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Under-19 World Cup and NSW point guard Ruby Perkins, who has committed to the California Golden Bears as part of the Class of 2026, and former Australian Sapphires star Jessie-May Hall are back to defend their title at the 2026 Australian Under-20 Women's Championships in Ballarat next week.

There are 11 players who have represented Australian between Under-17s and Under-19s at the 2026 tournament including about 10 players coming off the Australian Sapphires Under-17 Oceania Cup gold medal.

An earlier version of this story included Madi Ryan in the Victorian Under-20s team. This is incorrect. basketball.com.au apologises for the error.

Watch every Ballarat 2026 U20 game live on KommunityTV, with full results on basketball.com.au

Under-20 Women's Australian Representatives

Ruby Perkins (NSW)

• Australian Gems – World Cup

Prasaysus Notoa (QLD)

• Australian Gems – U19 World Cup

Andie Smith (TAS)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Reece Anticevic (WA)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Rebecca Donnelly (NSW)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Aspen Crase (SA)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Cheyenne Bobongie (QLD)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Taryn Bond (QLD)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Eliza Ashby (VIC)

• Australian Sapphires – U17 Oceania Cup

Watch every game of the 2026 Under-20 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in Ballarat, Victoria next week on KommunityTV.

basketball.com.au has partnered with KTV to deliver the most comprehensive coverage of the tournament in its history.

Similarly to basketball.com.au's in-depth coverage of the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup last week, results from every game throughout the tournament, including key statistics will be published here.

This is the complete list of every player at the tournament in 2026.

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

Day 1: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

• 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)