Posted on 24 January, 2012
2012 U20 Victorian Men’s Team announced (story courtesy of Basketball Victoria)
The 2012 U20 Victorian Men’s team that will contest the 2012 Under 20 Australian Junior Championship has been selected.
This team will be representing Victoria at the 2012 U20 Australian Junior Championship which will be held in Belconnen, ACT from 19 – 25 February, 2012. Victoria will be competing against teams from NSW, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, the NT, New Zealand, Western Australia and the ACT.
Victoria is the defending champion and has won 22 titles since the first U20 men’s national championship began in 1974. The 2012 team is committed to continuing this great tradition of success.
The team comprises:
Players Association
Lucas Barker Dandenong
Taylor Dyson Knox
Anthony Fisher Ballarat
Jarrod Fryar Ballarat
Venky Jois Dandenong
Owen Odigie AIS/Dandenong
Greg Page Diamond Valley
Dane Pineau Melbourne
Sean Preston Knox
Jayden Walsh Kilsyth
Emergencies
Dylan Hare Knox
Michael Knoll Kilsyth
Staff
Head Coach: Grant Wallace Kilsyth
Ass Coach: Trevor Lee Diamond Valley
Develop. Coach: Damian Clarke Diamond Valley (Maroondah Magic President)
Team Manager: Darren Sparkes Eltham
Team Physio: Tim Mulhall Bodywise Musculo Skeletal Therapy
Head Coach Grant Wallace said: “We are all really excited with the talented squad we have assembled for the upcoming February 2012 Championships. It is a more evenly balanced group of athletes than 2011 which should allow us greater flexibility in how we approach the way we play. We now need to be best prepared to appropriately represent this great State of Victoria, our Clubs and all the high quality athletes who narrowly missed selection. We are all looking forward to the massive challenge ahead!”
