Recent Miners signing Will Hynes will player for the Victoria under-20 navy blue men.

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Austin McKenzie has been selected as an emergency in the same team.

Jack Inella and Matt Farrar will compete in the Victoria Ivor Burge men.

Matthew Nunn, currently a Miners assistant coach, will coach the Victoria under-20 men's side.

Hynes said it was an honour to be selected and have the chance to play with the best players in the state and come up against the best in the country.

"It was really exciting, it should be really fun," he said.

"It should be really nice to play with a good bunch of athletes, especially versing good competition, it should be really nice to go up against bigger bodies and quicker people."

Hynes, playing in the navy blue men's side, will play in what is known as the B side.

Nunn will coach the A side.

Hynes has risen up through the ranks at Basketball Ballarat since starting as a junior with Exies Acmy.

The 18-year-old represented Ballarat in each junior age group before graduating through to the Miners youth league side.

He has signed with the Miners senior team ahead of the NBL1 South season.

Ballarat will kick off its season on Saturday April 17 against Albury Wodonga away from home.

The Australian Junior Championships will be hosted by Mackay and will be run from May 3-7.

Games will be played at the McDonalds Mackay Multi-Sport Stadium.

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