Basketball Queensland have opened registrations for the 2024/25 State Performance Program (SPP) trials.

SPP is designed to prepare and develop athletes in the Under 16 and Under 18 age groups to represent Queensland at the Australian National Championships. Former SPP athletes include Australian 3x3 player Meila Goodchild, Illawarra Hawks Sam Froling and newly signed NBL Next Star with the Tasmania JackJumpers Roman Siulepa.

The program is split into North QLD and South QLD groups and train regularly throughout the year.

How to be eligible...

In order to be eligible for SPP trials athletes must be registered members of an association affiliated to Basketball Queensland. Athletes must be born within the respective age range for the program and have played in the most recent top two divisions of Junior Representative competitions or State Championships.

To apply for an exemption, you will need to contact your current Association Director of Coaching who will then apply for your exemption. Not all exemptions will be approved and will be dealt with on a case by case basis with Associations.

Check out the full selection policy click here

The Under 18 age group is for athletes born between 2008 and 2009.

The Under 16 age group is for athletes born between 2010 and 2011.

Basketball Queensland have made changes to the structure of the SPP dates in order to further development of our athletes as we continue to aspire to develop athletes for the next level. 

U18s (2008/09) Cycle as follows:

• SPP Training Term: Term 4 (2 x Sessions per week)
• State Team Selection Camp: End of Term 4

U16s (2010/11) Cycle as follows:

• SPP Training Terms: Term 4 (2 x Sessions per week) and Term 1 (1 x Session Per Week)
• State Team Selection Camp: End of Term 1

Sign up for trials below...

• Under 18 South SPP Trials
• Under 18 North and Central SPP Trials
• Under 16 South SPP Trials
• Under 16 North and Central SPP Trials

The trials are $80 per athlete which covers the trial fee and official Hoop2Hoop SPP training singlet.

Any athletes that are currently in the Future Development Program (FDP) are required to trial for their respective age group in SPP.

For more information on the BQ State Performance Program click here