The Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) – formerly National Intensive Training Centre Program (NITCP) and AIS Basketball Program has been the world-leading junior development program since 1981.
Dedicated to the development of future Boomers and Opals, the scholarship athletes are exposed to the country’s elite service providers and world-class facilities based at the AIS in Canberra.
The program takes a holistic approach to the development of elite international athletes and integrates education, basketball services, sports science and personal excellence into its daily training environment.
The Centre of Excellence’s record of athlete development speaks for itself. Its athlete catalogue includes past and present Australian NBA stars Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Dante Exum and Cameron Bairstow.
The program also has uncovered WNBA and Opals superstars Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor.
Overall, Australia has produced the 3rd highest amount of international stars in the NBA with 17, only behind Canada and Serbia, and have had 31 players play in the WNBA. All of these athletes, with the exception of 2, are a product of the Centre of Excellence.
Alumni
Centre of Excellence Alumni | Men
| Simon | Cottrell | |
| Brett | Flanigan | |
| Wayne | Brown | |
| Jamie | Kennedy | |
| Peter | Purins | |
| Bill | Ward | |
| Rhys | Bennett | |
| John | Ophel | |
| Trevor | Pugh | |
| Brendan | Stanwix | |
| Jay | Tremeling | |
| Mark | Dalton | |
| Tim | Morrissey | |
| Ned | Coten | |
| Robert | Dempster | |
| Karl | Luke | |
| Peter | Wain | |
| Eric | Watterson | |
| Chris | Appleby | |
| Scott | Fenton | |
| Michael | Lee | |
| Sammy | Mills | |
| Aporosa | Tuitikova | |
| Matthew | Buck | |
| David | Graham | |
| Graham | Kubank | |
| Darren | Lucas | |
| Peter | Sexton | |
| Trevor | Torrance | |
| John | Stelzer | |
| Mark | Fitzgerald | |
| David | Ingham | |
| Murray | Shiels | |
| Darren | Stanwix | |
| Zoran | Zunic | |
| Martin | Clarke | |
| Scott | Croll | |
| Shane | Froling | |
| Mark | Holder | |
| Luc | Longley | |
| Steven | Lunardon | |
| John | Steizer | |
| Tony | Boniello | |
| Mark | Bradtke | |
| Peter | Hill | |
| Paul | Zadow | |
| Lyndon | Brieffies | |
| Warrick | Giddey | |
| Andrew | Power | |
| Andrew | Goodwin | |
| Craig | Irvine | |
| Grant | Kruger | |
| Neil | Turner | |
| Shane | Heal | |
| Andrew | Vlahov | |
| Brendan | Day | |
| Matthew | Reece | |
| Patrick | Reidy | |
| Peter | Booth | |
| Craig | Evans | |
| Leny | Lembo | |
| Derek | Schock | |
| Paul | Widdis | |
| Lachlan | Armfield | |
| Brett | Maher | |
| Doug | Peacock | |
| Leigh | Cleary | |
| Brendan | Le Gassick | |
| David | Close | |
| Mathew | Dodson | |
| Tony | Ronaldson | |
| Matthew | Alexander | |
| Christopher | Carroll | |
| Matthew | Low | |
