Basketball New South Wales is pleased to officially announce the 2019 U18 Metro & Country Men’s/Women’s State Teams.
The Under-18 Australian Junior Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup will be held in Townsville, QLD from the 13th– 20th of April, 2019.
U18 Metro Men:
| First Name | Family Name | Association |
| Ryan | Abbott | Sydney Comets |
| Biwali | Bayles | Sydney Comets |
| Clancy | Bird | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Kwabena | Brefo | Hills Hornets |
| Angus | Lake | Bankstown Bruins |
| Jack | McWilliams | Camden Valley Wildfire |
| Robert | Moore | Norths Bears |
| Benjamin | Moult | Hills Hornets |
| Joshua | Pain | Norths Bears |
| Michael | Yoong | Norths Bears |
Reserves:
| First Name | Family Name | Association |
| Max | Dowling | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Eoin | Fitzgerald | Hills Hornets |
| Angus | Ole | Sydney Comets |
| Ronny | Kayrouz | Sydney Comets |
| Matthew | Wacher | Sydney Comets |
Head Coach: Jacob Jackomas (Sydney Comets)
Assistant Coach: Paul Mellett (Sydney Comets)
Assistant Coach: Ashley Henrisson (Bankstown Bruins)
Team Manager: Nina Kormanyos (Sydney Comets)
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U18 Metro Women:
| First Name | Surname | Association |
| Riley | Crawford | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Alana | Goodchild | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
| Catriona | Henderson | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Isabelle | Morgan | Norths Bears |
| Erica | Pitman | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
| Millie | Prior | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Inez | Tanoi | Sydney Comets |
| Elles | van der Maas | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Daila | Walker | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
| Holly | Wills | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Reserves:
| First Name | Surname | Association |
| Piper | Anderson | Sydney Comets |
| Mia | Bruce | Sutherland Sharks |
| Zoey | Miller | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Gabriella | Van Dyk | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Mia | Wellisch | Norths Bears |
Head Coach: Alek Horenko (Norths Bears)
Assistant Coach: Renae Garlepp (Norths Bears)
Assistant Coach: Tim Hill (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Team Manager: Mikaela Marsh (Norths Bears)
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Metro High Performance Coach, Sam Gruggen said he is confident that the two selected Metro teams will progress extremely well through their final preparations ahead of the Australian Junior Championships and will be at their best, ready to take on the challenge of nationals.
“This group of Metro athletes has improved dramatically over the last two years, and I am optimistic that our two Metro sides will have a successful tournament,” Gruggen said.
U18 Country Men:
| First Name | Surname | Association |
| Jay | Cole | Bathurst Goldminers |
| Philip | Dopud | Illawarra Hawks |
| Kaia | Isaac | Maitland Mustangs |
| Evan | Kilminster | Newcastle Hunters |
| Fletcher | MacDonald | Illawarra Hawks |
| Harry | Morris | Illawarra Hawks |
| Tyler | Ottosson | Illawarra Hawks |
| Jamal | Shoaib | Gosford City Rebels |
| Zak | Simons | Bathurst Goldminers |
| Michael | Walker | Newcastle Hunters |
Reserves:
| First Name | Surname | Association |
| Jonah | Anderson | Newcastle Hunters |
| Jude | Jennings | Newcastle Hunters |
| Henry | Johnson | Newcastle Hunters |
| Lachlan | Mihai | Coffs Harbour Suns |
| Eli | Taylor | Gosford City Rebels |
Head Coach: Matt Bishop (West Wyalong Wildcats)
Assistant Coach: Josh Morgan (Newcastle Hunters)
Assistant Coach: Callum Wade (Maitland Mustangs)
Team Manager: Matt Barlow (Byron Bay Beez)
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U18 Country Women:
| First Name | Surname | Association |
| Zali | Andrews | Queanbeyan Roadrunners |
| Shannon | Burton | Maitland Mustangs |
| Ella | Dent | Illawarra Hawks |
| Chyra | Evans | Newcastle Hunters |
| Kate | Kingham | Newcastle Hunters |
| Ruby-Belle | MacDonald | Illawarra Hawks |
| Sara | Matthews | Bathurst Goldminers |
| Audra | Pasakarnis | Illawarra Hawks |
| Amelia | Raidaveta | Newcastle Hunters |
| Jessica | Relf | Newcastle Hunters |
Reserves:
| First Name | Surname | Association |
| Olivia | Barber | Albury Cougars |
| Maddison | Baxter | Port Macquarie Dolphins |
| Sarah | Cooper | Newcastle Hunters |
| Abbey | Cracknell | Gosford City Rebels |
| Annabelle | Stubbs | Newcastle Hunters |
| Georgia Starr | Tea | Gosford City Rebels |
Head Coach: Michael Turton (Illawarra Hawks)
Assistant Coach: Kristy Bultitude (Maitland Mustangs)
Assistant Coach: Lesa Mason (Newcastle Hunters)
Team Manager: Meg Brannon (Illawarra Hawks)
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Country High Performance Coach, Curtis Sardi said it was a tough process to select the final teams for the Men & Women Country sides but is adamant that the selected athletes will exceed expectations in Townsville.
“With such a large arrange of talented and skilful athletes in Country NSW, we have narrowed it down to who we believe will represent Country NSW at a high level and continue to build on the hard work that began last year,” Sardi said.
Congratulations to all our NSW U18 selected athletes and on behalf of BNSW we wish you all the luck. #NSWProud
Event: U18 Australian Junior Championships
Location: Townsville, QLD
Date: April 13th – April 20th 2019