ECHUCA-MOAMA BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING TWO MAJOR JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS THIS SEPTEMBER.
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From Saturday, September 19, to Tuesday, September 22, Echuca Basketball Stadium will welcome 120 under-12 boys and girls for Basketball Victoria’s Country Jamboree.
Athletes were selected from the under-12 country skills days held on Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, and will face off against each other in a four-day camp designed to prepare them for the next phase of their basketball journeys.
EMBA will once again bring together the most promising young players across country Victoria to train, compete and further develop their games in a high-quality environment.
A week later, the association will play host to more fierce competition, with more than 120 teams and more than 1000 players competing in the annual Echuca-Moama Basketball Tournament.
This year’s tournament will begin on Saturday, September 26, and conclude on Monday, September 28, featuring numerous grades from under-12 right through to under-18s.
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EMBA has invited associations from Victoria and NSW to compete in three days of high-quality action played with electric atmospheres in Echuca, Rochester and Kyabram.
Such is the playing interest for the 2026 tournament that registrations were closed early.
Off the court, the basketball tournament and country jamboree both bring about a positive impact on the local economy.
“With the jamboree, it brings a lot of new families into the town, Echuca-Moama can be showcased, and because we go back-to-back between the jamboree and our tournament, we have a lot of families that stay that whole week in Echuca,” EMBA president Lisa Baker said.
“So it’s actually really good for them to play basketball, have a couple of days and then have another tournament, and our tournament is our biggest fundraiser for the year as well.”
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