Basketball Queensland is proud to announce the athletes and coaches selected to represent Queensland at the 2026 Under 16 National Championships.

The national event, hosted by Basketball Australia, will take place in Bendigo from Sunday 5 July to Sunday 12 July 2026.

Following strong performances throughout the selection process, the athletes chosen across the North and South programs will now prepare to compete against the nation’s best junior basketball talent on the national stage.

Under 16 South Boys

• JJ Cleland – Logan Thunder
• Liam Donald – Northside Wizards
• Dusty Gurney – North Gold Coast Seahawks
• Sunny King – Gold Coast Rollers
• Felix Holl – Southern Districts Spartans
• Tom Miles – Northside Wizards
• Tavite Nasio – Gold Coast Rollers
• Brandon Nolan – South West Metro Pirates
• Warwick Taylor – Logan Thunder
• Matthew Wickham – Gold Coast Rollers
• Asher Watene – Logan Thunder

Head Coach: Michael Devitt

Under 16 South Girls

• Tess Cook – Southern Districts Spartans
• Milan Faraimo – Logan Thunder
• Leiliani Lolohea – Logan Thunder
• Bella Makata – Logan Thunder
• Cydney Massingale – Northside Wizards
• Nahla Moke – Logan Thunder
• Holly Petrie – Gold Coast Rollers
• Lucy Pluss – Gold Coast Rollers
• Ayva Semeatu – Logan Thunder
• Vanessa Turley – North Gold Coast Seahawks
• Grace Wolff – Gold Coast Rollers

Head Coach: Jacob Zupp

Under 16 North Boys

• Ace Ahuriri – Rockhampton Basketball
• Hayden Bone – Mackay Basketball
• Diezel Dennis – Gladstone Basketball
• Charlie Elphinstone – Bundaberg Basketball
• Finley Philbin – Mackay Basketball
• Jarrah Clarke – Townsville Basketball
• Ethan Possa – Cairns Basketball
• Jesse Snelling – Cairns Basketball
• Winston Sutton – Mackay Basketball
• Jimmy Turner – Mackay Basketball
• Axel Worthington – Cairns Basketball

Head Coach: Jordana Brady

Under 16 North Girls

• Harvey Geeves – Mackay Basketball
• Nancy George – Cairns Basketball
• Indy Jorgensen – Mackay Basketball
• Ellie Marsh – Mackay Basketball
• Mikaylee Martin – Cairns Basketball
• Mercy Osborne – Mackay Basketball
• Pyiper Redgard – Mackay Basketball
• Marli Reid – Mackay Basketball
• Sammy Simpson – Mackay Basketball
• Isabella Smith – Cairns Basketball
• Americus Walker – Cairns Basketball

Head Coach: Dylan Thomas

Basketball Queensland congratulates all selected athletes, coaches and associations represented across the four teams. The opportunity to compete at the Under 16 National Championships is a significant achievement and reflects the hard work and commitment shown throughout each athlete’s development journey.

For information regarding Queensland State Teams, Programs and Selections, please contact James Rapinett via james.rapinett@basketballqld.net.au.