Brisbane is gearing as much as host the 2023 U18 Nationwide Basketball Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup – and KommunityTV has a entrance row seat reserved for you.
It’s the second collabaration between Basketball Australia and Information Corp this yr after the success of the U20 Championships in Geelong in February. The U16 nationals, U14 Membership Championships and Colleges Championships are nonetheless to come back.
Thirty state groups from proper throughout Australia will battle it out for nationwide glory at Brendale, the house of the Northside Wizards, over eight big days from April 8-16, with each single match stay streamed.
That’s 119 video games over 4 courts.
And all of it begins with an enormous Origin-style boys showdown at 5.30pm (AEST) on Saturday, April 8 between Queensland South and NSW Metro.
The star-studded Queensland South males’s group options 220cm Rocco Zikarsky and final yr’s Colleges Championships sensation Roman Siulepa, and they’re going to come up in opposition to 213cm Lachlan Clauge and NBA World Academy participant Emmett Adair.
On the again of NSW (girls) and Western Australia (males) taking the U20 titles, this occasion guarantees to be one thing particular.
Queensland (North and South), NSW (Metro and Nation), Victoria (Metro and Nation), South Australia (Metro and Nation) and Western Australia ((Metro and Nation) will subject two groups in each the women and boys competitions.
Video games get underway at 11am (AEST) on the primary full day of competitors, Sunday, April 9, when South Australia Nation face Queensland South, Northern Territory play Western Australia Metro, ACT match up in opposition to Victoria Nation and NSW Nation face SA Metro within the boys.
Full replays might be accessible after every sport, and Information Corp’s group of sports activities reporters might be on the bottom protecting the most important moments throughout the week.
The Kevin Coombs Cup might be performed at the side of the nationals and options the nation’s finest junior wheelchair basketball athletes from Queensland, Western Australia, NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
The primary video games of that competitors might be performed on Thursday, April 14, with the gold medal to be selected the ultimate day, Sunday, April 16.
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