Victorian Under 20 State Teams Announced
Basketball Victoria would like to congratulate the athletes selected in the 2023 Victorian Under-20 State teams for the Australian Junior Championships (AJC), which will be held at home in Geelong, February 14-19, 2023.
After three weeks of trials the challenging task of selecting the teams from an amazing crop of elite athletes has occurred with a Victorian men’s and women’s team, plus two development (“Navy”) teams and emergency athletes.
After two COVID interrupted years, the tournament is back to its usual calendar slot of mid-February, and it will be great for the Victorian teams to play in front of their home fans this time at the host venue of Geelong Arena.
The tournament in Geelong also includes the Ivor Burge Championships which are the National Basketball Championships for players with an Intellectual Disability. These teams will be selected and announced next week.
Grant Wallace, General Manager of High Performance for Basketball Victoria is looking forward to seeing how the emerging talent fares on the national stage with the smoothest preparation for coaches and athletes since 2019.
”We are excited by the depth of talent that Victoria keeps producing. There were some tough decisions to make, as all the athletes worked hard during the trials and left it all out on the court during this preparation” Wallace said.
“We will play a competitive and exciting brand of basketball and look forward to continuing the successful traditions of Victorian State Teams”
The Australian Junior Championships are the pinnacle event for emerging athletes on a national stage as the teams compete to be crowned National Champion at the end of the tournament.
Under-20 Men
Victoria NAVY
- Archer McMenamin – Casey
- Corey Hastings – Southern Peninsula / Frankston
- Ethan Bolton – Casey
- Joel Foxwell – Sandringham
- Josiah Pattinson – Bendigo
- Kynan Philippe – Frankston
- Lucas Impey – Ballarat
- Riley Dunn – Ballarat
- Tiernan Stynes – Nunawading
- Zain Wilson – Melbourne
Coaching staff
- Head Coach: Darren Best – BV
- Assistant Coach: Brent Andrews – Dandenong
- Assistant Coach: Nathan Cooper-Brown – BV
- Team Manager: Richard Morin – Ballarat
Emergency Players
- Blake Shankland – Casey
- Kuich Gatwech – Collingwood
- Martin Steen – Bendigo / Knox
- Patrick Carr – Diamond Valley
- Ryan Phillippe – Wallan
- Wyatt Stewart – Kilsyth
Victorian Men
- AJ Magbegor – Diamond Valley
- Austin Rapp – Knox
- Bailey Nunn – Knox
- Carlin Briggs – Knox / CoE
- Daniel Poelsma – Diamond Valley
- Fraser Roxburgh – Knox
- Jensen Bradtke – Sandringham / CoE
- John Furphy – Melbourne University / CoE
- Tristan Devers – Nunawading
- Zahn Agosta – Eltham
Coaching staff
- Head Coach: Braden Cotter – Knox
- Assistant Coach: Zach Moult – Kilsyth
- Assistant Coach: Daniel Smith – Collingwood
- Team Manager: Wayne Bird – BV
Under 20 Women
Victoria NAVY
- Aleisha Cadee – Bulleen
- Caitlin Van Es – Bulleen
- Danijela Kujovic – Bulleen
- Georgia Koopmans – Warragul / Casey
- Georgia Taylor - Dandenong
- Issy Whitelaw – Shepparton/ Bendigo
- Jamie Gallatly – Maffra / Gippsland United
- Jemma Amoore – Ballarat
- Lilly Amor – Bulleen
- Lucy Dexter – Casey
Coaching staff
Head Coach: Matt Bongetti – Eltham
Assistant Coach: Gail MacFarlane – Traralgon / Nunawading
Assistant Coach: Lauren Bennett – BV
Team Manager: TBC
Victorian Women
- Dakota Crichton – Casey
- Dyani Ananiev – Seymour/Wyndham
- Hannah Wickstrom – Sandringham
- Holly Griffiths – Bulleen
- Lily Carmody – Melbourne
- Milly Sharp – Ballarat
- Nyadiew Pouch – Dandenong
- Paige Burrows – Knox
- Sophie Burrows – Diamond Valley
- Tenielle Knight – Portland/Wyndham
Coaching staff
- Head Coach: Jo Wood – Frankston
- Assistant Coach: Rebecca McIntyre – Horsham
- Assistant Coach: Kelly Walker – Bulleen
- Team Manager: Mary-Ann Barton – Shepparton
