Tournaments

National Junior Classic

Every year during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, Basketball Victoria invites elite Under-12, Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 teams from across Victoria and Australia to compete in the National Junior Classic tournament.

The best 128 teams (both boys and girls) from across Australia compete in the tournament, with teams from Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and New Zealand all able to nominate and qualify.

Teams are selected based on their ability to compete within the tournament and based on previous tournament or competition results within the team’s home state.

Interstate Teams

A maximum of 8 interstate teams are selected to compete in the Classic. If teams nominate from the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania or Western Australia, only one team will be accepted. This team must be in the top two of their current competition at the time of selection.

• ACT will be allocated one position for Basketball ACT if they wish to nominate.
• New South Wales and South Australia will be required to split the remaining number of available positions.
• Teams from New South Wales should be selected after the halfway point of their current competition however we will only take teams that are in the top four at that time.
• Teams from South Australia are to be selected from their State Championships, however we will only take teams that are in the top four at that time.
• If there is not a full quota of interstate teams following the above formula, then additional VJBL teams will be invited.

Should an overseas team(s) express an interest in participating in the tournament then if their entry is accepted then the interstate quota will be reduced by that number.

Victorian teams are ranked on their performance in the VJBL, with the top 4 teams in each VC pool, at the end of Round 9 qualifying for the event. Past results or a challenge game are used to break any teams tied on their records up to then in the season.

There will be one place allocated to the Country Championship winner subject to the following Country qualifying criteria:

• The entire team that won the Country Championships must be nominated and participate in the tournament. If not, the team must provide evidence to the Classic committee that they will still be competitive in the tournament without the nominated players.
• If the team participates in VC they must qualify through VC or they will not be accepted.
• If the team participates in VJL or lower they will not be accepted.