Basketball New South Wale’s High-Performance Program serves to identify, develop, and foster the skills of young athletes.
Basketball NSW’s High-Performance Program (HPP) serves to identify, develop, and foster the skills of young athletes who aspire to compete at the representative, national, and international levels of basketball.
Basketball NSW’s HPP is:
– athlete focused
– coach driven, and
– admin supported.
The HPP is underpinned by Association and Development basketball programs designed to support stakeholders, allowing them to provide quality service to their many athletes and coaches, in turn driving more players and coaches into the High-Performance pathway.
Coach development runs parallel to the player development, ensuring that coaches can develop and progress through a similar pathway to athletes. It also ensures that there are quality and committed coaches to staff the program.
The program exists to assist in identifying, developing, and preparing athletes in the Under 16 & Under 18 age group and Wheelchair to represent New South Wales at the National Championships.
The weekly workouts and camps venues will be released at a later date post High Performance trials.
The program involves athletes in the following age groups:
The SPP Program for Wheelchair Athletes ages are as follows:
Click HERE for more information about the 2024 Wheelchair State Performance Program.
Click HERE for more information about Wheelchair Basketball.
The Developing Athlete Program (DAP) underpins the SPP. DAP operates in Metro NSW.
From the athletes perspective, there is a strong focus on the identification, development, and support of individuals aged 13-15.
The Developing Athlete Program also serves as a platform to develop and educate aspiring elite coaches. Basketball NSW will provide expert coaching with elements of mentoring, training, education and support.
Athletes that are selected into DAP will be required to attend a weekly individual session during terms 1 and 2. The weekly workouts will be in the morning approx 6:15am-7:30am.
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Skye | Adams | Queanbeyan Roadrunners |
Addison | Bonham | Illawarra Hawks |
Isabelle | Burns | Newcastle Falcons |
Matilda | Burns | Newcastle Falcons |
Molly | Coble | Illawarra Hawks |
Charlotte | Cougle | Coffs Harbour Suns |
Annalise | Crawley | Coffs Harbour Suns |
Taylah | Curtis | Illawarra Hawks |
Alek | De Bol | Illawarra Hawks |
Hayley | De Friskbom | Maitland Mustangs |
Laura | Fitzwilliam | Illawarra Hawks |
Charlie | Gibson | Albury Cougars |
Mackenzie | Hassan | Griffith Demons |
Elley | Hawken | Central Coast Rebels |
Claudia | Hocking | Albury Cougars |
Maya | Hopkins | Illawarra Hawks |
Josephine | Irvin | Leeton Eagles |
Tully | Jarvis | Coffs Harbour Suns |
Kira | Juffermans | Coffs Harbour Suns |
Elle | Kaluski | Newcastle Falcons |
Zoe | Keeble | Newcastle Falcons |
Samantha | Kerr | Narrandera Knights |
Grace | Lane | Illawarra Hawks |
Ellie | Lyons | Albury Cougars |
Aleira | McCowan | Albury Cougars |
Kijana | McCowan | Albury Cougars |
Emerson | McCrea | Illawarra Hawks |
Abbey | McGregor | Maitland Mustangs |
Kiara | McKeown | Dubbo Rams |
Isabel | Morgan | Newcastle Falcons |
Charlize | Morrison | Coffs Harbour Suns |
Alina | Pasakarnis | Illawarra Hawks |
Tully | Pickering | Dubbo Rams |
Alexis | Plater | Coffs Harbour Suns |
Lillian | Ragan | Illawarra Hawks |
Summer | Riddle | Newcastle Falcons |
Mia | Roseworne | Newcastle Falcons |
Lily | Spruce | Newcastle Falcons |
Zara | Suka | Illawarra Hawks |
Millie | Sutcliffe | Dubbo Rams |
Lucy | Wilsmore | Newcastle Falcons |
Ellie | Wright | Albury Cougars |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Nadia | Aukuso | Sydney Comets |
Chanel | Bastin | Bankstown Bruins |
Indigo | Bell | Norths Bears |
Freya | Bijkerk | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Ashanti | Capulong | Bankstown Bruins |
Sasha | Clague | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Sienna | Clark | Hills Hornets |
Sophie | Dix | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Ebony | Dixon | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Rebecca | Donnelly | Sydney Comets |
Georgia | Ell | Norths Bears |
Alicia | Fevre | Hills Hornets |
Erica | Finney | Norths Bears |
Sienna | Fishpool | Norths Bears |
Evie | Gooding | Sutherland Sharks |
