USA College Scholarships

The USA College Basketball system is an option available to elite-level players once they have completed high school. It is an alternative to attending an Australian University and involves players combining their love of basketball with a college degree.

One of the main advantages of the USA College option is that players who receive a scholarship will not have a HECS-HELP fee at the end of completing their degree.

There are literally hundreds of USA colleges that offer basketball as a sport. However, there are four main types of colleges that BHSSC students have attended:

NCAA Division One and NCAA Division Two Colleges

These colleges are four-year schools that offer scholarships only to high-level elite players. There are also strict academic requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for these colleges.

It is recommended that players wanting to obtain a scholarship consult with school administration to assist with the academic requirements.

NAIA Colleges

These colleges are generally smaller, independent, four-year schools, many of who offer full or partial scholarships. Academic requirements are not as strict as NCAA colleges, so students only need to complete their VCE certificate (but may also need to complete the SAT; a test used to help determine academic ability).

NJCAA Junior Colleges

Junior colleges are two-years schools that also offer basketball scholarships. Many players who are not academically strong or who are elite players but not at the level of NCAA division one or two, will tend to opt for junior colleges. After completing two years of junior college, players can try to transfer to a four-year school to complete the final two years of their degree. Again, the academic requirements are not as strict as four-year schools, so students only need to complete their VCE certificate.

Since 1997, there have been over 45 BHSSC basketball program athletes awarded with USA College Basketball Scholarships:

Ashley Arnott	University of Texas-Pernian Basin, Texas Sonoma State University, California
Ryan Barnes	Texas Wesleyan, Texas
Renee Buck	Community College of Rhode Island, New England
Jazmine Borella	Northeast Mississippi Community College, Mississippi Christian Brothers University, Tennessee
Chris Cameron	University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana
Jon Cooke	Western State College of Colorado, Colorado
Samantha Creed	Newberry College, South Carolina
Deng Deng	Lee College, Texas
Steve Dentokos	Southeast Community College, Nebraska
Scott Dixon	Allan Hancock Junior College, California
Taylor Dyson	University of Hartford, Connecticut
Erin Jarvis	New Mexico Junior College, New Mexico
Samual Johnson	Sinclair College Dayton, Ohio Western State College of Colorado, Colorado
Billy Johns-Teni	Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa
Jerry Juric	Clarendon College, Texas
Maraea Kelemete	Seminole State College, Oklahoma
Luke Kendall	Metro State College of Denver, Colorado
Dejan Kostur	Tritan College, Chicago Idaho State University, Idaho
Hayley Lloyd	Southeast Community College, Nebraska
Ric Marczenko	Lincoln Land Junior College, Illinois Belmont Abbey, North Carolina
Carla Mathisen	Grayson County Community College, Texas Baylor University, Texas
Lloyd Marshall	Holy Name University, California
Jessica May	Murray State College, Oklahoma
Cameron McCallum	Nicholls State, Louisiana
Mark McFadden	Southeast Community College, Nebraska
Erfan Momeni	Central Community College, Nebraska
Andrew Morris	New Mexico Junior College, New Mexico
Joel Naburgs	Stetson University, Florida
David Naylor	Nova Southeastern University, Florida
Elaine Osenaris	Western Nebraska Community College, Nebraska
Kellie Page	Southeast Community College, Nebraska
Glenn Potts	Allan Hancock Junior College, California
Simone Ruedin	New Mexico State University, New Mexico
Emily Schill	San Jose State University, California
Olivia Simmons	Arizona State University, Arizona San Jacinto College, Texas
Luke Spencer-Gardner	Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma
Tanja Steed	Carl Albert State, Oklahoma
Adrien Sturt	Snow College, Utah
Simon Szabllicki	John A. Logan Community College, Illinois Goshen College, Indiana
Zach Taulien	University of West Georgia, Georgia
Jordan Vandenberg	North Carolina State, North Carolina
Benjamin Veith	Dakota College at Bottineau, North Dakota
Maree Vincent	University of California, California Concordia College, California
Brittany White	New Mexico Junior College, New Mexico
Joshua Wilcher	Western State College of Colorado, Colorado