About SettlersSettlers is the representative program for the Barossa Valley. It is for players who are committed to high level competition and provides an opportunity for players to experience elite sport.Selected players will be representing the Barossa Valley in the SA Country Junior and Senior Championships, against other country associations from around the state. In the lead up to the Championships, teams will participate in various country carnivals held by our, and other, associations.The program includes teams for boys and girls in age groups from U10 to U18 and all players participating in the BVABA local competition are eligible to trial for team selection.Our U10 Settlers is an introductory development experience for our youngest players, with reduced playing commitments and a shorter season.Opportunities also exist within the Settlers program for coach and referee development. Team SelectionA trial process is run in August of each year to select Settlers teams. Notifications for trials are provided to local clubs, posted on the BVABA website and Facebook page and advertised at The Rex during local competition. Players are required to register to trial to assist with trial planning.The trial process:• Ensures that player skills are evaluated prior to selection.• Identifies players who are committed to participating in representative basketball.• Establishes eligible player numbers for each age group.Three trial dates are offered, with players required to attend a minimum of two sessions to be eligible for team selection. Selections are made by the Junior Settlers Coordinator, nominated team coach (where possible), and independent coaching panel.During the trial process players are evaluated for their:• Skill level and training effort.• Ability to listen and follow instructions (‘coachability’).• Ability to work in a team.• Physical attributes and skill level to fill specified positions on the team. Key positions in basketball are point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and centre. These positions are often numbered 1 – 5 and each requires a different skill set and an ability to work together as a unit for a team to be successful. Player selections are made to ensure team balance.Team announcements are posted to the BVABA website and a notification for this will be posted on the BVABA Facebook Page.Every effort is made to select competitive teams, with the goal to have a division one side in each age group and a development team in each age group. For more informationContact Ben MacCulloch, Barossa Settlers Coordinator, on 0411 275 430 or via email at benjamin.macculloch@cba.com.au
BAROSSA SETTLERS TEAMS 2026-2027
TEAM | OFFICIALS | SELECTED PLAYERS | RESERVES |
U12B Green | Coach: Danika WalshTeam Manager: Suzanne Ebert | Jacob EbertJames HarrisGrayson HoytLuca McDonaldMax McVicarOtto ReynoldsBenny RobertsSonny Westhoff | |
U12B Gold | Coach: Robert BlythmanTeam Manager: Melissa Cundy | Hunter BuntingTheodore BlythmanOscar KargansOliver MerkelBlake PeakeOliver PechHendrix StocksLouis Underwood | James CrowderLucas Thulborn |
U12G | Coach: Chloe BartelTeam Manager: Jacinta Jameson | Ezrela BrionesLucy Clarke-HumphreyElise HoganMiranda JamesonTully JonesEllie ModraSienna SchmidtLaurel SlatteryTillie Wildman | |
U14B Green | Coach: Michael JarrettTeam Manager: Kirsty MacCulloch | Douglas KilleyCharlie KlemmLachlan MacCullochJordan McVicarMitchell ParbsMiller PriorHarvey ReynoldsSamuel White | |
U14B Gold | Coach: Angus PickettMentor Coach: Ben MacCullochTeam Manager: Rachel Hill | Ari BunnJace ClancyElliott ConnorJermaine CoxOwen HillSebastian HoganConnor JamesonJack Maynard | |
U14B White | Coach: Sally FrommTeam Manager: Letitia Leggett | Thomas EtscheidCharlie FrommHarrison HageOliver HughesMatthew LeggettNoah SchmidtSpencer SlatteryJacob Tscharke | Ollie ForbesJohann KrzoskaThomas McDonaldMax PedersenRiver Sweeney |
U14G Green | Coach: Mykaela WalkerAssistant Coach: Ben MacCullochTeam Manager: Madeleine Chapman | Camilla AldertonAutumn CarlsonFrances ChapmanSage FeltusHarper McAlpineEmma SchultzLexie SnellAnnabel Wendt | |
U14G Gold | Coach: Kym HillTeam Manager: Heidi Shields | Emma BensonAneira JonesIvy MerkelHarriet NormanGeorgia O’HaraPeyton RohrlachEmma ShieldsMaylee Wildman | |
U16B Green | Coach: Jack PietschTeam Manager: Stephanie Heidrich | Kasey BartschJulian EllisJack GilesTyler HeidrichJensen MillerLachlan MoloneyLewis O’HaraRiley Trenwith | |
U16B Gold | Coach: Dale MaynardTeam Manager: Jes Skinner | Jett AtyeoJoseph BurzacottElliot CumminsCharlie FoxLincoln ParbsYuvraj SinghDexter SweeneyHarry Swincer | |
U16B White | Coach: Shaun AhearnTeam Manager: Andrea Clark | Jaxon BakerBailey ClarkAlby FidockJack GropeHenry HeathTuck HeidrichDutch KroehnRyan Leverington | Blake CocksThomas EbertChase Pedder |
U16G Green | Coach: Ashlee WutkeTeam Manager: Taryn Clancy | Ayla ClancyRuby JarrettGrace MacCullochHarleigh MillerMillah MolyneuxLola RichardsonAva WendtAurora Wilden | |
U16G Gold | Coach: Samantha MugfordTeam Manager: Leah Linke | Isabelle BartelChelsie HarrisTayla HelbigCharlotte HillTahlia LinkeKendra NixonHarlow RohrlachRuby Rosenzweig | Charli BrownFreya Douglas |
U18B Green | Coach: Cameron TansellTeam Manager: Kelly Munday | Austen BettsLucas BurfordHunter KalleskeNate MartinJoshua MundayConnor SamainBraxton ScaifeHarrison SchubertLincoln Semmler | |
U18B Gold | Coach: William GlenTeam Manager: Sherene Wood | Ethan BoyceRiley BuntingJhett ChambersErik GatesToby LeggettXavier PickettJordan SamanCooper WeltmanMatthew Wood | |
U18B White | Coach: Erica MyattTeam Manager: Jodie Pedder | Matthew AhearnNicholas HageCody MurphyCohen MyattCody PedderLaeken PietschWilliam RobertsBlake ShieldsJack Wheeler | |
U18G | Coach: Ben MacCullochTeam Manager: Brooke Etscheid | Sophie EtscheidCassidy HallettJulia HarrisBella HarveyNakia LehmannMackenzie PittShaya WhitbourneElla Whitford | Lexi Schmidt |
Senior Men | Coach: Bryson SutcliffeTeam Manager: Erica Myatt | Jonathan CampbellTyla Clarke-HumphreyJake FoxNoah FoxJadyn MartinMalaykai MyattJack PietschCoehn ScaifeJacob Wood | Kaiden MollJames Pedder |
player code of behaviour
Barossa Settlers endorses the following codes of behaviour every person that participates in our basketball programs and requires everyone participating in those programs to abide by the relevant code.
The code is intended to assist everyone to obtain the maximum benefit and enjoyment from their involvement in basketball.
The current codes of conduct can be accessed here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K5_DvWTBOO4LKh7YRiE6olUGcGEJKuvy/view?usp=sharing
PLAYER HANDBOOK 2025-26
The latest version of the Settlers Player Handbook for 2025-26 can be found here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cynJDR0mSLMkxSesbwX18c6EvOc6jX1R/view?usp=sharing
training and carnival calendar
The current training and carnival calendar can be found here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ySw8V8CB-IrqJJPOaj9s4xv6S1DNdn3u/view?usp=sharing
coach and tm code of behaviour
The Coach and Team Manager Code of Behaviour can be found here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FYwa73chGAl2JgW3YT5X1DnvnfHhueUM/view?usp=sharing