Emma Drury, who played for the Shoalhaven under 18s women’s side this season, has been picked in the under 17s NSW Country girls squad, which will take part in the NSW Country Development Tournament, held in Newcastle from January 6-8.

Joining Drury in the 36-player squad are Maddison Baxter (Port Macquarie Dolphins), Tabitha Beauchamp (Batemans Bay Breakers), Kelly Bowden (Bellinger Valley Braves), Laila Campbell (Byron Bay Beez), Siena Densem (Gosford City Rebels), Abbigal Fielder (Albury Cougars), Bella Fielder (Albury Cougars), Mekdes Geist (Illawarra Hawks), Samantha Graham (Cootamundra Cougars), Lauren Griffiths (Gosford City Rebels), Holly Handley (Gosford City Rebels), Rubie Hassab (Gosford City Rebels), Saba Horne (Gosford City Rebels), Sophie Bultitude (Maitland Mustangs), Cleopatra Jennings (Maitland Mustangs), Holly Keeble (Newcastle Hunters), Sienna Kennedy (Tamworth Thunderbolts), Arianna Klein (Tamworth Thunderbolts), Alexandra Lee (Queanbeyan Roadrunners), Summer Lewis (Moss Vale Magic), Alice MacRae (Griffith Demons), Annalise Maier (Orange Eagles), Samantha McGlashan (Illawarra Hawks), Olivia McGregor (Maitland Mustangs), Hadia Moir (Gosford City Rebels), Bronte Moore (Gosford City Rebels), Hannah Nimmo (Newcastle Hunters), Marley Pitt (Tamworth Thunderbolts), Emily Rickards (Coffs Harbour Suns), Monique Rudder (Port Macquarie Dolphins), Georgia Shakeshaft (Moss Vale Magic), Georgia Starr Tea (Gosford City Rebels), Ashleigh Thacker (Hornsby – Ku Ring Gai Spiders), Alexa Warwick (Batemans Bay Breakers) and Ruby Waterson (Cootamundra Cougars).

While Seth Pearman, who is currently away in Kilsyth with his Illawarra Hawks team at the under 14s boys Australian Club Championships, has been picked in the under 16s boys State Performance Program squad.

Joining Pearman in the 20-person squad, which will play at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Challenge from January 18-21, are Noah Beveridge (Illawarra Hawks), Nikolas Brill (Newcastle Hunters), Riley Courtney (Newcastle Hunters), Joshua Dent (Illawarra Hawks), Manase Fakahau (Newcastle Hunters), Kayne Gilmore (Newcastle Hunters), Will Hateley (Newcastle Hunters), Massimo Hobbs (Illawarra Hawks), Harrison Illiffe (Illawarra Hawks), Haiden Ings (Albury Cougars), Jeremy Kennedy (Newcastle Hunters), Harley Kent (Byron Bay Beez), Benjamin Lu (Illawarra Hawks), Will Mortimore (Maitland Mustangs), Brendan Palmer (Newcastle Hunters), Ashton Proctor (Maitland Mustangs), Jonah Raidaveta (Dubbo Rams), Noah Shiels (Newcastle Hunters) and Jackson Ware (Byron Bay Beez).

The final Shoalhaven product selected for NSW Country is Asha Phillips, who will represent her state in the under 16s girls division at The Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (ACJBC), from January 12-19, at Albury’s Lauren Jackson Sports Centre. 

Phillips is joined in the 20-player squad Kayla Beattie (Batemans Bay Breakers), Ruby Brannan (Illawarra Hawks), Isis Crawford (Byron Bay Beez), Kelsey Crossan (Newcastle Hunters), Ashley Crossan (Newcastle Hunters), Kyla Fitzgerald (Gosford City Rebels), Emily Foy (Newcastle Hunters), Samantha Graham (Cootamundra Cougars), Amelia Hassett (Cootamundra Cougars), Amy Houlihan (Albury Cougars), Isabella Jennings (Maitland Mustangs), Mikayla Kirby (Albury Cougars), Georgia Kuchel (Coffs Harbour Suns), Lili-yana Moody (Coffs Harbour Suns), Hannah Rowe (Newcastle Hunters), Grace Turner (Albury Cougars), Mila Wawszkowicz (Maitland Mustangs), Alicia Widjaja (Illawarra Hawks) and Sophie Williams (Maitland Mustangs).