| Cory | Reader | |
| Blair | Smith | |
| Matthew | Witkowski | |
| Warren | Armour | |
| Craig | McAndrew | |
| Christopher | Blakemore | |
| Marc | Brandon | |
| Adam | Grylewicz | |
| Timothy | Brenton | |
| Mathew | Scalzi | |
| Aaron | Trahair | |
| Bradley | Williams | |
| Martin | Barmentloo | |
| Jason | Cameron | |
| Joseph | Dews | |
| Scott | Harkess | |
| Matthew | Hughes | |
| Simon | Dwight | |
| Nikola | Mirich | |
| Zoran | Pejcinovic | |
| Glen | Saville | |
| David | Bowden | |
| Cameron | Jackson | |
| Matthew | Shanahan | |
| Andrew | Boeree | |
| Philip | Doherty | |
| Frank | Drimic | |
| Brendan | Mann | |
| Scott | McGregor | |
| Bradley | McKinnon | |
| Bradley | Cook | |
| Jared | Wilson | |
| David | Pennisi | |
| Nathan | Taylor | |
| Tyson | Ward | |
| Ben | Castle | |
| Leon | O'Neill | |
| David | Andersen | |
| Bradley | Sheridan | |
| Dean | Brogan | |
| Justin | Brown | |
| Leigh | Carlson | |
| Matthew | Neilsen | |
| Ben | Thompson, | |
| Toby | Zaremba | |
| Brendan | Clowry | |
| Adrian | Majstrovich | |
| Peter | Duck | |
| Russell | Hinder | |
| Damien | Ryan | |
| David | Smith | |
| Stephen | Black | |
| Andrew | Latimer | |
| Andrew | Looke | |
| Andrew | Rice | |
| Andrew | Coulter | |
| Jonathon | Lee | |
| Kurt | Russell | |
| Stephen | Watts | |
| Luke | Schenscher | |
| Neil | Mottram | |
| Marcus | Wright | |
| Wade | Helliwell | |
| Adam | Quick | |
| Luke | Spencer-Gardner | |
| Ben | Tatulli | |
| Daniel | Thompson | |
| Rhys | Carter | |
| Christopher | Cameron | |
| Adam | Caporn | |
| Ian | Crosswhite | |
| Jacob | Holmes | |
| John | Philip | |
| Oscar | Forman | |
| Ben | Tautlli | |
| Ryan | Thompson | |
| Nicolas | Campbell | |
| Larry | Davidson | |
| Blagoj | Janev | |
| Daniel | Kickert | |
| Graeme | Dann | |
| Emmanuell | D'Cress | |
| Alex | Loughton | |
| Cameron | Tragardh | |
| Sam | Harris | |
| Andrew | Bogut | |
| Aaron | Bruce | |
| Aleksander | Maric | |
| Damian | Martin | |
| Greg | Vanderjagt | |
| David | Florance | |
| Michael | Magee | |
| Danny | Mills | |
| Brad | Newley | |
| Bronson | Kies | |
| Matthew | Knight | |
| Anthony | Labka | |
| Steve | Markovic | |
| Mitch | Selwood | |
| Ben | Allen | |
| Jeffrey | Dowdell | |
| Adam | Gibson | |
| Brad | Hill | |
| Ryan | Kersten | |
| Thomas | Garlepp | |
| Carlin | Hughes | |
| Alex | Opacic | |
| Lucas | Walker | |
| Josh | Wood | |
| Patrick | Mills | |
| Andrew | Ogilvy | |
| Joseph | Ingles | |
| Nathan | Jawai | |
| Stephen | Weigh | |
| Aron | Baynes | |
| Marko | Deric | |
| Tyson | Demos | |
| Benjamin | Dowdell | |
| Daniel | Johnson | |
| Benjamin | Louis | |
| Shannon | Seebohm | |
| Benjamin | Smith | |
| Ross | Allsop | |
| Daniel | Jackson | |
| Jadranko | Jusufagic | |
| Matthew | Dellavedova | |
| Shane | Harris-Tunks | |
| Jorden | Page | |
| Christian | Salecich | |
