Brisbane Basketball Inc., recently celebrated the 2016/17 Brisbane Capitals Junior Representative season with the end of year Representative Awards Luncheon at Kedron Wavell Services Club.

Event MC, Michael Van Dongen, was joined by new QBL Men and Women international recruits Princeton Onwas and Ariel Butts, along with BBI Board Member Peter Farlow, and BBI Life Member Fred Van Dongen, to recognize the achievements of the representative teams over the past 12 months.

The 2016/17 season continued to see the Capitals increase player development and performance across the entire 25 strong junior representative team program. This year saw 10 teams represent Brisbane in Division One competition at both the BQJBC and State Championships with Under 14 & U18 Boys Silver both cracking into the top division. This season saw the Under 12 Girls GOLD take out the Div. 1 State Championship and the Div. 1 BQJBC Championship, and the Under 14 Boys GOLD team were runners up in Div. 1 at State Championships and have booked themselves a position at the 2017 Under 14 National Club Championship. See below a list of the team achievements for the 2016/17 season.

 

TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Division	Team	BQJBC	State Championships
One	Under 12 Girls GOLD	GOLD	GOLD
	Under 12 Boys GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
	Under 14 Boys GOLD	GOLD	SILVER
	Under 16 Boys GOLD	SILVER	Event Cancelled
	Under 18 Boys GOLD	Final Four	4th
	Under 14 Boys Silver	Division One at BQJBC & State Champs
	Under 18 Boys Silver	Division One at BQJBC & State Champs
Two	Under 12 Girls Bronze	Final Four	Silver
	Under 12 Girls Silver	Final Four	4th
	Under 16 Boys Silver	Final Four
	Under 18 Girls Silver	Gold	Silver
Three	Under 14 Girls Bronze	Silver	Bronze
	Under 14 Boys Bronze	Gold	Gold
	Under 16 Girls Bronze	Gold
	Under 18 Boys Bronze	Final Four

 

 

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

 

Team of the Year:                             Under 14 Boys GOLD

Team of the Year is awarded to a representative team that has the best overall record (win/loss ratio) for the representative season, including Classics, but also a positive team dynamic. This team should be a positive representation of sportsmanship and reflect well of Brisbane Basketball.  Special consideration is given to an outstanding team who have exceeded expectations and shown good results. 

Coach of the Year:                            Dave Owens (Head Coach – Under 14 Boys GOLD)

Coach of the Year is awarded to a representative head coach who reflects positive coaching at Brisbane Basketball and has impacted the performance of their team and individual players. Having coached the entire season and Classics, and whose team clearly demonstrated a positive dynamic. Special consideration is given to outstanding coaches whose team has made a grand final or has exceeded performance expectations and achieved good results, with a positive team dynamic.

 

Manager of the Year:                        Debbie Christensen (Under 18 Girls GOLD)

Manager of the Year is awarded to a team manager who has positively impacted the performance of their team. This award should be judged by feedback from players/coaches/parents throughout the season, the manager’s relationship with BBI and involvement with their team. Special consideration is given to teams with high travelling demands or managers who have held the position for two or more years.   

 

Male Player of the Year:                   Nick Stoddart (Under 18 Boys GOLD)

Female Player of the Year:             Audrey Fuller (Under 16 Girls GOLD)

Player of the Year is awarded to an U16 or U18 player, who has played the year’s representative season and State Championships. This player has demonstrated good team membership, leadership qualities and is a positive role model for the sport. Indicators for success include having been selected for a National or Queensland South Teams. The player’s body of work for the last few years has shown consistent development, dedication to the game and a commitment to Brisbane Basketball.

 

Services to Coaching Award:         Gavin De La Cruz (Under 18 Boys Silver)                                                         David Jordan (Under 18 Girls Silver)

The Services to Coaching Award is to give recognition to a coach for their continued contribution to coaching at Brisbane Basketball. It is awarded to a coach that has coached with Brisbane Basketball for at least 5 years, with at least 2 years at a representative level.  Their coaching has shown some level of success over the years and positively impacted individual player performances.  Special consideration is given for those coaches who have been recognised at higher levels or have been selected to coach at a National or State level.

 

Volunteer of the Year:                      Wayne Moore

Volunteer of the Year is awarded to an unpaid individual who has given time and assistance to Brisbane Basketball in any capacity throughout the year. This individual has helped with numerous events (QBL Game Days, Fundraising, State Champs etc.) for Brisbane Basketball.

