Congratulations to all of our Pakenham Warriors Juniors who tried out during the school holidays for the State Development Program (SDP). These juniors showed excellent determination, skill and team work. Basketball Victoria selected the best and brightest across the under 14 through to under 18 age groups, and from the hundreds who tried out, we are very proud to announce that the following players have been selected into the Basketball Victoria Country elite basketball ranks for 2019.
Joshua Greig U14B Southern Cross Challenge
Cooper Lanting U15B Southern Cross Challenge
Lachlan Smith U15B Southern Cross Challenge
Kobe Wilson U15B Southern Cross Challenge
Drue Maher U16B Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup
Jarred Small U16B Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup
Rhiannon Gallagher U18G Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (emerg)
The SCC and ACJBC representatives will earn insight into elite development and higher-level gameplay across the two elite junior tournaments held in January. The 2019 Southern Cross Challenge will be held at the State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South from Friday 18 January to Monday 21 January 2019. The 2019 Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup will be held at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, Albury, NSW, from Monday 14 January to Saturday 19 January 2019.
For further information on the elite State Development Program visit Basketball Victoria Country’s website http://bvcc.net.au/2019-acjbc-scc-and-sdp-squads-announced/
Basketball Victoria’s Basketball Operations Manager Grant Wallace said. “Selection into SCC/ACJBC from Country Victoria is an amazing achievement and coupled with the State Development Program, it showcases our best juniors and gives them an opportunity to become better players and people on and off the court.”
Congratulations Warriors, the hard work has just begun!
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