Ballarat has 13 players in the next phase of Basketball Victoria under-16 and under-18 country trials.
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Seven male and six female have been selected for state development program stage two trials.
The program was formerly branded as the National Intensive Training Program.
It is the first step on the way to representing Victoria Country and Victoria.
Under-16 boys and girls will gather at Bendigo on January 16 and under-18s at the same venue on January 17.
The state development program is part of the Victorian high performance pathway.
The Ballarat development hub's players to make the cut hail from across western Victoria, including centres such as Ararat, Bacchus Marsh, Portland and Brookfield south of Melton.
MALES
Luke Atkinson (Ballarat)
Aduto Chipuowuop (Brookfield)
Joe Fraser (Ballarat)
Samuel McDonald (Nerrina)
Fraser Molan (Mt Clear)
Liam Pluck (Maddingley)
Wilbur Shea (Ararat)
FEMALES
Tigrha Cleary (Portland)
Jessica Fisher (Myrniong)
Ella Litras (Ballarat)
Emmie Morin (Merrimu)
Meg Stowe (Weatherboard)
Lily Woodland-Boyanton (Buninyong)
Traralgon has the biggest number of players in the trials with 38.
The squads are also made up of players from Bendigo, Geelong and Shepparton.
Other region representations:
