NSW State Team Lists

U16, U18, U20, Kevin Coombs Cup & Ivor Burge NSW State Team Lists (Country & Metro)

Footlocker National Championships

Basketball Australia conducts the Footlocker National Championships throughout the year, and Basketball NSW sends representatives from both Metro and Country to the U16 and U18 and combined teams to the U20s. Plus junior wheelchair and Ivor Burge Teams.

The National Championships provide young basketballers with the opportunity to play in an elite tournament representing their club, school or state on the national stage. Australian Nationals have been and remain an important stepping stone in the careers of many Australian basketballers.

2025

U20 Men & U20 Men Blue

First Name Surname Association
Bradley Ballinger Illawarra Hawks
James Dyson Merwe Sydney Comets/CoE
Jesse Edwards Bankstown Bruins
Steven Hall Hornsby Spiders
Harry Liubinskas Hills Hornets
Goc Malual Blacktown Storm
Ethan Marten-Coney Sydney Comets
Charlie McBeath Bankstown Bruins
Flynn Pavely
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles/CoE
Dylan Tea Central Coast Basketball

 

Head Coach Reece Potter Hills Hornets
Assistant Coach Tim Mallon Maitland Mustangs
Assistant Coach Rowan Choi Hornsby Spiders
Manager Yoppy Suwanto

 

U20 Men Blue
First Name Surname Association
Brian Ansuh-Yeboah Hornsby Spiders
Luka Cuda Illawarra Hawks
Eric Downes Lithgow Lazers
Henry Lau Norths Bears
Bailey Macarthur Sutherland Sharks
Gabriel Markovtzev Hills Hornets
Tom Parsons Tamworth Thunderbolts
Simon Troup Newcastle Falcons
Jesse Weinstein Norths Bears
Charlie Whale Tamworth Thunderbolts

 

Head Coach Pat Williamson Sutherland Sharks
Assistant Coach Lachlan Clark Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Assistant Coach Aidan Zlotnick Norths Bears
Manager TBA
2025

U20 Women

First Name Surname Association
Freya Bijkerk Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jade Crook Albury Cougars/ CoE
Chloe Dix Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jessie-May Hall Hornsby Spiders
Emerson McCrea Illawarra Hawks
Lucy Mead Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ruby Perkins Norths Bears
Alexis Plater Coffs Harbour Suns
Abbey Vallance Bankstown Bruins
Maya Wilks Norths Bears

 

Head Coach Tom Garlepp Norths Bears
Assistant Coach Shelley Bates Wollondilly Razorbacks
Assistant Coach Rachel Higgisson Norths Bears
Manager Renelle Genner Illawarra Hawks
2025

U18 Country Boys

First Name Surname Association
Joshua Boyle Sydney Comets
Cooper Crowe Mudgee Lakers
William Dobbins Maitland Mustangs
Caleb Dunstan Central Coast Rebels
Oliver Keene Illawarra Hawks
Brodi Kirby Sydney Comets
Aki Langford Illawarra Hawks
Solomon Liu Illawarra Hawks
Jack Rumble Newcastle Falcons
Jayden Tawake Maitland Mustangs

 

Head Coach Mathew Neason Batemans Bay Breakers
Assistant Coach Alvin Caoyonan Byron Beez
Assistant Coach Eric Hackett Illawarra Hawks
2025

U18 Country Girls

First Name Surname Association
Rose Bond Newcastle Falcons
Isabelle Burns Newcastle Falcons
Molly Coble Illawarra Hawks
Hayley DeFriskbom Maitland Mustangs
Jazzy Gordon Dubbo Rams
Kira Juffermans Coffs Harbour Suns
Kijana McCowan Albury Cougars
Isabel Morgan Newcastle Falcons
Alina Pasakarnis Illawarra Hawks
Lillian Ragan Illawarra Hawks

 

Head Coach Andrew Williams Coffs Harbour Suns
Assistant Coach Maddison Delaney Illawarra Hawks
Assistant Coach Brodey Fruean Albury Cougars
Manager Leisa Mihai Coffs Harbour Suns
2025

U18 Metro Boys

First Name Surname Association
Antonio Browne Bankstown Bruins
Bol Diing Norths Bears
Curtis Evic Bankstown Bruins
Bailey Hanson Norths Bears
Archie Lucas Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Zion Okeke Hills Hornets
Oluwakorede Olutayo Sydney Comets
Jamaal Osikoya Blacktown Storm
Austin Prosser Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Nikola Valkovic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

 

