After failing to win a game in the Waratah League last year, 20 players have registered for team trials this Saturday morning at the Bolton Park courts.

Maloney took over the role last season and mentored an extremely young group, and has also recently been appointed Basketball Wagga's coaching development officer.

"There's a much better feeling than it was this time last year, when we were chasing players and trying to get people to come along to trials," Maloney said.

"There's a lot of buzz from the boys to get it up and running, and having a year under our belts should make it easier.

"We had our junior rep trials recently and they were very successful with over 120 kids there. We're looking good to field teams in every grade except the under-14 girls."

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Local coaches will get a chance to learn from some of the most respected voices in the business at a coaching clinic at Bolton Park Stadium on Wednesday night.

Basketball Australia director of high performance Peter Lonergan will run team defence concepts, while fellow Basketball Australia coach Ash Arnott will take coaches through shooting drills.

It will be preceded by a players clinic run by Basketball NSW high performance coaching development officer Jarrod Moore.

Basketball Wagga will also hold a 'come and try' day for girls aged 6-15 years at Equex Stadium this Saturday from 10am-12pm, with Gundagai (December 5) and West Wyalong (December 12) to get their turn next month.

Indigenous camps aimed at male and female players ages 8-21 will be held in conjunction with the 'come and try' days at Gundagai and West Wyalong.

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