BASKETBALL

Program Overview

The Maribyrnong Sports Academy (MSA) Basketball Program is an individualised high performance program focused on developing and supporting talented junior basketball players in their Victorian basketball pathway. Our coaches are endorsed to deliver Basketball Victoria’s SDP and NPP High Performance Programs to targeted elite young basketballers within MSA.

Our program is athlete centered and provides our student-athletes with autonomy to express and develop their individual talents within the framework of our program. We aim to promote and foster high performance behaviours and make them habitual to assist all our student-athletes in achieving their personal best. 

High Performance Coaching

To develop talented young athletes by providing them dynamic training environments to grow their skills technically and instill habits and behaviors that will translate to assist them in all areas of life. We aim to provide our athletes with the necessary skills and abilities for individuals to achieve personal bests and in some cases will lead to selection in State, National and International pathways. We also take great pride in supporting young athletes in balancing their sporting and academic commitments and strive to instill values that will lead to them being good citizens.

  Training Environment

  • "Best Practice" quality coaching

  • Game specific skill development

  • Quick, fast paced practice sessions

  • Basketball Australia culture and core values

  • Development of key offensive and defensive concepts

  • Encouraging athletes to take ownership of their progress and individual development

  • Individual Development Plans ongoing for each athlete

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We promote our student-athletes to play regular competition with their club and State Programs

Our Program will compete against other schools in tournaments through the year.

As part of the athlete experience and development we endeavour to provide overseas and interstate opportunities across all year levels.

Program Achievements

Individual Athletes

  • Monique Conti - Current WNBL Player and AFLW Player.

  • Monique Andriuolo - Former Div 1 US College athlete and current NBL1 Player.

  • Stacey Barr - Former Div 1 US College athlete and current NBL1 Player.

  • Casey Valenti Pea - Current Div 1 US College athlete.

  • Jacob Epperson - Former Div 1 US College Athlete.

  • Zac Triplett - Former Div 1 US College athlete and current NBL Player.

  • Joel Smith - Former Junior National Rep and current AFL player.

  • Johnny Furphy - Scholarship holder at the Basketball Australia Center of Excellence.

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Coaches

Brenton O'Brien - Head Coach

  • Emerging Coach Initiative 2020 to Present - Basketball Australia

  • Performance Coach Accreditation – Basketball Australia

  • Bachelor of Health and Physical Education – Deakin University

  • Head Coach Victoria Country Under 18 Men - 2021 to Present

  • Assistant Coach Victoria Country Under 18 Men - 2019 & 2020

  • Big V Men and Youth League Men Head Coach

  • NBL1 Men Assistant Coach

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Assistant Coaches

Ted West

  • Nunawading Youth League Mens head coach

  • Basketball Victoria State development programs

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Nathan Morgan

  • Skills coaching ranging from VJBL to WNBL players.

  • Involved in Basketball Victoria State Pathway

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Monique Andriuolo

  • Former MSA and US College Athlete

  • Represented Australia and Victoria at Junior levels.

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