Basketball New South Wales is pleased to officially announce the 2017 U18 Country Women’s & Men’s state teams.
The Under-18 Australian Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup will be held in Geelong, Victoria from the 21st– 28th of April.
U18 Country Women Head Coach, Michael Turton said it was a tough process to select the squad, but is adamant that this side has the balance it needs to succeed in the tournament.
“With some extremely difficult decisions being made, a mix between older athletes who have represented NSW at last year’s U18s, as well as adding from the younger age groups has seen a strong squad selected,” Turton said.
“Led by Centre of Excellence athlete Isabel Palmer, the selected team has an outstanding balance of scoring and defensive abilities.”
The NSW Country, Men’s side has been selected after athletes participated in three selection camps prior the final team announcement.
U18 Country Men Head Coach, Matthew Johnson said that having these selection camps are crucial to the development of the team and that he can’t wait to see the players that his coaching staff have selected perform at the Championship.
“The live-in style camps, have put the squad to the test, and as coaching staff, we could not be happier with the group that has been chosen,” said Johnson.
The challenge of a national Championship, is one the coaching staff are sure the chosen group will take to with the right attitude. All players have shown that they want to get better each time they step on the floor, and that’s all we ask.”
Basketball New South Wales would like to congratulate the following male and female athletes, who have been selected in the 2018 U18 State Teams.
We look forward to following your journey, and can’t wait to see you all in action #NSWProud
Event: U18 Australian Championships
Location: Geelong Arena – 110 Victoria St, North Geelong, VIC 2292.
Date: April 21st – April 28th 2018
U18 Country Women
Isabel Palmer – Newcastle Hunters
Lucy Chapman – Gosford City Rebels
Serena Waters – Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders
Sarah Cooper – Queanbeyan Roadrunners
Matilda Flood – Bathurst Goldminers
Ruby McDonald – Orange Eagles
Olivia Barber – Orange Eagles
Abbey Morton – Griffith Demons
Rosanna Jennings – Newcastle Hunters
Phoebe Johnson – Illawarra Hawks
Reserves
Ella Dent- Illawarra Hawks
Zali Andrews – Queanbeyan Roadrunners
Zoey Simpson – Newcastle Hunters
Kate Kingham – Newcastle Hunters
Jessica Watt – Tamworth Thunderbolts
Staff
Michael Turton – Head Coach
Paul Masters – Assistant Coach
Kristy Bultitude – Assistant Coach
Susan Purvis-Masters – Manager
U18 Country Men
Jonah Anderson – Newcastle Hunters
Ryan Bath – Tamworth Thunderbolts
Philip Dopud – Illawarra Hawks
Oliver Hedger – Gosford City Rebels
Keegan Harvey – Maitland Mustangs
Henry Johnson – Newcastle Hunters
Kobe Mansell – Bathurst Goldminers
Harry Morris – Illawarra Hawks
Ryan Rowe – Newcastle Hunters
Zak Simons – Bathurst Goldminers
Reserves
Jamal Shoaib – Gosford City Rebels
Zac Summers – Newcastle Hunters
Brody Blackett-Gregg – Tamworth Thunderbolts
Ben Pearce – Tamworth Thunderbolts
Joah Furney-Goodwin – Illawarra Hawks
Staff
Matthew Johnson – Head Coach
Matt Bishop – Assistant Coach
Josh Morgan – Assistant Coach
Todd Turner – Manager