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More than 680 junior boys and girls players, 32 teams and 170 games (plus finals) — that's the 2026 Australian Country Basketball Cup in Albury this week.

It's Grand Final Day today with Victoria dominated each age bracket. Victoria represented in 5 of 6 Grand Finals and there are two all-Victorian title games (U18 Girls, U16 Girls).

SEE THE DAY 1 RESULTS AND TOP SCORERS

SEE THE DAY 2 RESULTS AND TOP SCORERS

SEE THE DAY 3 RESULTS AND TOP SCORERS

SEE THE DAY 4 RESULTS AND TOP SCORERS

The tournament, first held in 1985, runs from Tuesday, January 13 to January 17 2026 with "select matches exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV on January 16 and 17." (basketball.com.au can confirm one of its editors competed in the 1987 tournament. Ouch).‍

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The tournament includes Under-14 boys and girls, Under-16 boys and girls and Under-18 boys and girls teams from NSW, Victoria, South Australia, ACT and New Zealand. Games are split between the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre and Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre. It's about a 15-minute drive between the two venues.

Under-14 Boys Grand Finals

• Vic Bushrangers vs NSW Waratahs — 3rd Position Playoff
  8:00AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 3
• NZ Kea vs SA Sharks — 5th Position Playoff
  8:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 1
• NZ Weka vs SA Magpies — 7th Position Playoff
  8:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 2
• Vic Goldminers vs NSW Ospreys — Consolation
  8:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 3
• ACT Gunners vs Tas Devils — Consolation
  8:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 4
• Albury Wodonga vs Vic Emus — Consolation
  8:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 5
• Tas Tigers vs NSW Kookaburras — Gold Medal Game
  11:00AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 3

ACT Gunners

• Leek Aleer, Zachary Dyska, Angus Ireland, Zan Li, James Mitchell, Noah Rossiter, Marcus Te Moananui, Jake Van Der Snoek

Albury Wodonga

• Harper Buckingham, Blake Di Stefano, Flynn Mardling, Hudson Pallmann, Noah Pierce, James Porter, Ben Schlitz, Dylan Smith, Ted Vesey, Chayse Volkers, Reuben Weathers

NSW Kookaburras

• Mandrake Auvaa, Liam Clark, Arman Luqman Hakim, Bailey McFarland, Louie Menz, Marcos Salera, Tyler Sens, Dominic Swift, Brooklyn Tupaea, Cameron Worrell

NSW Ospreys

• Charlie Bayliss, Charlie Coolahan, Aidyn Garcia, James Grylewicz, Jack Kirkland, Theo Lyons, Harris Mushet, William Rounsley, Liam Sweeny, Tane Tupuhi

NSW Waratahs

• Vincent Benfield, Noah Brakenridge, Kai Brandon, Lewis Broers, Noah Craig, Axel Goodier, Kimbo Kuron, Hamish Mearns, Zander Quilter, Felix Schmidt

NZ Kea

• Nathaniel Andrews, Levi Barrett, Ethan Bennett, Louie Bradstreet, Maihi Goldsmith, Hazen Kelly-Peihopa, Eli Pitcher, Te Kaharoa Poihipi, Mark Robinson, Xander Tantrum

NZ Weka

• Keanu Ashdown-Edmonds, Hauiti Oliver Bason, Nesta Vine Godbold, Miguel Hikuroa, Toby Johnson, Carter Morgan, Eli Murie, Cyrus Tuala, Connor Watson, Rocco Wood

SA Magpies

• Tobias Brayford, Leighton Cooper, Rafferty Geary, Joe Grantham, Jason Ide, Nicolas Moran, Tate Oberthur, Isaac Pennington, Benji Russell, Jarvi Thompson

SA Sharks

• Judd Creek, Rylan Doeltgen, Peter Dunk, Maxendre Grogan, Talon Mayfield, Ethan Mynard, Noah Noble, Emmett Phillips, Ollie Pizzino, Callum Wilksch

Tas Devils

• Jobe Avery, Max Blyth, Nate Debnam, Archie Downton, Izaiah Grace, Rudy Lawler, Jonah McDonald, Khalid Salamo, Henry Stevenson, Saxon Woods

Tas Tigers

• Albie Best, Ziggy Clements, Lockleigh Duncombe, Charlie Furmage, Thomas Hogg, Campbell Mayne, Rocco McGaffin, Maxwell Roozendaal, Lachlan Schulze, Fletcher Smith

