WAIS scholarship holders selected in basketball and wheelchair basketball teams for 2022 Commonwealth Games

Wheelchair Basketball will make its Commonwealth Games debut, with WAIS scholarship holders Amber Merritt, Georgia Inglis and Jake Kavanagh forming nearly half of the Australian Teams.

Scholarship holder Lauren Scherf, will compete in the women’s 3×3 basketball, the first time 3×3 basketball has been held at the Commonwealth Games. Fellow Western Australian athletes Greg Hire and Jesse Wagstaff have been selected in the men’s team.

Commonwealth Games Australia Team Chef de Mission Petria Thomas OAM welcomed the final Team Members who are bound for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games later this month.

“3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball continue to be two of the fastest-growing sports across the Commonwealth and the world, and it is wonderful to have the sport debuting at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

“I am excited for these Aussie Team Members to have the opportunity to showcase the rapid and energetic version of basketball to international audiences… I know I can’t wait to see it live and be cheering on the green and gold from the stands.”