| Mitchell | Young | |
| Dwayne | Radcliffe | |
| Clinton | Steindl | |
| Kyle | Armour | |
| Zachary | Carter | |
| Nathan | Crombie | |
| Cameron | Gliddon | |
| Hugh | Greenwood | |
| Ryan | Broekhoff | |
| Cody | Ellis | |
| Brock | Motum | |
| Todd | Blanchfield | |
| Claybrin | McMath | |
| James | Orr | |
| Jordan | Vandenberg | |
| Anthony | Drmic | |
| Jackson | Hussey | |
| Corban | Wroe | |
| Cameron | Bairstow | |
| Jason | Cadee | |
| Mitchell | Creek | |
| John | Fenton | |
| Lachlan | Winter | |
| Daniel | Carlin | |
| Jeromie | Hill | |
| Matthew | Hodgson | |
| Igor | Nujic | |
| Owen | Odigie | |
| Jackson | Aldridge | |
| Igor | Hadziomerovic | |
| Lewis | Thomas | |
| Mitchell | McCarron | |
| Mirko | Djeric | |
| Dante | Exum | |
| Matthew | Andronicos | |
| Joshua | Derksen | |
| Darcy | Harding | |
| Ben | Richmond | |
| Jaecob | Snow | |
| Cade | Towers | |
| Riccardo | Howard | |
| Mitchell | Norton | |
| Madol | Chol | |
| Andrija | Dumovic | |
| Emmett | Naar | |
| Lual | Acquil | |
| Benjamin | Simmons | |
| Jack | McVeigh | |
| Abiola | Akintola | |
| Gerard | Martin | |
| Jock | Perry | |
| Nicholas | Duncan | |
| Dane | Pineau | |
| Felix | von Hofe | |
| Jack | White | |
| George | Blagojevic | |
| Harry | Froling | |
| Deng | Gak | |
| Jayden | Hodgson | |
| Tanner | Krebs | |
| Dejan | Vasilijevic | |
| Tom | Wilson | |
| Xavier | Cooks | |
| Isaac | Humphries | |
| Mate | Colina | |
| Andrew | Ferguson | |
| Tom | Fullarton | |
| Angus | Glover | |
| Will | Magnay | |
| Jordan | Hunter | |
| Callum | Dalton | |
| Sam | Froling | |
| Owen | Hulland | |
| Alexander | Mudronja | |
| Matthew | Johns | |
| Matthew | Kenyon | |
| Lat | Mayen | |
| Kyle | Zunic | |
| Kyle | Bowen | |
| Jashua Kunen | Gatbel | |
| Isaiah | Lee | |
| Daniel | Grida | |
| Aiden | Krause | |
| Callum | Beard | |
| Joshua | Bannan | |
| Hunter | Clarke | |
| Lucas | Schmidt | |
| Alexander | Ducas | |
| Hunter | Goodrick | |
| Banjo | Talbot | |
| Wani Swaka Lo | Buluk | |
| Luke | Jackson | |
| Kody | Stattman | |
| Luke | Travers | |
| Patrick | Ryan | |
| Taran | Armstrong | |
| Biwali | Bayles | |
| Blake | Jones | |
| Keanu | Rasmussen | |
| Wil | Tattersall | |
| Tamuri | Wigness | |
| Kian | Dennis | |
| Evan | Kilminster | |
| Harry | Wessels | |
| Jaylin | Galloway | |
| Fiston | Ipassou | |
| David | Okwera | |
| Reyne | Smith | |
| Daniel | Rogers | |
| Rory | Hawke | |
| Ben | Henshall | |
| Jack | McWilliams | |
| Dyson | Daniels | |
| Max | Mackinnon | |
| Lachlan | Olbrich | |
| Aimable | Rutayisire | |
| Bowyn | Beatty | |
| Jensen | Bradtke | |
| Alexander | Condon | |
| Joshua | Dent | |
| John | Furphy | |
| Joshua | Hughes | |
| Alexander | Kovatchev | |
| Alexander | Toohey | |
| Yaak | Yaak | |
| Bol | Dengdit | |
| Ethan | Elliott | |
| Luca | Yates | |
| Emmett | Adair | |
