Bendigo Basketball congratulates Bendigo athletes Mia Cox, Mila Childs, Molly Beasley & Blaine Anderson on representing Victoria Country over the weekend during the 2025 Footlocker Under 16 Nationals.
We would also like to give a special mention to Bendigo Junior Braves coach Ben Caruana was assistant coach Victoria Country Men, and Arabella Dietz & Lilly Puurs were emergencies for Victoria Country Women!
“All of the athletes from Bendigo played a major role in their team’s success across the tournament playing big minutes in important games.
The process for these teams started back in October, 2024 and there was intense training each weekend of the term 2 school year, this involved incredible commitment and time from both the athletes and their parents.
All four of the athletes are bottom age players and will hope to be involved again next year, they each had a fantastic week, representing Country Victoria and Bendigo Basketball with excellence”.
The Country Women’s team finished 6th, while Country Men’s team finished 5th overall.
An incredible effort by all!” – Ben Caruana
