Melbourne Tigers Junior Basketball Club

Thomas Chambers # 5
Age; 18, Height; 190cm, Playing position; Forward

Thomas - Started playing junior rep at Waverley and played there until u/16. He joined Tigers in 2008. Has enjoyed a great deal of success last year. Thomas is very happy to be a part of the tigers YL1 team and has aspirations to play College ball in the USA.

Stefan Uzelac # 8
Age; 18, Height; 192cm, Playing position; Guard

Michael Matsias # 9
Age; 18, Height; 200cm, Playing position; Forward
He moved to Melbourne as a bottom age under 16 and has been coached by Nick ever since. Played for Vic metro State in under 16's which is ranked as one the best experiences he has had. This is his first season playing youth league, the best thing about this years team is that we are very young and we are all hungry to win.

Ben Kelly # 14
Age; 19, Height; 203 cm, Playing position; Forward

Started for Darebin in the top age 14's and bottom age 16's then went on to  Bulleen top age 16's and then Melbourne Tigers in the under 18's bottom and top  age groups. He now plays in the youth league and bottom age under 20's, playing for the Vic Metro team that won the national championship in  under 16's and under 18's.

Torr Woodhouse # 12
Age; 20, Height; 202 cm, Playing position; Forward/ Centre

 

Craig Martin # 21
Age; 23, Height; 204cm, Playing position; Centre

Jordan Hughes # 31
Age; 18, Height; 188cm, Playing position; Guard

Luke Hughes # 11
Age; 18, Height; 184cm, Playing position; Guard
Started playing when he was 6 yeas old. Played for Waverley up to u14's. He then transferrred across and has not looked back representing the Melbourne Juniors in the last 6 seasons playing Victorian Championships.

Tim Clarke # 30
Age; 18, Height; 204cm, Playing position; Centre

Tim started playing basketball when he was 10 years old for an American  state school in Singapore whilst living there. He continued to play there until 14years old and in that time also played  U/12, then U/14 and U/16 basketball for his school. When he was 15, he played both U/16 and senior basketball representing his   school at an interschool competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where they won. On returning to Australia he started playing for Sandringham U/18's  where they ended up 4th in VC and then U/20's where they also came 4th in VC. Tim now plays for the Melbourne Tigers Youth League and enjoys his basketball.

Te Puao Silver #
Age: 19, Height; 185cm, Playing position; Guard

Tips played junior basketball in New Zealand until 2008, playing Under 14-16-18 New Zealand team and Australian State Championships. Tips moved to Melbourne at the start of 2008 and joined Melbourne Tigers Club  bottom age U20 and reserve VBL training & playing. He is now playing VBL Big V team and a member of the NZ U19 World Championship Squad that starts in July. His goals short term are to make the World Championship Team and take out the Big V title this year. His long term goal is to play in NBL and perhaps a stint in Europe  league, possibly the states.

James Comar # 15
Age: 20, Height; 186cm, Playing position; Guard