Basketball
Nominations for the 2026/27 Program have now closed.
The WRAS Basketball program is delivered in partnership with Basketball NSW and the Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) network.
This program provides a high‑performance development pathway for talented young Basketballers, focusing on technical skills, strength and conditioning, athlete education, and personal growth. It aligns with the Basketball NSW Development Pathway and connects athletes to state and national pathways.
Athletes receive targeted skill development, seasonal training support, and preparation for high‑performance trials. The program includes practical education in areas such as S&C, nutrition, sports psychology and injury management, along with opportunities to represent WRAS at events, inter‑academy sessions and camps.
Program Partners
Program Benefits
Selected athletes receive:
- High‑quality coaching in a squad environment
- Access to quality training facilities
- Strength & Conditioning assessment and programming
- Sports science testing and high‑performance training support
- Opportunities to represent WRAS at events
- Academy uniform kit (playing singlets to be provided with other items an additional cost)
- Participation in Your Local Club Academy Games and Inter-Academy Basketball activities (invitation only)
Additional WRAS benefits:
- Access to Lumin (Academy athlete performance and management platform)
- Support for award and scholarship nominations
- Community engagement and corporate partner exposure
- Promotion through WRAS media channels
Athlete Eligibility
Program Eligibility Criteria
Athletes must:
- Be turning 12 or 13 (U14), 14 or 15 (U16), 16 or 17 (U18) in 2027 (born between 2010-2015)
- Be committed to progressing to higher representation within Basketball.
- Be a registered member of a Basketball club within the Western region.
- Reside in one of the following LGAs: Bathurst Regional, Bland, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Dubbo Regional, Forbes, Gilgandra, Hilltops, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Narromine, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin.
Athlete Levy
Key Dates
Program Delivery Period
August 2026 – April 2027
Key Events (Indicative)
- August, 2026 – Online Orientation
- December – InterAcademy Training Camp, TBC
- January/February 2027 – Coastal Classic
- Your Local Club Academy Games: 9th-11th April, 2027 (Tamworth)
- Please note, this will only be selected squads, exact squads will be communicated when confirmed
- June 2027 – WRAS Presentation Evening
Training events to be communicated via Lumin when confirmed.
Weekly satellite sessions in Bathurst, Orange, and Dubbo will look to commence from Term 4 pending coach and court availability.
Strength and conditioning sessions to commence from Term 4.
2026/27 Squad
Coordinating Coach
Claire Bynon
Assistant Coaches
Hannah Lepaio
Jess McGrath
Ben Keegan
Bianca Wilson
Jamahl Zegzula
Pete Griffiths
Scott Holmes
Manager
Sarah Shackleton
Jeremy Frew
Athletes
Eli Roberts
Eli Vanstone
Flynn Keegan
Paddy Keegan
Jedd Davies
Kane Leydecker
Gibson Pearce
Blake Griffiths
Layne Horton
Jada Shackleton
Phoebe Wong
Annika Theobald
Indiana Lee
Chloe Delosa
Emerson Hartley
Hamish Bailey
Luke Delosa
Crosby Myers
Noah Riini
Parker Zegzula
Harry Hotham
Cassius Ebeling
Thomas Galvin
Oliver Coe
Harry Skinner
Polly Hubbard
Anna Warren
Audrey Theobald
Lara Hooper
Nevaeh Gibson
Eleanor Disher
Matilda Cantrill
Lucy Medway
Evie Galvin
Willow Scott
Samuel Fee
Brody Delosa
Lucas Rhodes
Harvey Bruem
Sawyer Oldray Mills
Arthur Skinner
Lachlan Bailey
Bailey Schmich
Carter Shackleton
Ewan Long
Frankie George
Artie Keegan
Stella Hubbard
Abby Horsfall
Ada Weir
Clover Adams
Millie George
Harriette Macarthur
Audrey O Halloran
Ellie Warren
Francesca Lowe
Poppy Draguns
Mackenzie Allen