Vic Bushrangers

• William Bentley-Remes, Jacob Brown, Fletcher Fyfe, George Huggard, Eamon Macpherson, Brady Martyn, Chevy McMahon, Lucas Pay, Jerzey Podmore

Vic Emus

• Christian Dagostino, Zachary Eccles, Cooper Jackson, Jack Leddin, Leo Maxwell, Liam McKay, Duke Mendoza, Nicholas Philippoussis, Kobe Sultana, Sam Arnott

Vic Goldminers

• Cooper Crosbie, Leo De Rosa, Luangkuoth Diu, Benji Herdman, Webster Kydd, Rory Quattrocchi, Angus Reid, Fletcher Rush, Raff Taylor, Sam Wellington

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Under-14 Girls Grand Finals

• ACT Nationals vs Tas Tigers — 3rd Position Playoff
  8:00AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 5
• NSW Kookaburras vs Vic Bushrangers — 5th Position Playoff
  8:30AM — Scots School Albury / Court 1
• NSW Waratahs vs Vic Emus — Consolation
  9:30AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 2
• NZ Weka vs SA Sharks — Consolation
  9:30AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 3
• Tas Devils vs SA Magpies — Consolation
  9:30AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 4
• Vic Goldminers vs NSW Ospreys — Gold Medal Game
  11:00AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 2

ACT Nationals

• Paige Bell, Claire Berger-Thomson, Evie Downer, Isla Finnigan, Brooke Fitzpatrick, Charlotte Gardner, Oluwatoni Olatunbosun, Anushka Rao, Jessica Ryall, Georgia Winter

NSW Kookaburras

• Paris Cox, Iris Frost, Lara Hooper, Phoebe Johnson, Ruby Lee, Domina Otto, Mackenzie Sims, Eleanor Taylor, Lola Vizer, Ariana Yaya

NSW Ospreys

• Charlee Edwards, Chelsea Hughan, Regan King, Bridie Lawson, Isabella Margreth Legaspi, Leah Lynwood, Lucy Malesevic, Kailani Marzan, Sienna Penn, Arianna Perotti

NSW Waratahs

• Millie Cook, Uriah Forrester, Betsy Higgins, Milla Lowe, Angelina Marsters, Isla Naumann, Sofia Nikolas, Kalia Vance, Anne-Louisa Vunileba-Marayawa, Sophie Walker

NZ Weka

• Te Wai Kura Hayes, Piata Heu, Milly Jia, Charlie Lazarus, Arabella Macapagal, Parehuia Paki, Kathleen Hinetaro June Riki-Bates, Tyela van Kuijk, Elora Wanoa

SA Magpies

• Imogen Baker, Sophie Bastalec, Willow Begue, Madison Bellman, Madison Carter, Raven Johnson, Emma McInnes, Emma Schultz, Hadley Thompson, Imogen Weston

SA Sharks

• Scarlett Douglass, Indy Farr, Sage Feltus, Kaia Green, Na’delle Matz, Maisie Mayfield, Audrey O’Brien, Indi Slater, Miami Slater, Isla Slotegraaf

Tas Devils

• Murphie Bain, Mackenzie Blake, Georgina Chilcott, Claire Farr, Sienna Harrison, Ava Kamaric, Ruby Leedham, Meg Rawnsley, Arlie Reeve, Ruby Wakefield

Tas Tigers

• Violet Allanson, Holly Blazely, Molly Illingworth, Willow Krause, Claire Masters, Bonnie Myers, Mia Sculthorpe, Josie Shadbolt, Matilda Tringrove, Amelia Watts

Vic Bushrangers

• Eve Alexander, Dae Anderson, Oceanna Greaves, Gretta Heggie, Ivy Hodgson, Charlotte Koers, Adele Pinkerton, Ayla Schofield, Sienna Symmons, Harper Williamson

Vic Emus

• Tabatha Coggan, Halamehi Fosita, Sophie Frazer, Tessa Jennings, Faith Makoi, Danielle Maluth, Addalyn Pearce, Anna Rongdit, Neve Sasulu, Maya Smith

Vic Goldminers

• Sophia Caruana, Eily Ellis-Fedke, Chloe McSwain, Avaya Mittelmajer, Poppy Molloy, Nina Roll, Regan Smart, Ruby Smyth, Evie Tucker, Perry Westley

