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2026 U16 Nationals
2026 tournament loaded with Australia’s best juniors
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Victoria Metro are back to defending their 2025 championship at the 2026 Under-16 Australian Championships in Bendigo between July 5 and July 12. Photo: Basketball Victoria
Victoria enters 2026 Nationals as benchmark after sweeping both U16 gold medals in 2025.
- Every player at the 2026 Under-18 National Championships
- Every player at the 2026 Under-20 National Championships
- Why we are the ULTIMATE Australian basketball destination
Victoria again shapes as the 2026 Under-16 Australian Basketball Champions benchmark again after a dominant clean sweep at the 2025 tournament.
Vic Metro claimed both gold medals, with the girls completing an unbeaten campaign and the boys winning a fourth straight national title, while Victoria Country also produced strong top-six finishes.
The 2025 championships showcased the depth, athleticism and emerging talent across the Victorian pathway, with a number of players now returning as key names to watch at the 2026 Nationals.
Here is a near-complete list of every player at the 2026 National Championships in Bendigo from Sunday, July 5 to Sunday, July 12, 2026.
Under 16 Boys
206 players listed. Sort by state team, player, association or status.
| Queensland South | JJ Cleland | Logan Thunder | Team |
| Queensland South | Liam Donald | Northside Wizards | Team |
| Queensland South | Dusty Gurney | North Gold Coast Seahawks | Team |
| Queensland South | Felix Holl | Southern Districts Spartans | Team |
| Queensland South | Sunny King | Gold Coast Rollers | Team |
| Queensland South | Tom Miles | Northside Wizards | Team |
| Queensland South | Tavite Nasio | Gold Coast Rollers | Team |
| Queensland South | Brandon Nolan | South West Metro Pirates | Team |
| Queensland South | Warwick Taylor | Logan Thunder | Team |
| Queensland South | Asher Watene | Logan Thunder | Team |
| Queensland South | Matthew Wickham | Gold Coast Rollers | Team |
| Queensland North | Ace Ahuriri | Rockhampton Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Hayden Bone | Mackay Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Jarrah Clarke | Townsville Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Diezel Dennis | Gladstone Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Charlie Elphinstone | Bundaberg Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Finley Philbin | Mackay Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Ethan Possa | Cairns Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Jesse Snelling | Cairns Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Winston Sutton | Mackay Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Jimmy Turner | Mackay Basketball | Team |
| Queensland North | Axel Worthington | Cairns Basketball | Team |
| NSW Country | Diyah Brown | Newcastle Falcons | Team |
| NSW Country | Lachlan Butler | Illawarra Hawks | Team |
| NSW Country | David Conallin | Tweed Valley | Reserve |
| NSW Country | Ethan Crisp | Albury Cougars | Team |
| NSW Country | Jai Donnelly | Newcastle Falcons | Team |
| NSW Country | Edem Dowling | Illawarra Hawks | Team |
| NSW Country | Mackinley Griffin | Newcastle Falcons | Team |
| NSW Country | Edison Kaluski | Newcastle Falcons | Team |
| NSW Country | Hamish Kennedy | Central Coast Crusaders | Team |
| NSW Country | Mason Potestas | Central Coast Crusaders | Team |
| NSW Country | Cooper Smith | Newcastle Falcons | Reserve |
| NSW Country | Jaxon Townsend | Queanbeyan Roadrunners | Reserve |
| NSW Country | Mason Weir | Dubbo Rams | Team |
| NSW Metro | Lucas Ajaka | Norths Bears | Reserve |
| NSW Metro | Uriel Clarke | Norths Bears | Reserve |
| NSW Metro | Jordan Gao | Norths Bears | Team |
| NSW Metro | Ethan Henderson | Penrith Panthers | Team |
| NSW Metro | Eli Horsfield | Bankstown Bruins | Reserve |
| NSW Metro | Jeremy Lenthen | Norths Bears | Team |
| NSW Metro | Hudson McLaren | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Reserve |
| NSW Metro | Kayden McReynolds | Hills Hornets | Team |
| NSW Metro | Harlan Meany | Norths Bears | Team |
| NSW Metro | Thomas Moloney | Norths Bears | Team |
| NSW Metro | Thomas Moncrieff | Norths Bears | Team |
| NSW Metro | Jacob Onyema | Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders | Team |
| NSW Metro | Neil Taingahue-Neil | Penrith Panthers | Team |
| NSW Metro | Stephen Tem | Hills Hornets | Reserve |
| NSW Metro | Isaiah Toledo | Marrickville Spirit | Reserve |
| NSW Metro | Coen Watson | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Team |
| Victoria Country | Blaine Anderson | Bendigo | Team |
| Victoria Country | Liam Arbon | Warragul | Team |
| Victoria Country | Knox Beasley | Mildura | Emergency |
| Victoria Country | Jude Boseley | Geelong United | Emergency |
| Victoria Country | Nash Byrne | Pakenham | Team |
| Victoria Country | Ryder Geischen | Maffra | Emergency |
| Victoria Country | Wil Jones | Traralgon | Team |
| Victoria Country | Oliver Jordan | Sunbury | Team |
| Victoria Country | Tate Kanzamar | Bendigo | Emergency |
| Victoria Country | Aston McCallum | Warragul | Casey | Emergency |
| Victoria Country | Hugo McPherson | Maffra | Team |
| Victoria Country | Wil Nisbet | Geelong United | Team |
| Victoria Country | Judd Russell | Mildura | Team |
| Victoria Country | Gabe Sailor | Geelong United | Team |
