Every men's and women's player and games listed

• ‍Top 5 players at the Australian Under-20 women's championships‍
• Top 5 players at the Australian Under-20 men's championships‍
• Ultimate guide to 2026 Australian Country Basketball Cup

Rising stars of Australian basketball from every state and territory, except the Northern Territory, are primed for the 2026 Australian Under-20 Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, between January 27 and February 1, 2026.

NSW's back court star tandem of Ruby Perkins and Jessie-May Hall are back to defend their 2025 women's crown while a new-look Victoria Navy is hoping to repeat its history-making run to the men's gold medal.

There are 172 players in eight women's and eight men's teams. Every game will be played at Selkirk Stadium, 989 Norman Street, Wendouree, 3355.

Women's Teams

NSW Under-20 Women

• Freya Bijkerk: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
• Rebecca Donnelly: Norths Bears
• Jessie-May Hall: Hornsby Spiders
• Olivia Hastings: Norths Bears
• Kira Juffermans: Coffs Harbour Suns
• Kijana McCowan: Albury Cougars
• Emerson McCrea: Illawarra Hawks
• Lucy Mead: Hornsby Spiders
• Ruby Perkins: Norths Bears
• Kaila Proctor: Bankstown Bruins

Reserves‍

• Sienna Clark: Hills Hornets
• Charlotte Cougle: Coffs Harbour Suns
• Claudia Hocking: Albury Cougars
• Niamh Smith: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
• Yvette Volk: Norths Bears
• Olivia Johnston: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Victoria Under-20 Women

• Madeline Angus (Sandringham)
• Krystal Arnason (Korumburra / Kilsyth)
• Tayli DiMarco (Melbourne / Geelong Venom – WNBL)
• Sitaya Fagan (CoE / Frankston)
• Mia Harvey (Bendigo)
• Addison Knight (Eltham)
• Ameir Majur (Altona)
• Taia McMechan (Nunawading)
• Mica Nightingale (Korumburra / Casey)
• Sophie Taylor (Warragul / Dandenong)
• Imogen Trout (Bulleen)
• Isobelle Wightman (Keilor / Southside – WNBL)

Emergencies

• Josie Agnew (Melbourne)
• Lily Exton (Kilsyth)

Victoria Navy Under-20 Women

• Aluk Kuol (Wyndham)
• Isabelle Godfrey (Nunawading)
• Evelyn Martyn (Altona)
• Lily Newman-Morris (Sandringham)
• Manaree Te Paki (Casey)
• Melinna Kapetanas (Sandringham)
• Sienna Stone (Portland / Warrnambool)
• Sierra Woolhouse (Sandringham)
• Sophie Alexander (Frankston)
• Zara Sestan (Dandenong)

Emergencies

• Hayley Courts (Keilor)
• Mia Kellock (Bulleen)

South Australia Under-20 Women

• Abbey Jones
• Aspen Crase
• Coco Hodges
• Ella Humphrys
• Keira Gardiner
• Krystal Thompson
• Olivia Tredrea
• Sarah Warner
• Sienna Lehmann
• Zahlia Niemann

Reserves

• Chelsea Truslove
• Claire Mitchell

Queensland Under-20 Women

• Rica Chanel Enriquez-Paea (Brisbane Capitals)
• Alleah Hanson (Brisbane Capitals)
• Keriana Hippolite (Brisbane Capitals)
• Taryn Bond (Cairns Basketball)
• Emma Petrie (Gold Coast Rollers)
• Prasaysus Notoa (Logan Thunder)
• Vahyliah Seumanutafa (Logan Thunder)
• Gia Vukona (Logan Thunder)
• Cheyenne Bobongie (Mackay Basketball)
• Jema Sebasio (South West Metro Pirates)

Western Australia Under-20 Women

• Reece Anticevic (CoE / Cockburn Cougars)
• Ella Barmentloo (Perth Redbacks)
• Emilie Beggs (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Alyssa Bowen (Eastern Suns)
• Emma Clark (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Kuir Gayo (Eastern Suns)
• Remy Hearn (Willetton Tigers)
• Aysha Kemp (Rockingham Flames)
• Nicola Moore (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Keira Reilly (Warwick Senators)
• Eva Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks)

ACT Under-20 Women

• Achol Agok
• Amber Virgo
• Ava Tawake
• Hena Lomu
• Hannah Lubang
• Jorja Langi
• Katiah-Ann Tait
• Millah Sullivan
• Olivia Brankovic
• Rhiannon O’Brien
• Skye Adams
• Zara Funnel

Tasmania Under-20 Women

• Millie Baker (Burnie)
• Chloe Broomhall (Southern Wolves)
• Portia Chopping (Southern Wolves)
• Olivia Gardner (Launceston)
• Gemma McCoy (Devonport)
• Jade McCoy (Penguin)
• Nikki Parker (Ulverstone)
• Sophie Ryan (Launceston)
• Andie Smith (Kingborough–Huon)
• Bailie Wickham (Somerset)