| Abass | Bodija | |
| Carlin | Briggs | |
| Luke | Fennell | |
| Jacob | Furphy | |
| James | O'Donnell | |
| Kye | Savage | |
| Ajak | Nyuon | |
| Alex | Dickeson | |
| Che | Brogan | |
| Flynn | Pavely | |
| Roor | Akhuar | |
| James | Dyson Merwe | |
| Marcus | Vaughns | |
| Indy | Cotton | |
| Guer | Bar | |
| Harry | Cook | |
| Jai | Fa'ale | |
| Mading | Kuany | |
| Jongkuch | Mach | |
| Nash | Walker | |
| Luke | Paul |
Centre of Excellence Alumni | Women
| Donna | Quinn (Brown) | |
| Sandra | Woods (Morgan) | |
| Marisa | Rowe | |
| Paula | Hetenyi (Martin) | |
| Robyn | Blackburn | |
| Bridget | Lane (Offermans) | |
| Andree | Marquis (Greenwood) | |
| Shelley | Monaghan (Parison) | |
| Christine | Neilson (Jackson) | |
| Joanne | Piper | |
| Jenny | Peterson (Kennedy) | |
| Tracey | Browning | |
| Christina | Christie | |
| Bronwyn | Marshall | |
| Marion | Brickman (Nandapi) | |
| Sue | Carter | |
| Jenny | Coffey (Vera) | |
| Paula | Hentenyi (Martin) | |
| Kelly | Watts | |
| Sue | Geh | |
| Fiona | Glidden | |
| Julie | Grace (McCallum) | |
| Annette | De Jong | |
| Sandra | Prettejohn (Porter) | |
| Linda | Smith (Muir) | |
| Jenny | Beha | |
| Tracey | Febey | |
| Kathryn | MacDonald (Cummings) | |
| Vicki | Dawe (Sporn) | |
| Katherine | Dick | |
| Sharon | Hollingsworth | |
| Andrienne | Pratt (Newman) | |
| Leanne | Strooper (Collins) | |
| Joanne | Moyle (Metcalfe) | |
| Jenny | Reisner (Evans) | |
| Anne | Robilliard (Furlong) | |
| Fiona | Robinson | |
| Karen | Smith | |
| Michelle | Gibbs | |
| Jenny | Lind (Froling) | |
| Lisa | Vlahov (Logue) | |
| Carolyn | Watts | |
| Debbie | Slimmon | |
| Dianne | Stokes | |
| Teresa | Salter (Phillips) | |
| Sandra | Brondello | |
| Nina | Cass | |
| Julie | Wilts (Clarke) | |
| Donna | Herring (Cuperous) | |
| Tonia | Iverson | |
| Katie | Watts | |
| Valerie | Ah Wong | |
| Julie | Morton | |
| Ceceilia | Preece | |
| Tamara | Allan | |
| Sue | Barker | |
| Tania | Clarke | |
| Shelley | Gorman (Sandie) | |
| Lucille | Hamilton | |
| Tina | Stelzer | |
| Michelle | Brogan (Griffiths) | |
| Natasha | Bargeus | |
| Michelle | Gubbels (Watson) | |
| Lucille | Hamilton (Baillie) | |
| Cherie | Hogg | |
| Raquel | Marsh (Connell) | |
| Tonya | Mason | |
| Katie | Priest | |
| Maryanne | Di Francesco (Briggs) | |
| Trisha | Fallon (Dykstra) | |
| Toni | Gabelish | |
| Jodie | Murphy | |
| Jenny | Whittle | |
| Tracey | Dyt | |
| Renae | Fegent | |
| Narelle | McConnell | |
| Lisa | McMahon | |
| Jenny | Bedford | |
| Teresa | Cremer | |
| Allison | Cook (Tranquilli) | |
| Sally | Crowe (Phillips) | |
| Kate | Cohen | |
| Carla | Boyd (Porter) | |
| Emma | Clements | |
| Laura | Howlett | |
| Nerida | Jeffrey | |
| Belinda | van der Ploeg | |
| Samantha | Tomlinson | |
| Kristi | Harrower | |
| Joanne | Hill | |
| Gina | Stevens | |