Lani | Gremmo | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Caitlyn | Grima | Hills Hornets |
Malki | Halwala | Sydney Comets |
Olivia | Hastings | Norths Bears |
Sofia | Hunt | Penrith Panthers |
Abbey | Hush | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Zoe | Jackson | Norths Bears |
Olivia | Johnston | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Desiree | Lin | Sydney Comets |
Emma | Lukell | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Jennifer | Mailei | Bankstown Bruins |
Izabella | Mansory | Norths Bears |
Lauren | Martin | Penrith Panthers |
Lucy | Mead | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Mia | Minshall | Sydney Comets |
Holly | Mulheron | Hills Hornets |
Amina | Mustafic | Bankstown Bruins |
Nandin-Erdene | Odbayar | Sydney Comets |
Ruby | Perkins | Norths Bears |
Kaila | Proctor | Bankstown Bruins |
Hannah | Scotter | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Marley | Sialeipata | Sydney Comets |
Peyton | Skinner | Hills Hornets |
Angela | Tako | Penrith Panthers |
Cassidy | Thomson | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Abbey | Vallance | Bankstown Bruins |
Victoria | Veleski | Sutherland Sharks |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Jye | Barlow | Byron Beez |
Joe | Beckett | Newcastle Falcons |
Luca | Bennett | Central Coast Rebels |
Sam | Blain | Maitland Mustangs |
Joshua | Boyle | Sydney Comets |
Jett | Chaniotis | Lithgow Lazers |
Blake | Collins | Maitland Mustangs |
Luka | Cuda | Illawarra Hawks |
William | Dooley | Central Coast Rebels |
Eric | Downes | Lithgow Lazers |
Oliver | Dyason | Batemans Bay Breakers |
John Ryder | Edwards | Moss Vale Magic |
Noah | Fenton | Newcastle Falcons |
Peni | Finefeuiaki | Newcastle Falcons |
Benjamin | Flegeltaub | Albury Cougars |
Rohan | Greentree | Newcastle Falcons |
Jeremiah | Imasuen | Byron Beez |
Ethan | Johnston | Byron Beez |
Brodi | Kirby | Newcastle Falcons |
Lado | Kuron | Wagga Wagga |
Aki | Langford | Illawarra Hawks |
Solomon | Liu | Leeton Eagles |
Slater | Luckey | Newcastle Falcons |
Charles | Mogg | Central Coast Rebels |
Maximillian | Morton | Dubbo Rams |
Samson | Nathan | Newcastle Falcons |
Kobe | O’Callaghan | Leeton Eagles |
Cooper | O’Neill | Newcastle Falcons |
Oluwakorede | Olutayo | Sydney Comets |
Riley | Saville | Illawarra Hawks |
Joshua | Spark | Illawarra Hawks |
Charlie | Sutton | West Wyalong Wildcats |
Jayden | Tawake | Maitland Mustangs |
Simon | Troup | Newcastle Falcons |
Logan | Tupaea | Central Coast Rebels |
Isaac | Turton | Illawarra Hawks |
Henry | Wawszkowicz | Maitland Mustangs |
Thomas | Wells | Albury Cougars |
Charlie | Whale | Tamworth Thunderbolts |
Bailey | Wilton | Maitland Mustangs |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Obi | Adler | Norths Bears |
Brian | Ansuh-Yeboah | Penrith Panthers |
Kingsley | Barnett | Hills Hornets |
Antonio | Browne | Bankstown Bruins |
Myles | Buvac | Sydney Comets |
Lachlan | Clague | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Ethan | Custodio | Hills Hornets |
Bol | Diing | Norths Bears |
James | Dyson Merwe | Sydney Comets |
Joaquin | Gonzalez | Norths Bears |
Bailey | Hanson | Norths Bears |
Marcus | Heuston | Hills Hornets |
Brooklyn | Ili | Hills Hornets |
Eoin | Isaako | Bankstown Bruins |
Emin | Joldic | Sydney Comets |
Henry | Lau | Norths Bears |
Dominik | Lisica | Sydney Comets |
Archie | Lucas | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Bailey | Macarthur | Sutherland Sharks |
Gabriel | Markovtzev | Inner West Bulls |
Ethan | Marten-Coney | Sydney Comets |
Aston | Masella | Sydney Comets |
Riley | McNulty | Penrith Panthers |
Samuel | O’Donnell | Norths Bears |
Zion | Okeke | Hills Hornets |
Jamaal | Osikoya | Blacktown Storm |
Flynn | Pavely | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Darius | Potloka | West Sydney Wolves |
Austin | Prosser | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
William | Rintoul | Sydney Comets |
Trasel | Rone | Blacktown Storm |
Luka | Stevanovic | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
August | Straker | Penrith Panthers |
Zachary | Thompsett | Hills Hornets |
Nikola | Valkovic | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Max | Venardos | Bankstown Bruins |
Josiah | Viaje | Norths Bears |
Gosho | Vishanin | Sydney Comets |
Marley | Wilczek | West Sydney Wolves |