 

TEAM AWARDS

BBI again recognized select players from each team for their impact and contribution to the Brisbane Capitals over the season. These awards are tied to the Brisbane Capitals performance program expectation that all players improve in one of more of the following areas that relate to positive youth development (Competence, Confidence, Connectedness and Character). 

 

The Best “Team Player” Award (Connectedness/Character) This award acknowledges the player who best reflects the values and characteristics of the Brisbane Capitals program. These players are punctual, put in extra training and work away from the practice and game environment, are willing to help team managers and coaching staff in off court duties, able to take responsibility for actions, encourage team mates and works well with all players and staff whilst performing/contributing/impacting on the court for the team. "The player in the team, that their teammates and staff want to play/work with". That player who consistently has sacrificed for their team on the court and at practice. This is an award for attitude, respect, coach-ability, responsibility, positive influence on team, communication and humility while balancing this with competitive ability on the court.

The Commitment to Excellence Award (Competence/Confidence) This award is performance based in competition and at practice and is awarded to the player who focuses on getting better each time they take the court – committing to their improvement of each task. Worthy players for this award have consistently exceeded the coaching staff’s expectations of performance. Again, this award acknowledges players who put in the work on their game away from the practice/game environment and are diligent with the detail of mastering the game of basketball including commitment to performance enhancement such as mental and physical skills.

INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS

Team	Commitment to Excellence	Best “Team Player”
U12 Girls Gold	Keasine Latu	Hillary Fuller/Olivia Booth
U12 Girls Silver	Christina Griffin	Michala Muscat
U12 Girls Bronze	Hanna Burrowes	Grace Hodgson
U14 Girls Gold	Sophie Bennett	Sydney Willmington
U14 Girls Silver	Sonia McGrath	Eden Thomas
U14 Girls Bronze	Ava Berghan	Leila Jayasinghe
U16 Girls Gold	Jasmine Fleming	Georgia Woolley
U16 Girls Silver	Aaliyah Mapusua	Zoe Perkovic
U16 Girls Bronze	J’dore Limu	Mikayla Hausler
U18 Girls Gold	Alice Bowden	Charlotte Renner
U18 Girls Silver	Alba Cooke	Adelaide Fuller

 

Team	Commitment to Excellence	Best “Team Player”
U12 Boys Gold	Jacob Austin	Kailin Sales
U12 Boys Silver	Joel Mynott	Dwayne Balao-as
U12 Boys Bronze	Charlie Hinson	Ryan Galgane
U14 Boys Gold	Wesley Briggs	Mason Amos
U14 Boys Silver	Tama Tuhi	Cardell Rees
U14 Boys Bronze	Carlton Wicks	Beckett Weiss
U16 Boys Gold	David Eltima	Tallis Ram
U16 Boys Silver	Jack Lambert	Jacob Marchant
U16 Boys Bronze	Ethan Cordell	Ethan Chin
U18 Boys Gold	Alistair Campbell	Lachlan Marchant
U18 Boys Silver	Tom Woodward	Aaron Tseng
U18 Boys Bronze	Michael Smith	Jeremiah Chandra

 

Finally, Brisbane Basketball would like to acknowledge the many players and coaches who were selected in Basketball Queensland State or National Programs, and Basketball Australia Programs of Excellence.

FEMALE	MALE
STATE SELECTION
Audrey Fuller (U16 – Team) Georgia Woolley (U16 – Reserve) Emily-Kate Parker (U18 – Reserve) Tyla Stolberg (U18 – Reserve) Steph Alekna (U20 – Head Coach)	David Eltima (U16 – Team) Riley Curtis (U16 – Team) Quincee Fepuleai (U16 – Team) Nicholas Stoddart (U18 – Team) Donovan Crowe (U18 – Team) Reagan Lumley (U16 – Reserve) Tyrell McKenzie (U16 – Reserve) Sean Bairstow (U18 – Reserve) Kian Dennis (U18 – Reserve)
EMERGING SELECTION
Jasmine Fleming (U15) Shaylee Coulter-Faamafu (U15) Alba Cooke (U17) Adelaide Fuller (U17) Haley Mangan (U17) Georgia De La Cruz (U17) Carla Spies (U17) Annalise McAuliffe (U17) Kelly Brosnan (U17)	Max Mackinnon (U15) Dominic Hayes (U15) Sachin Smith (U15) Dylan Gray (U17) Sean Bairstow (U17) Kian Dennis (U17)
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SELECTION
Sophie Bennett Lil Dart	Geordan Papacostas Mason Amos Nazar Angallo Wesley Briggs
NATIONAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
Geordan Papacostas
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE – SCHOLARSHIP
Nicholas Stoddart