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VICTORIAN COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Victorian College Championships has now become the major tournament for our College basketball teams. The event is run by Basketball Victoria. Qualifying rounds need to be won to attend the State Finals rounds at MSAC.

JUNIOR TEAM

The Junior team played in Division 2 in 2016. The boys progressed through the first round quite comfortably even winning their regional final at Werribee. This allowed them to qualify for the State Finals. After some excellent wins in their pool games, the boys qualified for the final 8.In the semifinals they played an outstanding game and even managed to beat a school that runs its own basketball program within their curriculum. The Grand Final was epic. The boys were leading by 3 points when with seconds to go the opposition hit a 3 to send the game into overtime. With seconds left in OT and with a 1 point lead we unfortunately allowed the opposition to make a layup and went down by 1. A great effort nevertheless.

INTERMEDIATE TEAM

The SJC Intermediate team entered the VCC tournament in Division 2. The team travelled to Werribee for the preliminary rounds. They were undefeated all day and eventually won the final quite comfortably. They qualified for the State Finals and were seeded highly. The boys started their finals campaign positively and got through their pool and qualified for the final 8. Unfortunately, the team drew a tough opponent and lost their quarter final narrowly. Their final placing was fifth. This team over the two days won 8 out 9 games overall so they had a very good tournament in 2016.

SENIOR TEAM

This year the Senior team played in Division 1, as a result of having many players who were playing representative basketball in 2016. Their preliminary rounds were held at Werribee. The boys were playing at a very high standard and despite the high quality opposition they managed to get through to the regional final undefeated. Although they lost the final narrowly, reaching the final allowed them to progress to the State Finals. The boys played some exceptional teams in their pool games but couldn’t get through to the final eight. They managed a huge win in their last match on finals day. This placed them about 9th overall in Division 1 for all Victorian schools that competed. This is an admirable finish considering the top quality opposition across Victoria. Finally, I would like to thank Mr Bryson Milverton, Sportsmaster, for his continued support and assistance with all our SJC basketball teams.

- Simon Jovic, Basketball Coach

Junior Basketball

L-R: Xavier Stanley, Luke Bartolo, Ethan Nicholls, Zachary Loveday, Angus Codd, Xavier Muhor, Tyler Murphy Absent: Thomas Dickinson, Noah Gribble, Dylan Javni Staff: Simon Jovic

Intermediate Basketball

L-R: Jack Dunstan, Jordan Bradaric, Matthew Teale, Dylan Sharp, Maxwell Uebergang, Cooper Ingles, Dakota-Kai Alcorace, Dallace-Jai Alcorace Absent: Jack Moran Staff: Simon Jovic

Senior Basketball

L-R: Thomas Senftleben, Chad Suphamongkol, Jared Boyce, Kyle Meyer, Kyle Milanovic, Rody Spoormakers Absent: Cohen Blythe, William McDonald Staff: Simon Jovic