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Under-16 Boys Grand Finals

• Albury Wodonga vs SA Wombats — Consolation
  8:00AM — Wodonga Senior Secondary College / Court 1
• SA Magpies vs Tas Devils — Consolation
  8:00AM — Wodonga Senior Secondary College / Court 2
• Vic Goldminers vs NSW Waratahs — 3rd Position Playoff
  9:30AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 5
• NZ Weka vs NSW Kookaburras — 5th Position Playoff
  9:30AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 1
• ACT Gunners vs SA Sharks — Consolation
  9:30AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 5
• Tas Tigers vs Vic Bushrangers — Gold Medal Game
  12:30PM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 3

ACT Gunners

• Samuel Foster, Viraat Ram Gajjala, Hirdhay Singh Gill, Aidan Kay, Nicholas Linden, Quade McConaghy, Tanish Shinde, Daniel Smith, Harrison Tracey, Carlos Yuan Miguel Velasco

Albury Wodonga

• Brock Buckland, Ryan Crook, Joel Evans, Benji Harvey, Chance Keatch, Thomas Mack, Hugo Menz, Keoni Murray, Samuel Oguche, Tiger Phillips, Eppo Sloots, Harper Spierings

NSW Kookaburras

• Hugh Bashforth, Toran Brodie, Edem Dowling, Ben Hayes-Gaal, Louis Johnston, Austin Lewandowski, Mason Potestas, Cooper Smith, Lachlan Webb

NSW Waratahs

• Lachlan Butler, James Chalmers, Jai Donnelly, Tyler Donnelly, Mackinley Griffin, Edison Kaluski, Hamish Kennedy, Tallin Morris, Josh Musgrave

NZ Weka

• Liam Bennett, Luca Harrison, Te Uranga Lloyd, Zigy Mouldey, Tyrese Onukwufor, Loncey Swann, Xavier van Kuijk, Struan Wood, Joshen Yao, Eric Zhang

SA Magpies

• Seb Badrice, Ryder Basham, Riley Blott, Jed Dunkley, Hamish Hankin, Patrick Marchetti, Austin May, Seth Rankine, Bryce Reid, Braxton Scaife

SA Sharks

• Nathaniel Borgas, Evan Carter, Riley Clifford, Braxton Edge, Aidan Galley, Levi Lloyd, Jayden Mumford, Mattix Pollard, Tennyson Roos, Riley Trenwith

SA Wombats

• Patrick Arborn, Austen Betts, Kai Fitton, Jack Green, Jack Keleher, Henry Kennedy, Nate Martin, Thomas Pedler, Ned Pegler, Joshua Vosser

Tas Devils

• Xavier Burrows, Lucas Furphy, Wade Groom, Harrison Nadler, Oliver Rolls, Travis Simmons, Nathan Sinclair, Aston Thomas-Buckley, Pacey Williams, Riley Young

Tas Tigers

• Hudson Bain, Greyson Boxhall, Jacob Furneaux, Nicholas Gossage, Virgil Quiapo, Santino Ramirez, Jake Roocke, Jasper Stepchuk, Theo Turale, Noah Walker

Vic Bushrangers

• Blaine Anderson, Liam Arbon, Knox Beasley, Oliver Jordan, Tate Kanzamar, Sam Lupo, River Sisic, Taima Thomas, Arli Walker, Kobe Wilson

Vic Goldminers

• Jett Bradshaw, Ryder Gieschen, Wil Jones, Wil Nisbet, Mitchell Pickering, Judd Russell, Jack Scurrah, Chavi Sulic, Jagger Thurgood

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Under-16 Girls Grand Finals

• SA Wombats vs NSW Kookaburras — 5th Position Playoff
  8:30AM — Scots School Albury / Court 2
• ACT Nationals vs NSW Waratahs — Consolation
  9:30AM — Wodonga Senior Secondary College / Court 1
• NZ Weka vs Albury Wodonga — Consolation
  9:30AM — Wodonga Senior Secondary College / Court 2
• Tas Tigers vs SA Sharks — 3rd Position Playoff
  9:30AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 3
• Vic Goldminers vs Vic Bushrangers — Gold Medal Game
  11:00AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 5
• Tas Devils vs SA Magpies — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Senior Secondary College / Court 1

