Two Wyndham basketballers played key roles for Vic Metro at the recent Australian junior championships in Canberra, with both their teams taking home gold in the under-18 events.
Dejan Vasiljevic and Maddison Rocci were part of the starting five combinations at the championships, which finished on April 17.
Tarneit’s Vasiljevic, who is based at Canberra’s Centre of Excellence, scored 16 points in Vic Metro’s 81-72 win against NSW Country.
For the tournament he averaged 16 points and 6.62 rebounds per game, ranking him in the top 15 in both categories for his age group.
Rocci, who is in the Australian squad for the 2014 FIBA under-17 world championships in Dubai, had her best game for the tournament in the final, scoring 18 points in Vic Metro’s 75-70 win against Vic Country.
Rocci, who competed in the under-16 titles last year, averaged nine points and 2.25 assists a game. She also scored 18 points in the opening game against NSW Metro.
