Basketball

MRS MARISA SCHRODER prep basketball coordinator

What a great year we had in our fourth GPS Basketball competition. Five teams contested the home and away games against the Greater Public Schools. The results across the season were outstanding, with only a few losses and our Year 6 team once again claiming the most outstanding GPS team at TSS. All team members made a significant contribution throughout the season.

In order to further our skills in basketball, and in preparing the boys for GPS competition we held a two on two competition, organised by Mr Robinson. This was well attended and sure to be on the calendar for next year. We definitely appreciated Mr Robinson’s assistance and we look forward to 2019. We have continued with our Years 1-3 skills program in Term Four. This has had a great turnout and the Preppies are improving their skills. We end the year off with the Basketball Internal Competition and once again it was well supported by boys in Years 4-6.

Thanks to Mr LeGassick (Director of Basketball) for his continued support throughout the season, Mr Gleeson (Head Coach) for his contribution towards the Internal Basketball Program and Mr Paisley who organised the referees for game day and the competition. Thanks to the coaches for their timeless efforts in teaching the boys the skills, they required for the GPS competition. Coaches: 6A Mr Corey Tones 6B Mr Stephen Robinson 6C Mr Casey Murphy 5A Mrs Vicki Sams 5B Miss Lauren Bright Finally, I would like to thank our GPS Basketball Captain, Cayden Brown, who supported the boys on game day and was always eager to help with training sessions. Thanks to all parents who have supported their sons this season. It was great to see so many parents driving up to Brisbane to watch the games and cheer on each of the teams. Good luck to all the Year 6 basketball players; we wish you every success in the Senior School.

Team Most Valuable Player Coaches Award 5A Sam Lewis Oscar Eddy 5B Jaxen Andonakis Noah Dunn 6A Nikos Karathanasopoulos Campbell Ross 6B Freddie Goss Jeffrey Warren 6C Joe Ray Ethan Faber

MR BRENDAN LE GASSICK director of basketball

During the 2018 GPS season strong levels of competition were displayed across all age groups and some outstanding basketball was played. A highlight for our basketball program was the implementation of our multi-level development programs for younger high school students, focused on building player’s skillset and preparing them for their GPS seasons. This consisted of two development squads; junior Year 7 and Year 8 and a senior squad of Year 9 and Year 10. These squads provided elite training resources for students who were identified to be potential Open First X players. The players were guided by a NSW Country representative coach, Mr Alvin Caoyonan and TSS Old Boy Mr Matthew Gullotta (US College and QBL player). This is an area where we will continue to provide development opportunities for passionate basketball students within the School.

The Prep School again proved to be a force in GPS Basketball under the guidance of Mrs Schroder. Well done to the 6A’s age group and this year’s coach Mr Tones to claim back-to-back undefeated seasons. An outstanding result and again claimed the prized basketball award of Most Successful Team. I would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to Mr Robinson from the Prep School who will no longer be coaching in the program. Mr Robinson has played a significant development role for many boys over the past four years and implemented a ‘2 on 2’ tournament in the Prep School which provides a lot of enjoyment to the boys. The Open First X team experienced a changing of the guard from last year with nine out of the 12 players graduating in 2017. Due to the challenge of player availability and injuries, our younger players were given the opportunity to step up and compete at the highest GPS level. It was exciting to watch our younger players hold their own against older and more experienced players. We commenced the season with two close losses. One to Churchie on our home court as the boys fought back hard coming from a deficit to hit the lead in the last quarter. The following week travelling to Brisbane State High School, losing in overtime in front of a vocal home crowd. The boys then closed the season out strongly, winning four out of their last six games to finish fifth on the GPS ladder.

