Six of Ballarat's top junior basketballers have been named to represent Victoria Country in the Australian Under-18 Junior Championships, set to be hosted by Ballarat, with another named as an emergency.
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Alex Molan, Ned Renfree, Riley Dunn and Lucas Impey have been named in the men's 10-player team.
Jemma Amoore and Milly Sharp have been named in the women's team, with Emily Lewis named as one of five emergencies.
The championships are set to run from April 10-17 at Selkirk Stadium.
Men's coach Brenton O'Brien said the length of his squad would be its greatest asset when tip-off time arrives.
"The strengths of our group is going to be our size, length and versatility, but also our dynamic guards who can create for themselves and others," he said.
"We are all looking forward to working with this group and to see what we can achieve."
Women's coach Haydn Kirkwood said his side possess some strong shooting and the ability to create from the perimeter.
"Our versatility will be one of our strengths with all players being able to shoot and also play off the dribble from the perimeter," he said.
"The level of competition and athletic ability demonstrated by the athletes involved was encouraging to see after last year's unpredictable playing environment.
"It's great to see that overall skill development has continued in spite of everything that has been going on.
"Seeing a lot of these athletes representing their state at a home nationals in front of their friends and family will be the highlight of the tournament."
UNDER-18 MEN
Alex Molan
Ned Renfree
Riley Dunn
Lucas Impey
FIXTURE
Game one vs New South Wales Country 10/04, 3:15pm court 1
Game two vs Tasmania 11/04, 4:45pm court 1
Game three vs Queensland South 12/04, 2:45pm, court 1
Game four vs Western Australia Metro 13/04, 1pm court 3
Game five vs South Australia Metro 14/04, 5:15pm court 1
UNDER-18 WOMEN
Jemma Amoore
Milly Sharp
Emily Lewis (emergency)
FIXTURE
Game one vs Western Australia Country 10/04, 5:15pm court 1
Game two vs New South Wales Country 11/04, 5pm court 3
Game three vs South Australia Metro 12/04, 4:45pm court 1
Game four vs Queensland South 13/04, 10:45am court 1
Game five vs Australian Capital Territory 14/04, 5:30pm court 3
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