Head Coach Will Hill Sydney Comets
Assistant Coach Angus Bourke Sutherland Sharks
Assistant Coach Darren Duff Bankstown Bruins
Manager Yoppy Suwanto Sydney Comets
2025

U18 Metro Girls

First Name Surname Association
Nadia Aukuso Sydney Comets
Sienna Clark Hills Hornets
Ebony Dixon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Rebecca Donnelly Norths Bears
Lola Gralton Norths Bears
Olivia Hastings Norths Bears
Mia Minshall Sydney Comets
Kaila Proctor Bankstown Bruins
Peyton Skinner Hills Hornets
Angela Tako Penrith Panthers

 

Head Coach Danielle D’Morias Hills Hornets
Assistant Coach Lauryn Curtin Bankstown Bruins
Assistant Coach Shac Shorer Norths Bears
2025

U16 Country Boys

First Name Surname Association
Will Dooley Sydney Comets
Noah Fenton Sydney Comets
Jacob Fox Newcastle Falcons
Lewis Gommers Albury Cougars
Owen Howes Central Coast Rebels
James Lezcano Illawarra Hawks
Samson Nathan Newcastle Falcons
Riley Saville Illawarra Hawks
Logan Tupaea Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
Jarrah Van Den Berg Newcastle Falcons

 

Head Coach Tom Cranney Illawarra Hawks
Assistant Coach Dan Howard Maitland Mustangs
Assistant Coach Todd Turner Newcastle Falcons
Manager Howard Marzans Port Macquarie Dolphins
2025

U16 Country Girls

First Name Surname Association
Addison Bonham Illawarra Hawks
Sarah Campbell Illawarra Hawks
Taylah Curtis Illawarra Hawks
Poppy Fruean Albury Cougars
Samantha Kerr Narrandera Knights
Grace Lane Illawarra Hawks
Olivia Pupovac Illawarra Hawks
Lily Spruce Newcastle Falcons
Zara Suka Illawarra Hawks
Jordyn Townsend Queanbeyan Roadrunners

 

Head Coach Macs Monk Basketball NSW
Assistant Coach Cindy Bonham Illawarra Hawks
Assistant Coach Natalie Turner Newcastle Falcons
Manager Emily Brokmann
2025

U16 Metro Boys

First Name Surname Association
Jasper Boreham Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ellias Abi Abdallah Bankstown Bruins
Cooper Hanson Norths Bears
Marcus Heuston Hills Hornets
Thomas Moloney Norths Bears
Samuel O’Donnell Norths Bears
Darius Potloka Hills Hornets
Cooper Skinner West Sydney Wolves
Luka Stevanovic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Zachary Thompsett Hills Hornets

 

Head Coach David Hayman Hills Hornets
Assistant Coach Liam Cavanagh-Downs Norths Bears
Assistant Coach Blake Macfarlane Penrith Panthers
Manager Emma Claus
2025

U16 Metro Girls

First Name Surname Association
Sasha Clague Norths Bears
Emma Lukell Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Izabella Mansory Norths Bears
Rykkah Mareta-Manu Penrith Panthers
Aliya Medrzejewski Bankstown Bruins
Holly Mulheron Hills Hornets
Summer Paki Hills Hornets
Victoria Veleski Sutherland Sharks
Olive Waters Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Eliza Wilson Sutherland Sharks

 

Head Coach Billy Akalo Sydney Comets
Assistant Coach Michele Austin Bankstown Bruins
Assistant Coach Laurie Fleming Norths Bears
Manager Rebecca Palmer Penrith Panthers
2025

Ivor Burge Men

First name Surname
Keelan Crawford
James Doyle
Jerome Etteridge
Justin Koenig
Jackson Loy
Nicholas Pana
Clay Perkins
Darcy Rollins
Mackingdezz Savusa
Lachlan Skellet

 

Head Coach Paul O’Neill
Assistant Coach Mick Harris
2025

Ivor Burge Women

First name Surname
Brittany Anderson
Taylor Anderson
Isabella Conroy
Shalana Russell
Jordan Schmich
Ruby Thomson
Eveleen Wallace
Mackenzie Wills

 

Head Coach Cheryl Wills
Assistant Coach Cindy Mascord
Assistant Coach Rosalind Wells-Davies
Manager Sarah Mottram
2025

Junior Wheelchair

First name Surname
Brad Burns
Evander Conroy
Hamish Muir
Jackson Gray
Max Groves
Ethan Hallak
Tallow Ra
Talyn Reedy
Victoria Simpson
Rafferty Stevens

 

Head Coach Rohan Foy
Assistant Coach Richard Howard
Assistant Coach Janna Mizens
Manager Melissa Sullivan

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