Geelong has a record 34 players, 3 team manages and 8 coaches set to represent Victoria at both the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (ACJBC), and Southern Cross Challenge (SCC).
The Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (ACJBC) is a prestigious annual basketball tournament held in Albury-Wodonga, designed to showcase talent from regional areas across Australia and New Zealand in the U14, U16 and U18 age groups. the top 20 Players from each age group are selected to represent Victoria Country, and is apart of the selection process for the U16 and U18 state teams.
ACJBC PLAYERS:
- Edward Brown
- Ayisha Balogun
- Jack Brown
- Hugh Buckby
- Lincoln De Lange
- Jude Ellis
- Keegan Johnson
- Jasmine King
- Nyapth Machot
- Edward O’Neill
- Ned Simon
- Willow Smith
- Poppy Stevens
- Neve Terpstra
- Malakai Walker
- Elijah Whiteford
- Theodore Whiteford
- Livinia Wilson
- Jade Chow
- Eve Kasper
- Angus Knight
- Jacob Stefek
- Hendrix Van den Ham
- Poppy Myers
- Paige Pititto
- Phil Wickham
- Jada Button (Emergency)
The Southern Cross Challenge (SCC) is an elite junior basketball tournament held annually in Melbourne. It is designed to provide high-level competition and development opportunities for emerging basketball players from various states and territories across the country. The SCC is an integral part of Basketball Australiaβs junior pathways with teams playing in the U14 and u15 age groups.
SCC PLAYERS:
- Jed Hamilton
- Georgia Fitzpatrick
- Freya Uytdehaag
- Boston Kingsley
- Maggie MCDonald
- Wil Nisbet
- Henry Wilson
- Ryder Fraser
- Lily King (Emergency)
- Ayden Kenshole (Emergency)
- Zoe Hodges (Emergency)
- Oscar Van der Werf (Emergency)
- Lou Dumbell (Emergency)
PARTICIPATING COACHES:
- Simon Nicholson
- Ainslie Howard
- Sam Buckby
- Kynan Parker
- Cara Spangaro
- Courtney Burke
- Steph Whatley
- Troy Parker
PARTICIPATING TEAM MANAGERS:
- Katie Terpstra
- Jumola Balogun
- Tina Cornish
Congratulations to everyone involved and selected. GUB wishes you all the very best.
