Kevin Coombs Trophy
The wheelchair basketball nationwide championship in Australia is called the Kevin Coombs Cup. The Australian U18 Championships and the primary Kevin Coombs Cup had been each hosted in Ballarat in 2008, says Peter Biantes.
Following the success of the primary championship, the Kevin Coombs Cup was performed twice a 12 months amongst groups from totally different states. Since 2015, Ballarat has hosted the Kevin Coombs Cup yearly because of the game’s continued development.
The only likelihood for junior wheelchair basketball gamers to symbolize their state in a nationwide championship is thru these competitions. The Kevin Coombs Cup age divisions are primarily based on the worldwide junior wheelchair basketball age divisions, that are beneath Below-23 for males and Below-25 for girls.
Groups for 2023 Below-18 State and Kevin Coombs Cup have been introduced.
The 2023 Below-18 State groups for Victoria Nation and Victoria Metropolitan, in addition to the Victorian wheelchair squad for the Kevin Coombs Cup, have all been chosen by Basketball Victoria.
From April 9–16, these 5 groups will journey to Brendale, Queensland for the Nationwide Championships, which Basketball Australia and the Northside Wizards Basketball Affiliation will collectively host.
In an exhilarating match versus Queensland South in 2022, our Victoria Metropolitan U18 Ladies took house the gold medal, whereas the Victoria Nation U18 Ladies positioned fifth in a troublesome event in Ballarat.
Our Victoria Metropolitan U18 Males’s staff had a flip of occasions as they narrowly misplaced to Queensland South within the Grand Closing and took house silver. Our Victoria Nation U18 Males, nevertheless, got here in sixth place following an in depth match with NSW Metro.
The wheelchair basketball staff representing Victoria on the Kevin Coombs Cup may also be aiming excessive to return to the Gold Medal sport after successful the Bronze medal in 2022.
Grant Wallace, Normal Supervisor of Excessive Efficiency for Basketball Victoria, acknowledged {that a} high-calibre group has been assembled for 2022, which would be the first full 12 months since 2019 of uninterrupted coaching that features the State Growth Program, the VJBL, and Junior Nation Championships. Wallace additionally famous that latest excellent performances on the East Coast Problem and Nation Cup have contributed to the group’s choice.
KEVIN COOMBS CUP (VICTORIAN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL)
Laura Davoli
Jaylen Brown
Chithic Machar
Mitchell Bond
Jack Thomas
Brady Cochrane
Will Firth
David Holligan
Sebastian Welsh
Isabel Martin
EMERGENCIES
Rhys Higgins
Ethan Anderson
Judd Hughes
KEVIN COOMBS CUP – STAFF
Head Coach: Jason Bryant – Altona/ Basketball Victoria
Assistant Coach: Lauren Robinson – Knox
Assistant Coach: Samantha Muraca – Basketball Victoria
Group Supervisor: Kim Hampton – Basketball Victoria
UNDER-18 COUNTRY WOMEN
Lavinia Cox – Bendigo
Tayli Dimarco – Sale
Sienna Harvey – Wodonga / CoE
Aleks Connolly – Wyndham
Sophie Taylor – Warragul / Dandenong
Emily Scholtes – Traralgon
Kyra Webb – Casey
Jelena Savic – Keilor
Ameir Majur – Melton
Asha Nightingale – Casey
EMERGENCIES
Grace Larkins – Gippsland United
Indiana de Dios – Traralgon
Kaitlyn Area – Casey