Reserves

• Stella Freeman (Launceston)
• Jasmine Graham (Launceston)
• Keona Hayes (Launceston)
• Jasmine Minton-Connell (Penguin)
• Annabelle Pyke (Launceston)

Women's Tournament Fixtures

• ‍Pool A: New South Wales; South Australia; Victoria; and Australian Capital Territory‍
• Pool B: Queensland; Victoria Navy; Tasmania; and Western Australia

Tuesday 27 January

• 11:00am (SC) – New South Wales vs Victoria (Pool A)
• 11:00am (Court 4) – Victoria Navy vs Western Australia (Pool B)
• 3:00pm (SC) – Tasmania vs Queensland (Pool B)
• 3:00pm (Court 4) – South Australia vs Australian Capital Territory (Pool A)

Wednesday 28 January

• 1:00pm (Court 4) – New South Wales vs South Australia (Pool A)
• 5:30pm (SC) – Australian Capital Territory vs Victoria (Pool A)
• 5:30pm (Court 6) – Western Australia vs Tasmania (Pool B)
• 7:30pm (Court 6) – Queensland vs Victoria Navy (Pool B)

Thursday 29 January

• 1:30pm (Court 6) – Victoria vs South Australia (Pool A)
• 3:00pm (Court 4) – Victoria Navy vs Tasmania (Pool B)
• 5:00pm (Court 4) – Queensland vs Western Australia (Pool B)
• 7:30pm (SC) – Australian Capital Territory vs New South Wales (Pool A)

Friday 30 January – Quarter Finals

• 1:30pm (SC) – Quarter Final #2: 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A
• 1:30pm (Court 4) – Quarter Final #3: 1st Pool B vs 4th Pool A
• 5:30pm (SC) – Quarter Final #1: 1st Pool A vs 4th Pool B
• 5:30pm (Court 4) – Quarter Final #4: 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B

Saturday 31 January

• 11:00am (SC) – Consolation #1: Loser QF4 vs Loser QF3
• 11:00am (Court 6) – Consolation #2: Loser QF1 vs Loser QF2
• 5:00pm (SC) – Semi Final #1: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4
• 5:30pm (Court 4) – Semi Final #2: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2

Sunday 1 February

• 9:00am (Court 6) – Playoff 7th/8th: Loser Consolation #1 vs Loser Consolation #2
• 10:30am (Court 4) – Bronze Medal Game: Loser Semi Final #1 vs Loser Semi Final #2
• 1:00pm (SC) – Gold Medal Game: Winner Semi Final #1 vs Winner Semi Final #2
• 3:00pm (Court 6) – Playoff 5th/6th: Winner Consolation #1 vs Winner Consolation #2

Men's Teams

NSW Under-20 Men

• Bol Diing: Norths Bears
• Curtis Evic: Bankstown Bruins
• Bailey Hanson: Norths Bears
• Aki Langford: Illawarra Hawks
• Bailey Macarthur: Sutherland Sharks
• Ethan Marten-Coney: Sydney Comets
• Jamaal Osikoya: Norths Bears
• Flynn Pavely: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles / CoE
• Jayden Tawake: Maitland Mustangs
• Charlie Whale: Tamworth Thunderbolts

Reserves‍

• Brian Ansuh-Yeboah: Hornsby Spiders
• Luka Cuda: Illawarra Hawks
• Caleb Dunstan: Central Coast Basketball
• Rilpuou Dut: Blacktown Storm
• Joaquin Gonzalez: Norths Bears
• Nikola Valkovic: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Victoria Under-20 Men

• Ari Moulieris (Waverley)
• Austin Foxwell (Dandenong / South East Melbourne Phoenix – NBL)
• Bailey Marshall (Frankston)
• Charles Webb (Knox)
• Guer Bar (CoE / Longhorns)
• Henry Sewell (Knox / Melbourne United – NBL)
• Jai Fa’ale (CoE / Diamond Valley)
• Joel Robinson (Phillip Island / Casey)
• Lachlan Kanngiesser (Frankston)
• Owen Dowel (Frankston)
• Sonny Maxwell (Sunbury)
• Thomas Lea (Frankston)

Emergencies

• Keegan Johnson (Geelong United)
• Phillip Wickham (Geelong United)

Victoria Navy Under-20 Men

• Nicholas Beattie (Frankston)
• Malik Davis (Geelong United)
• Brooklyn Fue (Gippsland United)
• Cooper Gill (Nunawading)
• Brock Healy (Ballarat)
• Eden Horowitz (Hawthorn)
• Levi Munyard (Horsham / Ballarat)
• Jarvis Neal (Knox)
• Lachlan Pickering (Casey)
• Spencer Smith (Wyndham)
• Chayse Vincent

