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Jr NBA World championship

Club based teams, just like little league baseball.
1 club represents and entire region.

They don't pick the best players from that region and put them together.

yes I am aware of u17s - that is our national team - this is about club teams.

I presume the american teams will be AAU champions - the really good AAU teams are at a completely higher level than what we are used to here. 185cm 13-14yos that can dunk - yes our team games might be good but the Aussie teams have to get a lot better in a lot of other areas. I have no idea how they will get a European rep - that team alone will be exceptional as well. Still I'm all for this competition.

13y.o kids are far more advanced individually in the u.s than Australia.
As a team, we might have the edge.

It doesn't clash.

My question is when will this be held? And if it clashes with this year's U14s nationals, and the Eltham boys qualify, which does young Ferranato pick to attend?

1 team for the whole of Europe.

Anyone know the favourites in the vjbl this year?

I agree, junior programs in the US are far more advanced.

It's not like the baseball where you have some Asian nations on par with the US at youth level.

I think this is great - sorry Australia but Melbourne clubs will have an ownership on this trip for sometime. They will be schooled in the USA - Aussies play good team games and work hard but nowhere near as talented and competitive as USA.

The forum guideline on naming U18 players is mostly about judging the performance or worthiness of players. They can be named (especially as the details are already public) in a purely informational manner.

if it goes beyond that, report posts and I will delete or block where appropriate.

http://basketball.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_U14_Boys-Team-Lists-for-Release.pdf


If it's a problem the mod can get rid of the post.

Names are already listed in public with age, d.o.b and height.

http://basketball.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_U14_Girls-Team-Lists-for-Release.pdf

It's on the u14 club Champ team list.

Bulleen-Girls U14

HC-Travis Heal
AC-Julie Ore
DC-Sophia Ikosiedekas
M-Fonda Kourmadias

Emily Maltezoa 04 (154cm)
Kiralee Collings 04 (160cm)
Maggie Sullivan 04 (165cm)
Aleisha Cadee 04 (166cm)
Tessari Heal 04 (167cm)
Jordyn Kourmadias 04 (167cm)
Sarah Calvisi 04 (167cm)
Ally Marshall 04 (168cm)
Amisyn Leigh 04 (171cm)
Tabitha Betsin 05 (179cm)
Holly Griffiths 04 (181cm)
Ella McIntyre 04 (181cm)




Eltham-Boys U14

HC-Craig Stratford
AC-Amy Vine
AC-Carly Stones
M-Tania Weddle

Brody Glenn 04 (148cm)
Joshua Weddle 04 (162cm)
Zahn Agosta 04 (164cm)
Anton Stratov 04 (165cm)
Kristian Ferranato 05 (175cm)
Harrison Stones 04 (177cm)
Thomas Neale 04 (179cm)
Bradley Moorey 04 (180cm)
Henry Way 04 (183cm)
Riley Lewis 04 (183cm)

The reaction when the kids got told was priceless

Thought the same thing. Success over development.

Dandenong and Sydney must be kicking themselves.

What an opportunity!

Actually looking at, there might be two spots in our region.

Same system as the little league World Series baseball.

Not fair on nz though as they are not apart of the club champs and there is only 1 spot open for the Asia pacific region.

Be interesting in future years if players swap clubs.

It's the team from 2017.

Will it be the same 2017 team or the current 2018 u14 team?

The NBA, along with Basketball Australia announced that the Eltham Wildcats and Bulleen Boomers, the respective 2017 Australian Under-14 Boys and Girls Club Champions, will be representing Australia in the Jr. NBA World Championship, which will feature boys and girls teams ages 14 and under from around the world

Eltham Wildcats, Bulleen Boomers to represent Australia in Jr NBA World Championship

This is very cool. Well done to everyone involved in getting this done!

I agree not red hot news but my contacts tell me that this is definately happening, as soon as next season. Several players that have grown up in or played in the Hunter Valley/Central Coast area will receive letters this week identifying them as potential recruits.