ACT Nationals

• Carla Beswick, Kayleigh Burke, Grace Clode, Fyfe Elkins, Gurasees Gill, Matilda Harris, Madeleine Richardt, Charlotte Russell, Maimuna Shave, Mila Sommariva

Albury Wodonga

• Alexandrah Bodycott, Arhi Cohen, Lara Collins, Molly Collins, Allira Cullinger, Claudia Gibson, Josephine Herman, Lucy Hocking, Emerson O’Neill, Lucy Tinkler, Scarlett Van Schaik

NSW Kookaburras

• Kalani Chambers, Emily Clark, Abby Crawford, Amarliyah Howes, Sydney Lennon, Ameka Melmeth, Natalie Nawauwi, Molly Smith, Lara Tillott, Lily Wildner

NSW Waratahs

• Sophie Barlow, Ashley Boutros, Indy Bradley, Hazel-Mae Edmonds, Ava Gillard, Maisey Player, Jada Shackleton, Molly Stokeld, Lucy Turner, Maddie Wilsmore

NZ Weka

• Anahera Beattie, Kobi Dawn Brown, Khloe Christison, Charli Curtis, Talei-Jean Lilo, Lucia Miller, Cameron Phillips, Indy Redman, Madison Smith, Arcadiah Vaughan

SA Magpies

• Addyson Bertholini, Maddison Corbell, Penny Douglass, Olivia Hutt, Emma Jones, Milly McCool, Mackenzie Pitt, Emma Twigden, Sadie Vowles, Ava Wendt

SA Sharks

• Azalea Baker, Mia Dacosta, Livvi Faulkner, Julia Harris, Prudence Johnson, Jayme Koch, Lilly Maddern, Madisan Nelson, Piper Wardle, Harriet Wilson

SA Wombats

• Alessandra Daly, Maddison Edwards, Maygen Fricker, Eva Harris, Ruby Harvey, Chloe Hewett, Ruby Jarrett, Elle MacDermot, Letty Male

Tas Devils

• Charlie Ashford, Eliza Boucher, Arabella Hirst, Claudia Horne, Ruby Illingworth, Gabrielle Ling, Ever McGaffin, Isla McInerney, Chloe Neate, Milla Ransley

Tas Tigers

• Sari Armstrong, Bobbi Barnes, Clementine Dell, Cassidy Gibson, Bronte Krapf, Grace Lamprey, Freya Nally, Poppi Reynolds, Ellie Schulze, Lily Tomlin

Vic Bushrangers

• Mila Childs, Georgia Fitzpatrick, Emily Iredell, Isabella McEvoy, Nyankuer Nul, Ruby Ogilvy, Dakodah Pearce, Ella Smyth, Ashlee Spark, Freya Uytdehaag

Vic Goldminers

• Molly Beasley, Sierra Bevis, Mia Cox, Airlie Fisher, Jada Hill, Ayen Kulang, Fatasinga Liz Malua, Maisy Moscrop, Chelsey Purches, Sienna Raco

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Under-18 Boys Grand Finals

• Vic Bushrangers vs Tas Tigers — 3rd Position Playoff
  8:00AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 2
• SA Magpies vs NSW Waratahs — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 4
• ACT Gunners vs SA Sharks — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 3
• Albury Wodonga vs Tas Devils — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 5
• Vic Goldminers vs NSW Kookaburras — Gold Medal Game
  12:30PM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 2

ACT Gunners

• Orlando Blazeski, Oliver Martin, Cooper Alexander, Toby Gooch, Kofi Okai, Samuel Stelzer, Ajang Duoot, Parker Hobbs, Grifin Langi

Albury Wodonga

• Lennie Cashman, Rylan Frazer, Seth Graham, Mateo Hanley, Ayce Nicholson, Emmett Northey, Hunter Smith, Charlie Sutton, Thomas Wells

NSW Kookaburras

• William Dooley, Jacob Fox, Lewis Gommers, Rohan Greentree, Maximillian Morton, Jack Rumble, Logan Tupaea, Cohen Weir

NSW Waratahs

• William Dobbins, Noah Fenton, Sasha Jaunalksnis, Kimbo Kuron, Lado Kuron, James Lezcano, Rory Milross-Rose, Samson Nathan, Jarrah Van den Berg

