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Australian teams announced for FIBA U15 Oceania Cup

Australian teams announced for FIBA U15 Oceania Cup

Basketball Australia have announced the teams that will represent Australia at the upcoming FIBA U15 Oceania Cup in Canberra.

The tournament will be hosted at the Australian Institute of Sport from November 11 – 16 and provide the world with a glimpse of the best up and coming talent from the region.

Australia are reigning champions in both the men’s and women’s competition with the last event hosted in Mangilao, Guam in 2022.

2024’s iteration will be the first hosted in Australia since Melbourne in 2013 and feature teams from Guam, Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand and Tonga.

The schedule will be announced shortly with games streamed live from the FIBA U15 Oceania Cup portal.

U15 Sapphires – Team
Jemyma Manyok (QLD Olivia Olechnowicz (QLD)
Sasha Clague (NSW) Sophie Richardson (VIC)
Daisy Hocking (SA) Madison Ryan (VIC)
Violet Johnson (QLD) Jade Sherrington (QLD)
Mya Moke (QLD) Isabel Smith (QLD)
Lily Mapp (QLD) Vanessa Tavete (VIC)
Head Coach
Renae Garlepp
U15 Crocs – Team
John Aryang (WA) Isaiah Jorgenson (QLD)
Antonio Browne (NSW) Alexander Mabbott (VIC)
Lucas Byrne (VIC) Luke Paul (WA)
Tom Dammers (VIC) Andrew Watene (QLD)
William Hamilton (VIC) Marley Wilczek (NSW)
Samuel Johnson (WA) Charlie Wilson (VIC)
Head Coach
Ash Arnott

 

Technical official and volunteering positions are available for the FIBA U15 Oceania Cup as the best U15’s basketball talent converges in Canberra this November.

FIBA are seeking industry roles for scorers, table officials and volunteers. If you’re looking for experience and want to be a part of the action, click here for more details.