| Sally | Barney | |
| Michelle | Chandler (Cleary) | |
| Sandra | Grubisic | |
| Joanne | Matthews | |
| Wendy | Toonen | |
| Kate | Alexander | |
| Kerry | Claydon | |
| Jae | Kingi | |
| Elizabeth | Best | |
| Sandra | Brubisic | |
| Kelly | Lemezs | |
| Natasha | O'Brien | |
| Kristy | Baker | |
| Leah | Horstmann | |
| Peta | Jaunutis | |
| Melissa | McClure | |
| Emily | McInerny | |
| Kim | Wielens | |
| Tanya | Chandler | |
| Natasha | Taylor | |
| Nicole | Zibell | |
| Tracey | Braithwaite | |
| Kate | Hogan | |
| Narelle | Lindsay | |
| Kellie | Abrams | |
| Chika | Emeagi | |
| Eleanor | Sharp | |
| Tania | Dhu | |
| Suzy | Batkovic | |
| Rohanee | Cox | |
| Christine | Boyd | |
| Natalie | Porter | |
| Alicia | Poto | |
| Samantha | Woosnam | |
| Lauren | Fitzgerald | |
| Desiree | Glaubitz | |
| Tammy | Hoare | |
| Lauren | Jackson | |
| Penny | Taylor | |
| Kristen | Veal | |
| Deanna | Smith | |
| Deanne | Butler | |
| Alison | O'Dwyer | |
| Belinda | Snell | |
| Deanna | Black (Smith) | |
| Tania | Heritage | |
| Monique | Bowley | |
| Ngozi | Emeagi | |
| Jacinta | Hamilton | |
| Shelley | Hammonds | |
| Jessica | Mahony | |
| Samantha | Richards | |
| Jennifer | Screen | |
| Kate | Smith | |
| Carly | Wilson | |
| Hollie | Grima | |
| Nicole | Carr | |
| Jessica | Foley | |
| Shelley | Hammonds | |
| Jessica | Mahony | |
| Laura | Summerton | |
| Carly | Wilson | |
| Jacinta | Hamilton | |
| Brianna | Hennessy | |
| Deanne | Ranford | |
| Jennifer | Screen | |
| Peta | Sinclair | |
| Kate | Smith | |
| Katie | Davis | |
| Eleanor | Haring | |
| Lauren | King | |
| Emma | Randall | |
| Georgia | Woodyard | |
| Eva | Afeaki | |
| Gabrielle | Richards | |
| Erin | Seward | |
| Hanna | Zavec | |
| Zoe | Carr | |
| Jenah | Piwanski | |
| Kelly | Wilson | |
| Kathleen | Macleod | |
| Jenna | O'Hea | |
| Caitlin | Cunningham | |
| Mikaela | Dombkins | |
| Rebecca | Duke | |
| Kate | Gurney | |
| Emma | Pawlowski | |
| Erin | Phillips | |
| Rebecca | Vanderjagt | |
| Rachel | Warren | |
| Renae | Camino | |
| Mikaela | Dombkins | |
| Christina | Fox | |
| Rachel | Herrick | |
| Melissa | Smith | |
| Elyse | Penaluna | |
| Caitlin | Cunningham | |
| Rebecca | Duke | |
| Kate | Gurnery | |
| Gemma | Koehler | |
| Leah | Mencel | |
| Katie-Rae | Ebzery | |
| Molly | Lewis | |
| Elouise | Manou | |
| Rebecca | Schatz | |
| Abby | Bishop | |
| Louella | Tomlinson | |
| Hayley | Munro | |
| Lisa | Scaglia | |
| Alyce | Shearing | |
| Cayla | George (nee Francis) | |
| Ellyce | Ironmonger | |
| Jaimee | Kennedy | |
| Emma | Langford | |
| Nikita-Lee | Martin | |
| Mia | Newley | |
| Marianna | Tolo | |
| Stephanie | Cumming | |
| Kate | Gaze | |
| Caitlin | Rowe | |
| Nicole | Hunt | |
| Sarah | McAppion | |
| Elizabeth | Cambage | |
| Bree | Farley | |
| Kerryn | Harrington | |
| Kelsey | Ireland | |