Jagger | Wilson-Holtz | Sutherland Sharks |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Taitum | Brown | Blacktown Storm |
Bradley | Burns | Basketball ACT |
Zara | Campion | Hills Hornets |
Ahmad | Chatah | Sutherland Sharks |
Evander | Conroy | Hills Hornets |
Breanna | Fisk | Bathurst |
Jackson | Gray | Albury Cougars |
Luke | Greco | Basketball ACT |
Ethan | Hallak | Blacktown Storm |
Dylan | Molloy | Newcastle Falcons |
Tallow | Ra | Hills Hornets |
Aaliyah | Rauchle | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Victoria | Simpson | Parkes |
Rafferty | Stevens | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Mikayla | Tuppurainen | Central Coast Rebels |
Benjamin | Zinsli | Central Coast Rebels |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Milica | Alavanja | Bankstown Bruins |
Liliana | Anthony-Ligaiviu | Bankstown Bruins |
Chloe | Baffo | Hawkesbury Jets |
Luella | Bourke | Hills Hornets |
Kayleigh | Burke | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Kaylene | Chiu | Hills Hornets |
Maya | Collisson | Penrith Panthers |
Sophie | Connor | Wollondilly |
Livinia | Cullen | Norths Bears |
Gracie | Curtis | Bankstown Bruins |
Atalya | Dent | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Abigail | Green-Rice | Bankstown Bruins |
Brooklyn | Griffis | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Anaaya Amol Kaur | Hara | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Zoey | Hayward | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Zoe | Heuston | Hills Hornets |
Jacqueline | Ibarburu | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Khadijah | Kalananda | Bankstown Bruins |
Portia | Kearney | Hills Hornets |
Emily | King | Bankstown Bruins |
Sophia | Kirievskaya | Sydney Comets |
Alexandra | Kirkbride | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Emma | Klarenaar | Norths Bears |
Tyra | Lee-Hang | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Angela | Li | Sydney Comets |
Azaria | Maua | Bankstown Bruins |
Isabelle | McCullagh | Norths Bears |
Holly | Mitchell | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Iman | Osikoya | City of Blacktown |
Ella | Pearson | Penrith Panthers |
Ruby | Prasad | Bankstown Bruins |
Arianni | Sebastian | Hills Hornets |
Zoe | Sonkol-Mourtzakis | Bankstown Bruins |
Agatha | Storch Lees | Norths Bears |
Olive | Waters | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Lily | Whitford | Hills Hornets |
Ava | Wilcoxon | Sutherland Sharks |
Eliza | Wilson | Sutherland Sharks |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Max | Abusah | Norths Bears |
Eli | Adair | Norths Bears |
Lucas | Ajaka | Norths Bears |
Isaiah | Balangon | West Sydney Wolves |
Mayon | Bandaranayaka | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Urijah | Brown | Camden Valley Wildfire |
Hunter | Capulong | Bankstown Bruins |
Patrick | Chessell | Sydney Comets |
Dallas | Clark | Penrith Panthers |
Zac | Dalton | Sydney Comets |
Charlie | Frost | Sutherland Sharks |
Jordan | Gao | Norths Bears |
Remy | Garvey | Norths Bears |
Leo | Hecimovic | Norths Bears |
Ethan | Henderson | Penrith Panthers |
Eli | Horsfield | Bankstown Bruins |
Jayden | Janto | Bankstown Bruins |
Thomas | Jay | Norths Bears |
Leo | Kaplan | Sydney Comets |
Jeremy | Lenthen | Inner West Bulls |
Shuya | Li | Bankstown Bruins |
Samuel | Linsell | Hills Hornets |
Kayden | McReynolds | Hills Hornets |
Harlan | Meany | Norths Bears |
Nicholas | Mendelevitz | Hills Hornets |
Thiago | Mironow | Penrith Panthers |
Thomas | Moloney | Norths Bears |
Thomas | Moncrieff | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
John | Sebastian | Hills Hornets |
Reggie | Stafford | Norths Bears |
Jeremy | Susanto | Sydney Comets |
Neil | Taingahue-Neil | Blacktown Storm |
Isaiah | Toledo | Sydney Comets |
Coen | Watson | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Nicholas | Woodside | Sutherland Sharks |
Decker | Yang | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Sherwin | Yeung | Macarthur Heat |
Dezmond | Yeung | Hills Hornets |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Eden | Allie | Bankstown Bruins |
Hayley | Angwin | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Charlotte | D’Morias | Hills Hornets |
Lara | Daly | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Addison-Jane | de Leon | Sydney Comets |
