Jett dribbles his way to National Junior Classic

ALTHOUGH representing the Melbourne Tigers on the day, Jett Garnham made the Wonthaggi Amateur Basketball Association extremely proud at the National Junior Classic recently.
The National Junior Classic is an ‘invitation only’ tournament. Jett’s team was invited to play in the U12 competition in Dandenong on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.
With 16 teams competing, Jett’s team performed admirably to come in ninth.
The Melbourne Tigers are Jett’s Victorian Junior Basketball League team. Jett plays in Oakleigh with the Tigers every Friday night, as well as committing to training during the week.
The qualifying National Junior Classic teams were decided through a grading system, which has been happening since November.
The top four teams in Victoria were invited to compete, and the Tigers claimed the fourth invite.
This is Jett’s third year playing basketball. The 11 year old began playing with the Wonthaggi association and soon made the rep team before excelling to the Victorian Junior Basketball League.
He still plays with the local association, but likes the travelling involved with the Tigers.
“I like playing, meeting new people and travelling,” he said.
“We’ve been to a lot of new places, like Adelaide on the Easter long weekend.”
His goals are to win the Victorian Championships and become the best team in the state, to make a state team, and one day play in the NBA.
Jett’s love of basketball stems from the support of his family. Jett said he and his mum Cathy – who is the president of the Wonthaggi association – kept practicing and raising the basketball ring at home until it was 10 feet high.
He is now looking forward to the new season with the Tigers, which began recently, with more challenges in the pipeline.

Talented: Wonthaggi’s Jett Garnham competed in the prestigious National Junior Classic basketball tournament recently.

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