly swung the game in the third quarter with a breathtaking display of long-range shooting.
The gifted Folau was unstoppable as she banged on four threes, including three in a row, with the Vics quickly wiping out a nine-point deficit to find the lead for the first time.
Ceejay Caddy then joined in the big hits, landing a three at the end of the third and one at the start to fourth to continue the onslaught.
It was a devastating momentum swing for NSW Metro, who had appeared to be in total control midway through the second quarter.
Caddy would continue to tear the game apart in the final quarter and finish with 13 points.
Tall timber Indy Springett also shone with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Alecia Quinn enjoyed some fine moments and Jasmine Jones was strong at both ends.
For the vanquished, Emma Lukell was a standout with 17 points and a whopping 12 rebounds, Izabella Mansory (13) tried hard, along with skipper Olive Waters (9), but they just lacked the firepower.
It was about Folau, who landed a game-high 23 points, five of which were threes, and had spectators mesmerised with her finishing.
UNDER-16 BOYS BRONZE MATCH
Trailing narrowly at halftime, a Samson Nathan-led recovery has been the driving force behind NSW Country’s runaway 83-54 win against Western Australia Country.
Nathan (23 points/13 rebounds) along with Noah Fenton (17) were instrumental in NSW Country blasting their Western Australia counterparts off the court in the back half.
A 19-8 third quarter was telling, but NSW Country really put the foot down in the last as they outscored WA Country 32-13 in a thumping finish.
UNDER-16 GIRLS BRONZE MATCH
With bragging rights carrying more weight than usual, Queensland South have taken the honours over state mates Queensland North in their bronze medal match.
Behind four points at halftime, the southerners have rallied for a 52-47 victory.
Usual suspect Maddison Reisinger led the way with 18 points and 14 rebounds. The other part of the dynamic duo, Jay Sebasio, finished with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Addison Davey (16/2) and captain Aria Dooley (11/2) were the mainstays for a spirited Queensland North outfit.
PREVIEW
The 2025 Basketball Australia U16 National Championships will reach its highly anticipated climax on Sunday, with grand final glory up for grabs for four sides in Bendigo.
Day 9 action will be home to two grand finals, along with bronze medal and placing matches.
Every match will be streamed live and exclusive across three courts on KommunityTV from 9am.
In the boys gold medal decider, it will be reigning champions Victoria Metro gunning for a fourth straight U16 title against South Australia Metro.
The Victorians breezed through their semi-final matchup on Saturday, knocking off Western Australia Country 103-40, while the Croweaters were challenged by New South Wales Country but did enough late to hold on 77-66.
Victoria Metro will also be gunning for gold in the girls grand final, with a new champion to be crowned when they face New South Wales Metro.
It was also a rather comfortable semi-final win for the Victoria Metro girls, knocking off semi-final underdogs 71-37.
New South Wales Metro were met with a much tougher road to the grand final, having to hold off a spirited Queensland South to just get home 70-68 on Saturday.
Every match of the Basketball Australia Under-16 and National Championships will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV from July 5-13.It is the third of five national junior pathways events on the Basketball Australia calendar, following the under-20 and under-18 nationals earlier this year.
Originally published as 2025 Basketball Australia U16 National Championships: Watch Day 9 action from all courts
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