Queensland Under-20 Men

• Harry Cook (Brisbane Capitals)
• Charlie Winks (Brisbane Capitals)
• Brodie McGregor (Gold Coast Rollers)
• Jasraj Gill (Ipswich Force)
• Tyrell Mason (Logan Thunder)
• Ash McGrath (Logan Thunder)
• Logan Rebetzke (Mackay Basketball)
• Brayden Huff (Rockhampton Basketball)
• Zac McDowell-White (Southern Districts Spartans)
• Kurt Siwek (Southern Districts Spartans)

South Australia Under-20 Men

• Alex Dickeson
• Brandon Gillespie
• Deng Manyang
• Isaac Riddle
• James Mackenzie
• Josh Clayton
• Koby Moir
• Luke Pfitzner
• Oscar Sabine
• Rio Bruton

Reserves

• Aidan Grieger
• Andre Bastian
• Lachlan Dennis
• Mack Schaftenaar
• Noah Sampson
• Sam Hughes
• Shabani Kuyomba

Tasmania Under-20 Men

• Logan Gibson (Launceston)
• Jasper Hay (Southern Wolves)
• Campbell Jones (Ulverstone)
• Mason Ling (Penguin)
• Chad McPherson (Penguin)
• Sam Percival (Launceston)
• Lewis Rattray (Burnie)
• Jack Smith (Launceston)
• Tommy Stewart (Dominoes)
• Brody Wallace (Launceston)
• Nash Walker (Smithton)

Reserves

• Will Christie (Grenadiers)
• Fergus Stewart (Launceston)
• Joshua Donato (Dominoes)
• Luke McCoy (Devonport)
• Will Sorensen-Miller (Penguin)
• Lachlan Symons (Hobart)
• Declan Cock (Devonport)

Western Australia Under-20 Men

• Lachlan Burnett — Willetton Tigers
• Lowell Jude Christopher — Willetton Tigers
• Harrison Fitzgerald — Cockburn Cougars
• Andreas Grubisa — Perry Lakes Hawks
• Timothy Ibukunoluwa — Willetton Tigers
• Kai Kabugua — East Perth Eagles
• Jongkuch Mach — COE / East Perth Eagles
• Billy McRae — Perry Lakes Hawks
• Hayden Price — Eastern Suns
• Marley Sam — Eastern Suns
• Peter Thuch — Rockingham Flames

ACT Under-20 Men

• Ajak Nyuon
• Aleer Chol
• Austin Fage
• Ben Godwin
• Biar Wal
• Bul Dhieu
• Damian Cooney
• Lachlan Gudgeon-Back
• Max Manning
• Sam Steel
• Seliano Melekiola
• Stirling Musgrove

Men’s Tournament Fixtures

• ‍Pool A: Victoria Navy; South Australia; New South Wales; and Australian Capital Territory‍
• Pool B: Victoria; Queensland; Western Australia; and Tasmania

Tuesday 27 January

Game 3 – 1:00pm (SC) – New South Wales vs Victoria Navy (Pool A)
Game 4 – 1:00pm (Court 4) – Queensland vs Tasmania (Pool B)
Game 7 – 5:00pm (SC) – Western Australia vs Victoria (Pool B)
Game 8 – 5:00pm (Court 4) – South Australia vs Australian Capital Territory (Pool A)

Wednesday 28 January

Game 19 – 1:30pm (SC) – Victoria Navy vs South Australia (Pool A)
Game 20 – 1:30pm (Court 6) – Tasmania vs Western Australia (Pool B)
Game 24 – 7:00pm (Court 4) – Australian Capital Territory vs New South Wales (Pool A)
Game 25 – 7:30pm (SC) – Victoria vs Queensland (Pool B)

Thursday 29 January

Game 33 – 1:30pm (SC) – South Australia vs New South Wales (Pool A)
Game 39 – 5:30pm (SC) – Australian Capital Territory vs Victoria Navy (Pool A)
Game 40 – 5:30pm (Court 6) – Victoria vs Tasmania (Pool B)
Game 41 – 7:00pm (Court 4) – Queensland vs Western Australia (Pool B)

Finals Series

Friday 30 January – Quarter Finals

Game 54 – 5:00pm (Court 6) – 1st Pool A vs 4th Pool B
Game 57 – 7:00pm (Court 6) – 1st Pool B vs 4th Pool A
Game 58 – 7:30pm (SC) – 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B
Game 59 – 7:30pm (Court 4) – 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A

Saturday 31 January

Game 65 – 1:00pm (Court 6) – Loser QF1 vs Loser QF3
Game 69 – 3:30pm (Court 4) – Loser QF4 vs Loser QF2
Game 73 – 7:00pm (SC) – Winner QF1 vs Winner QF3
Game 74 – 7:00pm (Court 6) – Winner QF4 vs Winner QF2

Sunday 1 February

Game 75 – 8:30am (Court 4) – Playoff 7th/8th
Game 81 – 12:30pm (Court 4) – Bronze Medal Game
Game 84 – 2:30pm (Court 4) – Playoff 5th/6th
Game 85 – 3:00pm (SC) – Gold Medal Game