Krystal Arneson – Korumburra
Emily Lewis – Ballarat
Kailey Neave – Dandenong
UNDER-18 COUNTRY WOMEN – STAFF
Head Coach: Haydn Kirkwood – Wodonga
Assistant Coach: Joe Turner – Casey
Assistant Coach: Carly Stones – Eltham / Bendigo
Growth Coach: Chloe Hogg – Korumburra
Group Supervisor: Wendy Campbell – Traralgon
UNDER-18 METROPOLITAN MEN – TEAM LIST
Harrison Beauchamp – Melbourne
Keyaan Bongso – Melbourne
Truman Byrne – Casey
Ryder Cheesman – Knox
James Coleman – Camberwell
Luke Fennell – Knox/NBA Academy
Oscar Humble – Sandringham
Jesse McIntosh – Diamond Valley
Henry Sewell – Dandenong
Jack Whitbourn – Melbourne
EMERGENCIES
Xavier Ah Tong – Dandenong
Edward Brammall – Melbourne
Austin Foxwell – Bulleen
Cedric Rault – Casey
Tyrone Uwandu – Diamond Valley
Teague Wiggins – Melbourne
Phoenix Windsor – Casey
UNDER-18 METROPOLITAN MEN – STAFF
Head Coach: Matt Shanahan – Diamond Valley
Assistant Coach: Andrew Lim – Sandringham
Assistant Coach: Andrew Sherwell – Mornington
Growth Coach: Dylan Theis – Basketball Victoria
Group Supervisor: Mark Sainsbery – Basketball Victoria
UNDER-18 COUNTRY MEN – TEAM LIST
Sprint Daniels – Bendigo
Ned Renfree – Ballarat
Joel Robinson – Phillip Island
Ben Waller – Casey
Cooper Duff-Tytler – Keilor
Wil Rantall – Warrnambool
Sa Pilimai – Keilor
Lachlan Kanngiesser – Mornington
Brody Hull – Kilsyth
Mading Kuany – Collingwood
EMERGENCIES
Logan Robey – Wallan
Brady Corridor – Colac
Lachlan Harvey – Wodonga
Frank Oguche –
Wodonga
Kye Kelly – Geelong
Jesse Brock – Seymour
Cooper Newton – Wangaratta
Jake Meagher – Pakenham
UNDER-18 COUNTRY MEN – STAFF
Head Coach: Brenton O’Brien – Nunawading
Assistant Coach: Dylan Cole – Keilor
Assistant Coach: Scott Ramsey – Southern Peninsula
Growth Coach: Brad Dennis – Keilor
Group Supervisor: Ben White – Southern Peninsula
UNDER-18 METROPOLITAN WOMEN – TEAM LIST
Bonnie Autupuna Melbourne
Edie Clarke Melbourne
Hannah Day Kilsyth
Bonnie Deas Frankston/CoE
Amelia Hobson Sandringham
Georgia McBean Kilsyth
Sarah Portlock Broadmeadows/CoE
Madeline Potts Nunawading
Manuela Puoch Dandenong
Isabella Stewart Melbourne
EMERGENCIES
Josie Agnew Melbourne
Isla Airey Sandringham
Kiera Lindemans Bulleen
Alice Magnanini Melbourne
Erinn McAlary Keilor
Isobelle Wightman Melbourne
UNDER-18 METROPOLITAN WOMEN – STAFF
Head Coach: Mike Brookens – Bulleen
Assistant Coach: Megan Jarvis – Keilor
Assistant Coach: Adrian Sheehy – Bulleen
Growth Coach: Santo Fileccia – Keilor
Group Supervisor: Katrina Barry – Dandenong
Lastly
For greater than 40 years, Kevin Coombs has been related to wheelchair basketball in Australia. He has represented his nation at 5 Paralympic Video games, together with two because the Rollers’ captain says Peter Biantes.
Regardless of the Victorian’s distinctive ball expertise and deft passing, it was his deadly capturing capability that made his opponents cower in concern. It was by no means extra obvious than when he guided Australia to 2 gold medals within the 1977 and 1982 FESPIC video games and a silver medal on the 1974 Commonwealth Video games.
Kevin is one in every of simply 9 individuals to have an avenue in Sydney, and he has served as an envoy for each the Sydney Paralympic Video games in 2000 and the Nationwide Indigenous Plan for Literacy and Numeracy off the courtroom.