SA Magpies

• Cooper Clayfield, Nathaniel Mercer, Marcus Mudge, Hendrik Pierre Muller, Joshua Munday, Angus Penney, Leo Roach, Harrison Schubert, Ethan West-McInnes, Mitchell Wray

SA Sharks

• Harry Breadnam, Jack Christian, Arnhem Jarrett, Harrison Keynes, James Matthias, Albert Peters, Coby Sharrock, Douglas Slattery, Thomas Stapleton, Johnathan Vosser

Tas Devils

• Nash Armstrong, Tyler Dingjan, Liam Dolliver, Johnty Dynan, Ryan Lamprey, Lachlan Mayes, Jacob Singline, Khobe Speed, Matthew Vincent, Charlie Wemyss

Tas Tigers

• Ajay Blizzard, James Dare, Lincoln Hodgetts, Samuel Hughes, Isaac McMullen, Sebastian Oliver, Oliver Rattray, Kaelan Thomas, Oscar Turale, Archer Watson

Vic Bushrangers‍

• Christian Beecroft, Cooper Belsham, Joseph Buckle, Nicholas Harvey, Jackson Hood, Geu Kuol, Zacharie Morrell, Thomas Nynininpiy, Jacob Stefek, Malakai Walker

Vic Goldminers

Fletcher Adams, Lucas Byrne, Riley Dilges, Ayden Kenshole, Lenny Maxwell, Edward O’Neill, Dashiell Smith, Elijah Whiteford

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Under-18 Girls Grand Finals

• NSW Kookaburras vs SA Magpies — 3rd Position Playoff
  9:30AM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 2
• SA Sharks vs ACT Nationals — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Senior Secondary College / Court 2
• NSW Waratahs vs Tas Devils — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 1
• Albury Wodonga vs Tas Tigers — Consolation
  11:00AM — Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre / Court 2
• Vic Goldminers vs Vic Bushrangers — Gold Medal Game
  12:30PM — Lauren Jackson Sports Centre / Court 5

ACT Nationals

• Elliott Barnes, Scarlett Cooke, Rachel Cooper, Mieka Edmonds, Piper Freestone, Aubrey Lancarter, Sienna Lonergan, Mia Noonan, Sadie Souverain, Zara Wilson

Albury Wodonga

• Alice Beavan, Lexus Flower, Meg Foley, Amelia Frazer, Crystal Holdsworth, Sophia Kotzur, Ellie Lyons, Charlotte McFarlane, Pippa Pendergast, Phoebe Rowston, Lily Wright

NSW Kookaburras

• Addison Bonham, Ella Broderick, Molly Coble, Taylah Curtis, Hayley De Friskbom, Jazzy Gordon, Zoe Keeble, Ava Lowe, Isabel Morgan, Zara Suka

NSW Waratahs

• Laura Fitzwilliam, Poppy Fruean, Elley Hawken, Josephine Irvin, Samantha Kerr, Grace Lane, Olivia Pupovac, Jordyn Townsend, Ellie Wright

SA Magpies

• Emerson Beeching, Holly Grant, Charlotte Keleher, Nellie Kowald, Lily Milosevic, Meg Mosey, Lila Pearson, Stella Reed, Ruby Stockley, Shaya Whitbourne

SA Sharks

• Alisha Douglass, Hannah Edwards, Sophie Etscheid, Leni Geister, Daisy Hocking, Nakia Lehmann, Georgia Lowke, Keeley Molyneux, Jayla Sanders, Ella Whitford

Tas Devils

• Inika Barnes, Riley Causby, Samantha Cooper, Esme Dell, Willow Farr, Georgia Freeman, Elliot Jordan, Maddison Mayne, Brydee McPherson, Matilda Neate

Tas Tigers

• Maya Davies, Elka Hutton, Willow McDonald, Kirra Munns, Paige Nowland, Ke’ala Owens, Georgia Scharvi, Chloe Waldron, Lucy Walker, Zoe Walkley

Vic Bushrangers

• Jada Button, Jade Chow, Atap Kuany, Ella Mercieca, Stephanie Nellen, Charlotte Ogier, Willow Smith, Azalea Wighton

Vic Goldminers

• Marley Alimpic, Eliza Ashby, Georgia Baensch, Ella Condon, Ruby Mewett, Emmerson Moore, Lily Purss, Alice Siale, Neve Terpstra

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