Mone | De Villiers | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Virginia | Dixon | Norths Bears |
Adelaide | Filemu | Bankstown Bruins |
Kayley | Gapido | Penrith Panthers |
Isabelle | Gaynor | Norths Bears |
Madeleine | Gee | Norths Bears |
Maggie-Rose | Jamison | Bankstown Bruins |
Sophia | Johansson | Penrith Panthers |
Sophia | Kanbour | Norths Bears |
Mansaroop | Kaur | Penrith Panthers |
Mila | Knezevic | Hills Hornets |
Milla | Larratt | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Aliya | Medrzejewski | Bankstown Bruins |
Annika | Munro | Sutherland Sharks |
Safi | Northam | Norths Bears |
Eliza | O’Connor | Norths Bears |
Summer | Paki | Hills Hornets |
Dora | Piliskic | Sydney Comets |
Emma | Rojas | Penrith Panthers |
Olivia | Scott-Rogers | Hills Hornets |
Elishia | Singh | Hills Hornets |
Georgina | Thomson | Norths Bears |
Ndeye | Wade | Wollondilly Razorbacks |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Elias | Abi Abdallah | Bankstown Bruins |
Caleb | Abidin | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Christian | Adviento | Hills Hornets |
Luca | Algie | Bankstown Bruins |
Rynzyd | Altamarino | Blacktown Storm |
Orlando | Arraiza | Hills Hornets |
Ethan | Baird | Norths Bears |
Ben | Barnett | Norths Bears |
Jasper | Boreham | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Xingwu | Chen | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
James | Cossey | Norths Bears |
Leonardo | Deguara | Norths Bears |
Yohan Kenneth | Estrada | Hills Hornets |
William | Evans | Norths Bears |
Matthew | Fang | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Luca | Farmer | Norths Bears |
Riley | Ferris | Hills Hornets |
Jacob Santino | Gigante | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Cooper | Hanson | Norths Bears |
Ceefah | Koba | Blacktown Storm |
Kobe | Manu | Sutherland Sharks |
Harrison | Mcgeachie | Norths Bears |
James | Mizens | Inner West Bulls |
Buyanerdene | Munkhbold | Sydney Comets |
Danis | Osmanagic | Inner West Bulls |
Oliver | Soares Burns | Sydney Comets |
Bastian | Tsiamis | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Oliver | Wayne | Sydney Comets |
Dominic | Zhao | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Juhi | Balu | Hills Hornets |
Sophia | Catton | West Sydney Wolves |
Sophie | Chen | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Lyra | Clark | Hills Hornets |
Lily | Collimore | Sydney Comets |
Mariella | Donnelly | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Tessa | Fagan | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sophie | Franks-Bugeja | Hills Hornets |
Tara | Hayes | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Eva | Karajcic | Bankstown Bruins |
Ashley | Loyman | Bankstown Bruins |
Liana | Montuoro | Bankstown Bruins |
Claire | Pittman | Sydney Comets |
Ava | Rendulic | Hills Hornets |
Ryanna | Roman | Norths Bears |
Angel-Jade | Stamatatos | Sydney Comets |
Maple | Strong | Hills Hornets |
Elise | Thomson | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Emilia | Vicano | Bankstown Bruins |
Imogen | Williams | Norths Bears |
Kaiah | Wong | Penrith Panthers |
First Name | Family Name | Association |
Chadd | Ablaza | Hills Hornets |
Mataius | Alcasid | Blacktown Storm |
Alexander | Arseniev | Bankstown Bruins |
Joshua | Baffo | Hawkesbury Jets |
Lachlan | Booth | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Nile | Bushby | Camden Valley Wildfire |
Beau | Coleman | Penrith Panthers |
Henry | Hecimovic | Norths Bears |
Liam | Jones | Sydney Comets |
Ezekiel | Kho | Sydney Comets |
Jacob | Kimball | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Aaron | Ko | Norths Bears |
Kobi | Maeva | West Sydney Wolves |
Nicholas | Patonay | Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders |
Louis | Pichler | Norths Bears |
Malachi | Rangan | Hills Hornets |
Jasper | Rock | Sydney Comets |
Elijah | Rone | Blacktown Storm |
Kostas | Saisanas | Bankstown Bruins |
Daniel | Teakle | Hills Hornets |
Q. What age does my child have to be to be eligible for selection?
A. Date of births are listed for all age groups trials. Athletes outside the age groups are not eligible to trial.
Q. What programs can my child be selected for?
A. Once athletes have registered for trials, they will be sent a “google” form to complete stating which programs/events they would like to be considered for selection.
