WSBL and U18 WABL Hawks player Mia Satie has been named by Basketball Australia in a foundation squad in preparation for the 2016 U 17 World Championships.

Mia has has been named in the squad of 23. Prior to the World Championships, 16 players from the group will be chosen for a selection camp in July. A team will then be chosen to represent Australia in the Oceania Qualification tournament against New Zealand, New Caledonia and Tahiti with the winner advancing to the World Championships next year.

After getting a look at most of the players at the Under-18 Australian Junior Championships (AJC’s) in April as well as last year’s Under-16 tournament, coach Shannon Seebohm has high hopes for the group.

“We’ve got a good balance of guards and bigs. I’ve been able to talk with all the high-performance managers of all the states around Australia and put together a good team to qualify for the World Championships,” he said.

Speaking on the talent of the squad, Seebohm is delighted.

“The style of play I want to adopt is not built around one or two people, it’s going to be about a whole team effort at both ends of the floor and I want to be able to play a pretty quick style of basketball.

“I was definitely looking for athleticism as well as kids who have a high level of skill and are smart players. I think that will be the strength of this group, having multiple talented players on the court at once. Now the challenge is to get those players to work well together and be able to gel as a team.

We will keep you posted on Mia's progress.

Article: Basketball Australia