| Victoria Country | Taima Thomas | Ballarat | Warrnambool | Team |
| Victoria Country | Titus UpKett | Casey | Emergency |
| Victoria Country | Arli Walker | Bendigo | Team |
| Victoria Country | Henry Wilson | Geelong United | Team |
| Victoria Country | Kobe Wilson | Pakenham | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Mofeoluwa (Nathan) Adio | Casey | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Mobarede (Barry) Akingbade | Knox | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Charlie Alapinar | Keilor | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Marqus Chunga | Casey | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Ethan Cleary | Knox | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Angus Dixon | Casey | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Vinh (Will) Do | Keilor | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Lucas Drake | Casey | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Tom Fernandez | Knox | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Elijah Honeyford | Casey | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Ethan Howlett | Melbourne | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Harry Kingsley | Keilor | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Harry Lawson | Westgate | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Flynn Mackintosh | Melbourne | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Chase Poe | Knox | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Leon Tagas | Keilor | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Dilan Turkkan | Knox | Emergency |
| Victoria Metro | Beau Williams | Nunawading | Team |
| Victoria Metro | Deng Yak | Wyndham | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Tyler Biscette | Norwood Flames | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Eli Boyle | South Adelaide Panthers | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Kayden Brunner | South Adelaide Panthers | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Kyte Burns | Sturt Sabres | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Caleb Dyer | Sturt Sabres | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Liam George | North Adelaide Rockets | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Jordan Gloria | North Adelaide Rockets | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Noah Jantke | Norwood Flames | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Adin Jasic | North Adelaide Rockets | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Elijah Libien-Reid | Norwood Flames | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Oliver Prole | South Adelaide Panthers | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Connor Roper | North Adelaide Rockets | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Spencer Truslove | West Adelaide Bearcats | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Lucas Wakelin | South Adelaide Panthers | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Hugo Wakelin | West Adelaide Bearcats | Development |
| South Australia Metro | Koby Walker | Forestville Eagles | Team |
| South Australia Metro | Edward Whitehouse | South Adelaide Panthers | Team |
| South Australia Country | Patrick Arborn | Strathalbyn | Development |
| South Australia Country | Seb Badrice | Barossa Valley | Development |
| South Australia Country | Ryder Basham | Great Southern | Team |
| South Australia Country | Austen Betts | Barossa Valley | Development |
| South Australia Country | Nathaniel Borgas | Strathalbyn | Team |
| South Australia Country | Evan Carter | Eastern Hills | Team |
| South Australia Country | Riley Clifford | Strathalbyn | Team |
| South Australia Country | Jed Dunkley | Eastern Hills | Development |
| South Australia Country | Jack Green | Great Southern | Team |
| South Australia Country | Hamish Hankin | Murray Bridge | Team |
| South Australia Country | Henry Kennedy | Eastern Hills | Team |
| South Australia Country | Levi Lloyd | Strathalbyn | Team |
| South Australia Country | Patrick Marchetti | Great Southern | Development |
| South Australia Country | Thomas Pedler | Mount Gambier | Development |
| South Australia Country | Mattix Pollard | Eastern Hills | Development |
| South Australia Country | Seth Rankine | Murray Bridge | Team |
| South Australia Country | Riley Trenwith | Barossa Valley | Development |
| South Australia Country | Johsua Vosser | Eastern Hills | Team |
| Tasmania | Hudson Bain | Team | |
| Tasmania | Greyson Boxhall | Team | |
| Tasmania | Austen Freeland | Team | |
| Tasmania | Jacob Furneaux | Reserve | |
| Tasmania | Lucas Furphy | Team | |
| Tasmania | Nick Gossage | Reserve | |
| Tasmania | Wade Groom | Team | |
| Tasmania | Harrison Nadler | Reserve | |
| Tasmania | Colby Prewer | Team | |
| Tasmania | Santino Ramirez | Reserve | |
| Tasmania | Oliver Rolls | Team | |
| Tasmania | Jasper Stepchuk | Reserve | |
| Tasmania | Aston Thomas-Buckley | Team | |
| Tasmania | Theo Turale | Reserve | |
| Tasmania | Pacey Williams | Team | |
| Tasmania | Prince Williams | Team | |
