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

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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

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