Australia’s best young hoopers and junior wheelchair athletes are poised to ignite the courts of Queensland with every tip-off, buzzer-beater and championship moment coming to you live.

For the fourth straight year, the 2026 Basketball Australia U18 and Junior Wheelchair National Championships will be available to watch exclusively on KommunityTV.

The week-long showcase of elite talent featuring every state and territory tips off at the South Pine Sports Complex in Moreton Bay from April 12-19.

With KommunityTV’s wall-to-wall live coverage – streaming every match across all courts, plus full replays available on demand – fans, scouts, and families won’t have to miss a second of the drama on the hardwood.

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HOW TO WATCH

This hub story will be your best place to access all the 2026 Basketball Australia U18 and Junior Wheelchair National Championships.

KommunityTV will run live streams of all courts in an individual story each day of the tournament.

The links for those stories will appear above ahead of game time and replays will be available at the conclusion of each day.

Alternatively you can head to www.kommunitytv.com.au, and use the video player at the top of the site to watch all the action live and scroll through the most recent replays.

Only News Corp full digital subscribers will have exclusive access to watch the action.

You can also follow all the big stories, highlights and updates from around the courts in our tournament live blog.

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WHY TO WATCH

A key pathway event, the championships have a long history of launching future NBL, WNBL, NBA and WNBA stars, plus showcasing the next generation of Gliders and Rollers.

The 2026 edition looks set to be no different, with a fresh crop of highly-touted emerging talents descending on the Sunshine State to write the next chapter of Aussie basketball history.

Rival states will be plotting a way to wrestle the U18 titles out of Victoria’s hands after the Big V secured a massive double-championship last year, with Vic Country claiming the boys’ title and Vic Metro taking out the girls’

With heavy hitters like Will Hamilton, Lucas Byrne, and Madison Ryan returning to the court, the Victorians will undoubtedly enter the tournament with a target on their backs – and the firepower to remain the red-hot favourites.

On the boys side, Western Australia Metro – a standout side in 2025 – possess a talented group led by NBL Next Star Luke Paul.

Meanwhile, hosts Queensland South will be looking to leverage their home-court advantage, alongside strong squads named by New South Wales and South Australia.

And the battle for the girls’ title is shaping up to be just as fierce.

Queensland are set to bring serious depth, featuring a string of U17 Sapphires squad members scattered across both their North and South teams.

South Australia Metro, who fell agonisingly short of the championship by just one win last year, are on a redemption mission – but don’t discount their SA Country counterparts as serious dark horses.

The stakes will also be high in the Junior Wheelchair division, which features the best under-23 male and under-25 female players in the country.

South Australia will be out to defend the prestigious Kevin Coombs Cup after taking down Queensland in a thrilling gold medal clash last year.

However, they are going to face pressure from a hungry Queensland squad looking for revenge, alongside perennial powerhouse contenders Western Australia and Victoria.

Originally published as Live stream: How to watch the 2026 Basketball Australia U18 and Junior Wheelchair National Championships