| Western Australia Metro | Wilke Andrews | Perry Lakes Hawks | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Lucas Appleby | Warwick Senators | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Xavier Barnard | Willetton Basketball Assoc | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Dariuz Birch | Warwick Senators | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Nate Cass | Perth Redbacks | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Brodie Davey | Warwick Senators | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Benjamin Bul Gayo | Warwick Senators | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Noah Growden | Joondalup Wolves | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Oliver Horton | Warwick Senators | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Zane Hunt | Willetton Basketball Assoc | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Zac Vander Kraats | Warwick Senators | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Ethan Lucas | Willetton Basketball Assoc | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Jordan Manfield | Rockingham Flames | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Peter Muthiya | Willetton Basketball Assoc | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | James Prue | Lakeside Lightning | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Leyton Rooke | Eastern Suns | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Angus Sallie | Perry Lakes Hawks | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Zak Stevenson | Perry Lakes Hawks | Team |
| Western Australia Metro | Kelby Taurayi | Perry Lakes Hawks | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Luke Wenham | Perry Lakes Hawks | Reserve |
| Western Australia Metro | Mason West | Willetton Basketball Assoc | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Jayden Ballantyne | South West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Bevan Biddiscombe | Pilbara | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Phoenix Brown | Great Southern | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Will Caporn | Peel | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Zayden Clements | Goldfields | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Adam Diagne | Peel | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Allen Griechen | Mid West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Mori Hamilton | Great Southern | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Beau Hayres | South West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Coby Hemmett | Pilbara | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Oscar Langfield | Pilbara | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Zebb Markey | Mid West | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Andrew McCann | South West | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Flynn Mogridge | South West | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Rahyn Nepe | South West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Domenico Petrozziello | South West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Mantel Rossiter | Wheatbelt | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Deziah Steele | Pilbara | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Carta Tawhiao | Great Southern | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Emmanuel Tiop | South West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Lual Deng Vieu | Mid West | Reserve |
| Western Australia Country | Maddox Walmsley | South West | Team |
| Western Australia Country | Todd Zylstra | Pilbara | Reserve |
| Northern Territory | Patrick Salumu | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Sander Dwight Jamiro | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Ethan Lundin | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Sy McQuillan | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Alexander Gray | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Levin Maher | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Byren Brearley | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Rory Chapman | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Thomas Cahalan | Team | |
| Northern Territory | Howell Samoy | Team | |
| ACT | Viraat Ram Gajjala | Team | |
| ACT | Jasper Grant Close | Team | |
| ACT | Max Sliwka | Team | |
| ACT | Neev Soneri | Team | |
| ACT | Great Udechukwu | Team | |
| ACT | Oscar Nikoloski | Team | |
| ACT | Zavier Janssen | Team | |
| ACT | Tanish Shinde | Team | |
| ACT | Daniel Smith | Team | |
| ACT | Wal Wal | Team | |
| ACT | Harrison Kemp | Team | |
| ACT | Léandre Maury Laib | Team |
How to watch
KommunityTV broadcasted each court’s live stream at KommunityTV each day of the tournament. Use the video player at the top of the site to watch all the replays.
Alternatively, News Corp Australia full digital subscribers will have exclusive access to watch all the action.
What is KommunityTV?
KommunityTV is an Australian digital streaming platform focused on live and on-demand coverage of grassroots and community sport.
In short: it’s a broadcast and content platform for basketball competitions that don’t sit on mainstream TV, fully endorsed and supported by basketball.com.au.
🏀 Live Streaming
- Streams junior, state, school, and community-level sport
- Commonly used for:
- Representative tournaments
- Junior championships
- State leagues
- School sport events
- Basketball is a major pillar (including events like ACJBC-style tournaments)
📺 On-Demand Replays
- Full-game replays available after live streams
- Useful for:
- Player development
- Coach review
- Recruiting and talent ID
- Families watching remotely
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