Live stream: The 26 stars of the future to light up Basketball Australia Under-18s Club Championships

The inaugural Basketball Australia Under-18 Club Championships are fast approaching and these are the 26 stars of the future set to break the tournament wide open. Find out how to watch every match LIVE.

They might only have a few teams heading west, but Victoria is packing some serious firepower in the boys division at the Basketball Australia Under-18 Club Championships.

The exclusion of Queensland across both the boys and girls divisions, and with several big names opting against travelling for the event, it has opened the door for a new crop of talent to stamp its authority on the national stage.

But even with a burgeoning group of exciting young talents determined to prove their club is the best in Australia, there is a host of rising stars who you need to keep an eye out for.

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Two of the Victorian clubs in the boys tournament lead the way with both the Knox Raiders and Dandenong Rangers naming star-studded line-ups.

Genius playmakers Austin Kirikiri and Austen Foxwell will partner up with big men Henry Sewell and Ned Brammall in the Rangers line-up.

Edward Brammall.

Austin Kirikiri.

Denver Warry at the Basketball Australia Under-18 National Championships. Picture: Taylor Earnshaw

Three of the boys were part of the Victorian Metro side which won gold at the Under-18 National Championships earlier this year, while under-age guard Kirikiri has made the step up after doing the same at the Under-16 Nationals last year.

They aren’t the only members of that golden squad to make the trip to Perth next week, with Ryder Cheesman, Charles Webb and Harrison Beauchamplining up in the Knox Raiders starting five.

Victorian teammate Denver Warry - who has shown his own ability both on and off the ball in recent years - will spearhead the Frankston Blues campaign.

South Australia Metro big man Deng Manyang - who lined up against Vic Metro in the gold medal game earlier this year - will be determined to make an impact on the tournament when he rolls out for the Central District Lions.

South Australia's Deng Manyang at the Basketball Australia Under-18 National Championships. Picture: Taylor Earnshaw

The explosive big man loves to control the paint, and will ride a wave of momentum into the tournament after helping his school side Trinity College to the School Sport SA state title last week.

Manyang isn’t the only South Australian representative in Perth, with SA Country flamethrower Coehn Scaife ready to light up the back court for the West Adelaide Bearcats.

Among the home state hopefuls is a big mix of national title contenders.

The Willetton Tigers will have experience on both ends of the floor with Timothy Ibukunoluwa working off the slick handles of his WA Metro teammate and point guard Harrison Fitzgerald.

Timothy Ibukunoluwa.

Alex Powderly.

Cockburn Cougars will look to floor general Alex Powderly, who has that rare delicate mix of crash and bash down low and precision passing up top, to lead the way for their side.

Finally it is WA big man Kuron Swaka Lo Buluk, the younger brother of Illawarra Hawks NBL big, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk, who has plenty of raps on him leading into the tournament with East Perth Eagles.

On the girls side of the draw Cockburn Cougars duo Amelia Corasaniti and Kinley Paterson will fly the flag for the local hopefuls. The pair of guards are already well cemented in the Cougars NBL1 West squad and were NBL1 West champions in 2023.

Amelia Corasaniti at the Basketball Australia Under-18 national Championships. Picture: Taylor Earnshaw

Corasaniti was a top-ager in the WA Country side at the Under-18 national champs this year where she averaged 12 points and 6.7 assists per game, while Paterson led the WA Metro girls with an average of 10.43 points and 6.9 rebounds a game.

Corasaniti’s WA Country partner-in-crime Alira Fotu will go head-to-head with her at the club championships, with Fotu playing for the Perry Lakes Hawks. Fotu averaged double figures in points at the Under-18 nationals this year while also grabbing five rebounds a game.

The West Adelaide Bearcats will take the court with two of the state’s fastest rising stars in Coco Hodges and Krystal Thompson.

South Australia starlet Coco Hodges will be part of the West Adelaide Bearcats national title charge. Picture: Taylor Earnshaw

Hodges helped propel the SA Metro girls to a fifth-placed finish at the Under-18 nationals but will feel she has unfinished business on the national stage.

The Melbourne Tigers possess probably the biggest single contingent of impressive youngsters across the girls tournament with a star-studded trio set to lead the way for the Tigers.

Isobelle Wightman and Josie Agnew were part of the Victoria Metro side at the Under-18 nationals while they will be joined by Victoria Country bronze medal winners Indiana Schwarz, Tayli Dimarco and Krystal Arnason.

Josie Agnew.

Isobelle Wightman.

The Tassie Tigers will have the story of the tournament with young gun Millie Baker making her return to the national stage a year out of the game with an ACL injury. The Tassie young gun will be determined to make up for lost time.

While it is an understrength Norths Bears side, with plenty of the NSW club’s big names missing in action over in Perth, it has opened the door for the club’s young brigade including Rebecca Donnelly, who is the younger sister of former Sydney Flames WNBL recruit Emma Donnelly, and tall timber Olivia Hastings.

NSW young gun Rebecca Donnelly will be part of the Norths Bears team under Tom Garlepp at the U18 Club Championships Picture: Michael Farnell

The pair have the experience having been part of the Bears run to the bronze medal at this year’s National Junior Classic in June.

NSW rivals Hills Hornets will have Sienna Clark running their plays with the guard a part of NSW Metro’s Under-16s nationals side last year.

Originally published as Live stream: The 26 stars of the future to light up Basketball Australia Under-18s Club Championships