Q. What is the selection Criteria?
A. To be selected for BNSW Programs/Development Tours/D-League/ State teams, athletes must display elements of the following:
Subjectivity is an unavoidable element of selection.
Q. What is the Selection Process?
A. The athlete’s potential to meet the selection criteria may be assessed by the BNSW General Manager of Coaching and Development, the BNSW High-Performance coaching staff, as well as the State and Age Group Head Coaches and/or a panel nominated senior network coaches. The BNSW staff will ultimately be responsible for the final selections.
Q. What is the difference between High Performance Trials and State trials?
A. High Performance trials are for athletes interested in being selected for our State Performance Program (SPP) and Developing Athlete Program (DAP). The trials also serve as selection opportunities for athletes interested in BNSW Development Tours/Events in January as well as D-League.
State trials are only for those athletes interested in making NSW State teams who compete at the National Championships.
Q. What is the difference between the State Performance Program (SPP) and the Developing Athlete Program (DAP)?
A. SPP is BNSW’s top tier High-Performance program. It is a skill-based program that also involves some teaching of BNSW style of play concepts. The program exists to assist in identifying, developing, and preparing athletes for States teams and future representation at the next level.
Athletes that are selected into SPP will be required to attend weekly individual sessions supervised by network coaches under the guidance of the BNSW HP Coaching staff during terms 4 and 1.
DAP underpins the SPP. It operates in Metro only. It is also a skill-based program that is aimed at athletes in the U14-U17 age range? Athletes are required to attend weekly individual sessions supervised by network coaches under the guidance of the BNSW HP Coaching staff during terms 1 and 2.
Q. Do you have to be in the State Performance Program (SPP) to make a State team?
A. No. It is not compulsory for athletes to be in the SPP to make a State team. However, the SPP provides athletes an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge of the game which may assist with their continued development as a player.
Q. What happens if I am unable to trial due to injury or sickness?
A. We understand that sometimes things come up that prevent athletes from trialing. Athletes may submit a “special consideration” form to still be considered for selection (this may be obtained from BNSW). Athletes will still be required to register online and pay the trial fee. They must also submit any documentation as well (such as medical certificates). It should be noted that submitting a “special consideration” form does not mean athletes will automatically be selected. If not selected, any trial fees may be refunded.
Q: Why was there an athlete selected that was not at the trial?
A: From time to time, and athlete will be unavailable to trial due to a range of valid reasons. These include injury, illness, school commitments, higher level sports commitments, and family reasons, amongst others. Provided the athlete has gone through the steps to apply for “special consideration” prior to the trial, that athlete may still be considered for selection.
In this situation the athlete will be assessed against the same selection criteria as all the athletes in attendance, and their past performances at BNSW events may be used to assess whether or not they meet the criteria.
If an athlete has not been seen by selectors, their local coach will be consulted to provide their view of the athlete against the selection criteria. This will be taken into consideration, but ultimately it is difficult to select an athlete that was not in attendance at trials and has not participated in any BNSW events previously.
Q: Why wasn’t my child selected? They perform better than an athlete that was selected at a local or association level and they were top scorer in the BNSW competitions?
A: Whilst an athlete’s past performance may provide some good feedback to the selection panel, the purpose of conducting trials is to see how athletes perform in a structured training environment against their peers. An athlete’s “statistics” at Domestic, Association, or School level are not taken into account and are often very misleading.
BNSW network and High-Performance staff will never discuss another child’s performance with you, just as we wouldn’t discuss your child with another parent. At the end of the day, the athletes that the selection panel believes best meet the above criteria are the ones selected.
Q. Will feedback be provided to athletes who are not selected at trials?
A. Unfortunately it is not possible to provide feedback to athletes regarding non-selection due to the number of athletes that attend trials. However, general feedback may be provided to the group as a whole on the conclusion of the day of trials.
Q: My child wasn’t selected, does that mean they have no future in Basketball?
A: No. Subjectivity is an unavoidable element of the selection process. Selectors never profess to get selections right every time. There are various pathways that athletes may follow to achieve their basketball dreams. We encourage all athletes that were not selected to continue to work on their game and trial in future years.