Page 41 - BWA Annual Report 2023

STATE TEAMS
To all our 2023 Team Officials, your contribution to our High-Performance program was certainly appreciated, thank you. A significant thank you must also go to the State Team Assistant Coaches, Campaign Coaches, Team Managers, and the Physiotherapists who accompanied the teams for their enthusiastic efforts in liaising with Basketball WA to ensure a smooth Championship for players, coaches, and parents.
We would also like to thank the parents of our athletes for their continual sacrifices to ensure our State Teams can be as competitive as possible.
For the (14) teams Basketball WA fielded in 2023, the final placings at AJC’s were the following.
• U20 Men 1st – Gold Medalists
• U20 Women 4th
• Ivor Burge Men 5th
• Kevin Coombs Cup 2nd – Silver Medalists
• U18 Country Men 10th
• U18 Country Women 11th
• U18 Metro Men 9th
• U18 Metro Women 10th
• U16 Country Men 9th
• U16 Country Women 11th
• U16 Metro Men 4th
• U16 Metro Women 5th
Congratulations to all players who represented WA at the 2023 Australian Junior Championships.
COE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS 2023:
• Ethan Elliott – Warwick (Graduated)
• Alex Condon – Perry Lakes (Graduated)
• Ben Henshall – Cockburn (Graduated)
• Alex Kovatchev – Perry Lakes (Graduated)
• Jayda Clark – Warwick (Graduated)
• Savanah Metcalfe – Perry Lakes
STATE TEAM HEAD COACHES
U20 Men
Andrew Cooper
U20 Women
Andy Stewart
Ivor Burge Men
Michelle Fletcher
U18 Metro Men
Damian Barr
U18 Metro Women
Alek Horenko
U18 Country Men
Aaron Edwards
U18 Country Women
Tanya Metcalfe
U16 Metro Men
Michael Van Lit
U16 Metro Women
Sue Williams
U16 Country Men
Darren Winterbine
U16 Country Women
Jordan Smith
SCC COACHES
U14 Men
Leo Jusuf
U14 Women
Keely O’Brien
U15 Men
Adam Gunnis
U15 Women
Darren Smith
HPDC HEAD COACHES
U14 Metro Men
Brent Alexander
U14 Metro Women
Brayden Cook
U14 Country Men
Luke Edwards
U14 Country Women
Mel Webb
U15 Metro Men
Dan Vlahov
U15 Metro Women
Kerry Clarke
U15 Country Men
Jason Power/Matt Leary
U15 Country Women
Rick Anderson
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