The AIS will welcome 105 of the best young basketballers in the country through their doors during March as the Centre of Excellence (COE) hosts four junior national squad camps.
With a busy schedule of FIBA youth events scheduled for 2022, the Under 17 Women and Men will start preparations for the FIBA Asia Cup and FIBA World Cup while the Under 19 squads also commence their journies to the FIBA Oceania Championships.
Athletes for the four squads have been identified from performances at the 2021 Australian Junior Championships, as well as their respective State Performance Programs as part of the National Performance Pathway.
The Under 17 Men (athletes born in 2005 and 2006) will be the first to come together, meeting at the COE March 8-10 to start their journey towards the FIBA Asia Under 17 Cup, to be held in Kuwait, June 12-19. Melbourne United NBL championship Assistant Coach Justin Schueller will be at the helm of the team for the 2022 campaign.
The WNBL Bendigo Spirit’s Head Coach Tracy York will lead the Under 17 Women (Sapphires), who have FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Jordan in June, leading into a potential World Cup in Hungary in July. The Sapphires will be in camp March 21-23 as they gear up for a big year for this talented young group.
Both men and women Under 19 squads will meet at the CoE from March 18-20 for a 3-day intensive camp. David Herbert will once again coach the Under 19 women, after leading the Gems to a silver medal at the 2021 FIBA Under 19 World Cup while CoE head coach Robbie McKinlay will lead the Under 19 Men as the Emus come together for the first time for the March 18 camp.
Full squad lists:
U17 MEN’S SQUAD:
Brad Ballinger NSW
Abass Bodija Queensland
Ethan Bolton Victoria
Lachlan Brewer Tasmania
Carlin Briggs Victoria
Lebron Brooks Queensland
Tyson Crees Queensland
Josh Dent NSW
Tristan Devers Victoria
Charlie Dimmock WA
Alex Dodson SA
Riley Dunn Victoria
Luke Fennell Victoria
Kristian Ferronato Victoria
Corey Hastings Victoria
Nevarda Higgins Queensland
Joshua Hughes Queensland
Josh Ibukunoluwa WA
Elijah Kamu Queensland
Will Mortimore NSW
Anthony Mundine NSW
James O’Donnell NSW
Noah Pagotto NSW
Jaylen Pitman Queensland
Ned Renfree Victoria
Ky Savage Tasmania
Roman Siulepa Queensland
Thomas Snelgrove WA
Martin Steen Victoria
Ben Waller Victoria
Rocco Zikarsky Queensland
U17 WOMEN’S SQUAD:
Opal Bird NSW
Monique Bobongie Queensland
Olivia Bradley SA
Jayda Clark WA
Edie Clarke Victoria
Meera Coburn NSW
Macey Crawford Tasmania
Emma Donnelly NSW
Hilary Fuller Queensland
Rubi Gray Tasmania
Summah Hanson Queensland
Sienna Harvey Victoria
Isla Juffermans NSW
Amy Kurkowski Victoria
Caitlyn Martin NSW
Georgia McBean Victoria
Savannah Metcalfe WA
Jessica Petrie Queensland
Sarah Portlock Victoria
Saffron Shiels NSW
Lulu Twidale Queensland
Kyra Webb Victoria
Isabel Whitelaw Victoria
Monique Williams WA
U19 WOMEN’S SQUAD:
Dyani Ananiev Victoria
Isobel Borlase SA
Tayla Brazel SA
Sophie Burrows Victoria
Jada Crawshaw NSW
Emily Foy NSW
Ella Gordon Queensland
Holly Griffiths Victoria
Amelia Hassett NSW
Tess Heal Victoria
Felicity Henderson NSW
Mia Jacobs WA
Charli Kay Tasmania
Tenielle Knight Victoria
Grace Little Queensland
Dallas Loughridge Victoria
Skye Mason Queensland
Taylor Moffat SA
Rose Nelson NSW
Amy O’Hara Victoria
Carla Pitman NSW
Nyadiew Puoch Victoria
Lilly Rotunno Queensland
Jess Simons SA
U19 MEN’S SQUAD:
Bowyn Beatty ACT
Jensen Bradtke Victoria
Alex Condon WA
Joel DeBarros NT
Tomas Dobson WA
Ethan Elliott WA
Harrison Evans NSW
Thomas Gerovich WA
Jackson Harding Victoria
Rory Hawke Queensland
Ben Henshall WA
Darcy Jones Victoria
Alex Kovatchev WA
Chol Machot Victoria
AJ Magbegor Victoria
Kobe McDowell-White Queensland
Cooper Osborne SA
Geordan Papacostas Queensland
Daniel Poelsma Victoria
Tyrese Proctor NSW
Kane Runnalls Queensland
Sean Stock SA
Alex Toohey ACT
Yaak Yaak SA
Luca Yates Queensland
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