| Rachel | Jarry | |
| Michelle | Joy | |
| Alice | Kunek | |
| Tess | Madgen | |
| Rosie | Moult | |
| Kate | Oliver | |
| Tayla | Roberts | |
| Nadeen | Payne | |
| Nicole | Seekamp | |
| Jillian | Haughton | |
| Ashleigh | Karaitiana | |
| Cassandra | Mangos | |
| Hannah | Richards | |
| Tessa | Lavey | |
| Carley | Mijovic | |
| Alex | Bunton | |
| Sara | Blicavs | |
| Rebecca | Cole | |
| Mikhaela | Donnelly | |
| Madeleine | Garrick | |
| Olivia | Thompson | |
| Georgie | Minear | |
| Alex | Sheedy | |
| Gretel | Tippett | |
| Darcee | Garbin | |
| Tiana | Mangakahia | |
| Rebecca | Allen | |
| Stephanie | Bairstow | |
| Casey | Samuels | |
| Tenaya | Phillips | |
| Stephanie | Talbot | |
| Louise | Brown | |
| Carly | Turner | |
| Abigail | Wehrung | |
| Alex | Wilson | |
| Stephanie | Collins | |
| Alicia | Froling | |
| Keely | Froling | |
| Maddison | Penn | |
| Chantel | Horvat | |
| Anneli | Maley | |
| Alexandra | Sharp | |
| Natalie | Burton | |
| Kristy | Wallace | |
| Eziyoda | Magbegor | |
| Jasmine | Simmons | |
| Mikayla | Pirini | |
| Lauren | Scherf | |
| Alanna | Smith | |
| Elizabeth | Tonks | |
| Zitina | Aokuso | |
| Abby | Cubillo | |
| Rebecca | Pizzey | |
| Maddison | Rocci | |
| Kiera | Rowe | |
| Jazmin | Shelley | |
| Samantha | Simons | |
| Lucy | Cochrane | |
| Lara | McSpadden | |
| Kobe | Hawea | |
| Isabel | Palmer | |
| Isabelle | Bourne | |
| Shyla | Heal | |
| Eliza | Hollingsworth | |
| Taylor | Mole | |
| Emma | Clarke | |
| Last-Tear | Poa | |
| Kelsey | Rees | |
| Agnes | Emma-Nnopu | |
| Adelaide | Fuller | |
| Ashlee | Hannan | |
| Gemma | Potter | |
| Lily | Scanlon | |
| Sara-Rose | Smith | |
| Elissa | Brett | |
| Suzi-Rose | Deegan | |
| Jade | Melbourne | VIC |
| Olivia | Pollerd | VIC |
| Millie | Prior | NSW |
| Emily | Sewell | VIC |
| Shaneice | Swain | QLD |
| Lauren | Wise | TAS |
| Paige | Price | VIC |
| Kate | Deeble | QLD |
| Charlise | Dunn | VIC |
| Chyra | Evans | NSW |
| Alana | Goodchild | NSW |
| Ruby-Belle | McDonald | NSW |
| Isobel | Borlase | SA |
| Nyadiew | Puoch | VIC |
| Jayda | Clark | |
| Dallas | Loughridge | |
| Ella | Gordon | |
| Isla | Juffermans | |
| Jessica | Petrie | |
| Rubi | Gray | |
| Opal | Bird | NSW |
| Saffron | Shiels | NSW |
| Sienna | Harvey | VIC |
| Summah | Hanson | QLD |
| Bonnie | Deas | VIC |
| Jade | Crook | NSW |
| Lara | Somfai | SA |
| Monique | Bobongie | QLD |
| Monique | Williams | WA |
| Sarah | Portlock | VIC |
| Savannah | Metcalfe | WA |
| Sienna | Lehmann | SA |
| Sitaya | Fagan | VIC |
| Sophie | Taylor | |
| Zara | Russell | ACT |
| Emilija | Dakic | VIC |
| Reece | Anticevic | WA |
| Eliza | Ashby | |
| Aspen | Crase | |
| Callie | Hinder | |
| Violet | Johnson | |
| Jemyma | Manyok | |
| Lily | Mapp | |
| Olivia | Olechnowicz | |
| Jade | Sherrington | |
| Andie | Smith | |
| Isabel | Smith |
