Basketball Australia (BA) has announced 60 junior athletes from across the country to attend the National Performance Camp (NPC) at BA’s Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
Previously known as the Australian development camp, this event has become a staple in the Australian basketball pathway for our nation’s brightest young players. Spanning for three decades, the NPC has featured some of Australia’s biggest exports, like Lauren Jackson, Rebecca Allen, Elizabeth Cambage, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Joe Ingles to name a few.
This cohort of athletes have caught the eyes of selectors across their state and territory programs and strong performances at the recent Australian Under 18 Championships have been rewarded.
The four day camp will take place from September 29th- October 2nd, where the attendees will take part in a series of on-court sessions, scrimmages and education sessions, while engaging with some of the nation’s leading coaches in the game.
The athletes who will be in attendance are:
Girls:
Tayla Brazel South Australia
Lilly Rotunno Queensland
Tess Heal Victoria
Taylor Moffat South Australia
Dallas Loughridge Victoria
Carla Pitman NSW
Isobel Borlase South Australia
Jess Simons South Australia
Lulu Twidale Queensland
Sophie Burrows Victoria
Rubi Gray Tasmania
Mia Jacobs Western Australia
Dyani Ananiev Victoria
Nyadiew Puoch Victoria
Jayda Clark Western Australia
Amy Kurkowski Victoria
Olivia Bradley South Australia
Taya Webb Tasmania
Jada Crawshaw NSW
Rose Nelson NSW
Skye Mason Queensland
Jessica Petrie Queensland
Isabel Whitelaw Victoria
Meera Coburn NSW
Amy O’Hara Victoria
Amelia Hassett NSW
Ella Gordon Queensland
Grace Little Queensland
Summah Hanson Queensland
Isla Juffermans NSW
Boys:
Rory Hawke Queensland
Tyrese Proctor NSW
Josh Dent NSW
Tristan Devers Victoria
Kobe McDowell-White Queensland
Ethan Elliott Western Australia
Cooper Osborne South Australia
Darcy Jones Victoria
Ben Henshall Western Australia
Alex Kovatchev Western Australia
Kane Runnalls Queensland
Alex Toohey ACT
Lachlan Brewer Tasmania
Jackson Harding Victoria
Tomas Dobson Western Australia
Joel De Barros Northern Territory
James O’Donnell NSW
Will Mortimore NSW
AJ Magbegor Victoria
Joshua Hughes Queensland
Daniel Poelsma Victoria
Thomas Gerovich Western Australia
Elijah Kamu Queensland
Luca Yates Queensland
Bowyn Beatty ACT
Harry Evans NSW
Geordan Papacostas Queensland
Alexander Condon Western Australia
Yaak Yaak South Australia
George Stevens Victoria
Noah English South Australia (selected but injured)
In the spirit of reconciliation Basketball Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.