The best 128 junior teams from across three states have earned their places in the 2023 National Junior Classic to be held across the King's Birthday weekend 10-12 June.
Victorian invitations were sent to affiliated associations based off their performances in the Victorian Junior Basketball League, with selected Junior Country Championship winners also invited to represent regional Victoria. The Victorians will take on teams from South Australia and New South Wales to compete in the peak elite junior invitational tournament.
The assocations that are leading the way with the amount of teams that have been invited is Sandringham, Kilsyth, Dandenong and Casey all with seven teams across the age groups set to compete, whilst the South Australian teams have qualified strongly with seven teams from Norwood Flames and six teams from Forestville , whilst we will see four top teams from Canberra making the trip down to compete.
The regional Victorian teams to qualify are-Warrnambool-Under 12 Girls, Traralgon-Under 12 and Under 14 Boys, Wodonga-Under 18 Men, Moe-Under 14 Girls and Korumburra-Under 18 Women.
The invitation-only event is capped at 16 teams per age group with invitations to the Classic extended to the top interstate teams and the highest-ranking eligible Victorian VJBL teams and selected Junior Country Championships winning teams.
The National Junior Classic is held at the State Basketball Centre and Dandenong Basketball Stadium. Entry is free for all spectators.
For further information on the National Junior Classic livestreams click on the link:
2023 NATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSIC – QUALIFYING TEAMS
UNDER-12 BOYS
Bankstown
Broadmeadows
Canberra
Casey
Coburg
Dandenong
Diamond Valley
Frankston
Kilsyth
North Adelaide
Northern Suburbs
Norwood Flames
Sandringham
Sturt Sabres
Sydney
Traralgon
UNDER-12 GIRLS
Bulleen
Canberra
Casey
Dandenong
Forestville
Frankston
Kilsyth
Melbourne Girls
Newcastle
North Adelaide
Norwood Flames
Nunawading
Sandringham
South Adelaide
Sutherland
Warrnambool
UNDER-14 BOYS
Camberwell
Casey
Dandenong
Eltham
Forestville
Geelong United
Hills Hornets
Hornsby
Keilor
Melbourne Boys
Newcastle
Norwood Flames
Nunawading
South Adelaide
Southern Tigers
Warragul
UNDER-14 GIRLS
Bendigo
Broadmeadows
Camberwell
Canberra
Diamond Valley
Forestville
Frankston
Illawarra
Kilsyth
Moe
Norwood Flames
Nunawading
Penrith
Sandringham
Sturt Sabres
West Adelaide
UNDER-16 BOYS
Bankstown
Casey
Dandenong
Eastern Mavericks
Forestville
Frankston
Kilsyth
Knox
Manly
Northern Suburbs
Nunawading
Sandringham
South Adelaide
Sunbury
Sydney
Woodville
UNDER-16 GIRLS
Canberra
Casey
Dandenong
Eastern Mavericks
Forestville
Frankston
Geelong United
Kilsyth
Manly
Melbourne Girls
Newcastle
North Adelaide
Norwood Flames
Nunawading
Sandringham
Sydney
UNDER-18 MEN
Casey
Dandenong
Illawarra
Keilor
Kilsyth
Knox
Manly
Melbourne Boys
North Adelaide
Norwood Flames
Sandringham
Southern Tigers
Sturt Sabres
Sydney
Wodonga
Wyndham
UNDER-18 WOMEN
Bulleen
Casey
Dandenong
Eastern Mavericks
Forestville
Hills Hornets
Keilor
Kilsyth
Knox
Korumburra
Manly
Melbourne Girls
Northern Suburbs
Norwood Flames
Sandringham
West Adelaide
There are going to be some strong games out on the courts, so keep your eye out on the following teams:
Dandenong 14 Boys
Sunbury 16 Boys
Kilsyth 14 Girls
Melbourne 18 Girls
Illawarra 14 Girls
Sydney 16 Girls
Norwood 12 Girls
Good luck to all the teams competing!