Less than a week after the final GPS round game, our Open team competed against 16 of the best basketball schools throughout the State at the Championship Basketball Schools Queensland Tournament in Logan. We started the tournament strong, winning our first game against Mountain Creek High School by 11 points but falling short to Brisbane State High School by 10. However, in our first game we lost our star player Oliver Hill to injury, which hurt our leadership and scoring ability for the remainder of the tournament. Cody Meuleman was a standout during the entire championships, posting multiple 30+ scoring games and double-digit rebounding, finishing second leading scorer for the tournament. First year TSS player Harry Blair stepped up and showed his ability to play against the best in the State, easily one of the most impressive 15-year-olds in the competition. Brock McMahon stood tall early in the tournament, scoring at will, showing his determination and scoring ability and finishing the tournament with an average of 15 points. With a disappointing crossover game, TSS fell into the bottom eight with a surprising matchup against GPS premiers Ipswich Grammar School, competing for 11th spot. TSS had the lead by 10 at the half time break, however, ran out of energy and weren’t able to keep the lead, finishing 12th in the Championship Division.

In Term Four, TSS will again participate with a U17 development team at the Australian School Championships (ASC) in Melbourne during the first week of December. This tournament will allow TSS an opportunity to compete against some of the best players in the nation and provide the returning players national exposure and development for next year’s GPS competition.

Our basketball program continues to experience growth with close to 300 boys playing, providing a platform of enjoyment for all levels of participation.

OPEN FIRST X BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: S. GLEESON (COACH), O. HILL, C. FOX MEULEMAN (CAPTAIN), S. NEAL, MR B. LE GASSICK (DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL/ASSISTANT COACH) SECOND ROW: P. LE GASSICK, B. MCMAHON, M. LEVIS, J. BRINSMEAD, Z. GREGORY ABSENT: M. SHORTLAND, N. CROSS OPEN SECOND X BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: B. MUNRO, C. MURPHY, M. BUTLER, L. PARRISH SECOND ROW: MR J. DUNN (COACH), S. MCMENAMIN, M. KERSTEN, I. MIBUS, C. HAWKINS ABSENT: C. MURPHY, J. VENABLES

YEAR 11A BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: G. NOONAN, N. LUKASHOV, R. MURPHY, L. SHERRINGTON SECOND ROW: MR W. CARR (COACH), J. HUTCHINSON-STRACHAN, K. VAN BENNEKOM, B. KELLY, A. KITCHIN ABSENT: M. FREEMAN, T. BLUNDELL, J. BRINSMEAD YEAR 11B BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: E. HILLMAN, N. FARLEY, D. MCCARTHY, T. FAIRNINGTON, T. ISHIGAKI SECOND ROW: MR O. HAYEK (COACH), T. SCOTCHMER, M. MANLEY, S. CHARLTON, M. WOOD ABSENT: S. STEVENS

YEAR 10A BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: L. WILLIAMS, M. CARLOS, N. CROSS, Z. WILLIAMS, J. DAVID SECOND ROW: MR D. SIMANIC (COACH), A. BILLING, H. DEVANTIER, H. BLAIR, L. HALE, T. JACOBSON ABSENT: H. LIU YEAR 10B BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: T. SCHWERKOLT, M. OHORI, V. GANGASANDRA, J. BOX, C. ROBERTS SECOND ROW: MR J. DUNN (COACH), B. STEWART, M. DWYER, M. BRANCH, Z. ROSSITER ABSENT: C. CAMPBELL

YEAR 10C BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: G. GIBSON, G. CALLAGHAN, J. HAWKINS SECOND ROW: MR N. LINNANE (COACH), M. LAWTON, D. DOUGLAS, M. COOK, L. ILAND ABSENT: M. MCCULLOCH YEAR 9A BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: N. BOWEN, C. JANSEN-HARRIS, H. STAPLETON, A. KITCHIN SECOND ROW: MR H. KERR (COACH), N. VAN BENNEKOM, J. GILMOUR, J. RYAN, F. PORTER ABSENT: T. HANCOCK, P. LE GASSICK

YEAR 9B BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: Y. SHIRAMIZU, R. FENNELL, T. YOON, B. WELCH SECOND ROW: MR J. CROSS (COACH), T. BARUA, J. HUANG, O. CROWTHER-WILKINSON, J. SINFIELD, L. ROSS ABSENT: B. CAMPBELL, L. FREE YEAR 9C BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: J. KAFRITSAS, L. LANE, L. VAN BENNEKOM, H. ALOYSIUS SECOND ROW: MR L. CORKILL (COACH), E. BAKER, A. DALGLIESH, L. BRADNAM, L. O’CONNOR ABSENT: C. ILLES, J. LEVIS, D. BADENHORST, A. GROOBY

YEAR 9D BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: M. SAVALA, M. ECKERSLEY, D. VEGA, H. SYMONS SECOND ROW: MR W. LAYT (COACH), S. MASSEY, A. PLACE, T. SALMON, D. FINALL ABSENT: H. STUART, E. STANICH, J. VERTULLO, S. GEMERI YEAR 8A BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: Z. DART, J. STUART, J. DEBELAK, A. HEYDENRYCH SECOND ROW: MR A. CAOYONAN (COACH), J. KELLY, A. HANCOCK, B. RIGBY, S. LUKE, Z. HOWARD ABSENT: S. FERRIS-NATHAN

YEAR 8B BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: C. HEATHWOOD, B. GRAHAM, M. BAKER, J. SLATER, W. HODGSON SECOND ROW: MR S. LOMAKIN (COACH), J. FRAY, C. KHERN, L. ROWLES, H. GRAY, T. MAHER ABSENT: A. BLANKS YEAR 8C BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: J. WARE, J. WEI, F. MAHU, T. TRAN SECOND ROW: MR B. LE GASSICK, O. DUNN, A. SKAWINSKI, M. EDDY, N. AIVALIOTIS, T. CHEN ABSENT: MS J. SCHINCKEL (COACH), A. HOBART

YEAR 8D BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: L. SMITH, S. OWEN, T. RAMSAY, J. MCDONALD SECOND ROW: MR C. HOLMES (COACH), M. ILAND, H. SPITTLE, N. DOYLE, R. WHEELER ABSENT: W. JACKSON, R. SAMPSON YEAR 7A BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: R. EAST, N. MAHONY, T. WEBSTER, I. HARGREAVES, P. TONES SECOND ROW: MR J. WHITBY (COACH), F. ALLMAN, T. ROSSITER, B. BRINSMEAD, C. CARLOS, S. STURGESS

YEAR 7B BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: W. MCCARTHY, J. HILLMAN, C. MURAKAMI BACK ROW: MR S. LOMAKIN (COACH), T. MCINERNEY, Z. MCDERMOTT, T. MCCLINTOCK, E. MELTON, K. KARATHANASOPOULOS YEAR 7C BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: R. SHEPPARD, R. MERCER, T. STUCKEY, D. CHEN, B. STROEBEL SECOND ROW: MR D. FLYNN (COACH), D. YOUNG, N. PIERRRON, O. MIAN, A. MCMATH, J. RYAN

YEAR 7D BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: R. MERCER, L. DOUGHERTY, L. DELL, R. HEBDON, C. SCHILLER SECOND ROW: MR B. LEE, H. LAVERY, A. CHARLES, S. PLACE, M. BIALOCERKOWSKI, H. MCDONALD ABSENT: MR A. MEMON (COACH), M. ABELA, T. BENNETT YEAR 6A BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: A. AL-JUMAILY, H. ILLES, C. BROWN, G. POOLE, C. ROSS SECOND ROW: A. GLADYSHEV, T. MAYES, N. KARATHANASOPOULOS, C. O’CONNOR, J. ROBINSON COACH: MR C. TONES

YEAR 6B BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: M. BRADBURY, W. SPEERING, C. CUMMINGS, J. ABERCROMBIE, C. CUNNINGHAM SECOND ROW: F. GOSS, J. WARREN, T. FARAGALLAH COACH: MR S. ROBINSON YEAR 6C BASKETBALL

SEATED ROW: E. FABER, T. MASSEY, J. HE, A. GOEL, T. FELLOWES SECOND ROW: J. RAY, A. TRAN, C. WOOD, F. REICHMAN, M. HALSALL COACH: MR C. MURPHY

YEAR 5A BASKETBALL

LEFT TO RIGHT: A. WALKER, O. EDDY, W. PICKETT, W. POOLE, B. RYAN COACH: MS V. SAMS YEAR 5B BASKETBALL

LEFT TO RIGHT: J. FRENKLAH, J. RIGAS, N. BEYERS, F. DREW, J. GREAVES COACH: MS L. BRIGHT