Junior Final Fours 2025: All-Star Fives announced for U18s, U16s, U14s

With the Jnr. NBL Final Fours finished once again, we take a look back at some of the best performances from across the weekend.

While each of the six competitions saw winners crowned and finals MVPs named, all 24 games from across the two days were covered by live stats, allowing for recognition of the best efforts across the two days.

Moving into a fourth season, we've once again pulled together All-Star fives for each age group, with the MVP of each final being automatically selected into the line ups.

There's also 'honourable mentions' throughout, highlighting top performances that didn't make the cut.

All stats below are averages across both games played. The abbreviations are as follows:

PPG = Points Per Game
RPG = Rebounds Per Game
APG = Assists Per Game
SPG = Steals Per Game
BPG = Blocks Per Game
EPG = Efficiency Per Game

U14 Girls

Chantelle Okoli - Milton Keynes Breakers (MVP)
21.0pPG, 14.0rpg, 9.0spg, 23.5epg
Abi Ajayi - Milton Keynes Breakers
7.0ppg, 15.5rpg, 16.0epg
Ella-Rae Russell - City of Birmimgham Rockets
11.5ppg, 14.0rpg, 2.5pg, 5.0spg, 15.5epg
Nefertari Fyfield-Calder - City of Birmimgham Rockets
5.5ppg, 13.5Rpg, 2.0BPG 15.0epg
Jula Bartnicka - Richmond Knights
11.5ppg, 9.5rpg, 3.5APG, 1.5spg, 12.5epg

A pair of MK standouts highlight this year's U14G class, with rebounding at the heart of all five picks.

MVP Chantelle Okoli (21.0PPG, 14.0RPG, 9.0SPG) averaged a near triple-double across her two games, including headlining the Breakers' 64-48 title win. Her nine steals per game also tops any player in Manchester this weekend, establishing the young star as a contributor at both ends of the court.

Team-mate Abi Ajayi (7.0PPG, 15.5RPG) led the age group in rebounding with a mighty 15.5 rebounds per contest, chipping in a useful seven points a game alongside Okoli's production.

There's props for third-place finishers City of Birmingham Rockets as they also send two players to the quintet, with Ella-Rae Russell (11.5PPG, 14.0RPG, 5.0SPG) and Nefertari Fyfield-Calder (5.5PPG, 13.5RPG, 2.0BPG) also providing a hefty shift on the glass across the two days alongside handy contributions elsewhere.

That just leaves Richmond's Julia Bartnicka (11.5PPG, 9.5RPG) to round out the five, with her standout performance coming in the defeat to MK on Sunday as her 19-point, 12-rebound, five-assist effort kept the Knights in the contest before they fell to a late defeat.

Honourable mentions

Harper Madill - Richmond Knights
5.0PPG, 11.5RPG, 2.0APG, 2.0SPG, 2.5BPG, 11.EPG

Elsa Critchley - Manchester Mystics
5.0PPG, 11.0RPG, 12.0EPG

Olivia Day - Richmond Knights
6.5PPG, 7.5RPG, 4.5APG, 4.5SPG, 7.5EPG

U14 Boys

Jermain Tuffour - Milton Keynes Breakers (MVP)
17.0PPG, 16.0rpg, 1.5spg, 25.0epg
Nathan Muleba - Milton Keynes Breakers
22.0PPG, 20.5RPG, 2.5SPG, 1.5BPG, 24.0EPG
Trey Marshall - London Legends
27.0PPG, 10.0RPG, 3.0SPG, 2.0BPG, 23.5EPG
Asa Jnr. Abdie-Waite - Bristol Academy Flyers
27.5PPG, 13.5RPG, 3.0APG, 2.0SPG, 22.0EPG
Dylan Ameen - London Stars
24.0PPG, 5.5RPG, 2.5APG, 4.0SPG, 20.5EPG

It's another Milton Keynes' double up in the other side of the competition, with some eye-catching numbers from all five players who got the nod.

MVP Jermain Tuffour had the sixth-highest average efficiency this weekend, and his 17.0PPG and 16.0RPG double-double helped the Breakers to a richly-deserved title.

Fellow Breaker Nathan Muleba (22.0PPG, 20.5RPG, 2.5SPG, 1.5BPG) was the king of the glass in Manchester, with no player able to top his incredible 20.5RPG. Adding a sizable scoring effort to his rebounding prowess made him one of this year's standout performers.

The other three sides all chip in a player each to this year's five, showing the parity level of young talent on display in 2025.

Bristol's Asa Jnr. Abdie-Waite (27.5PPG, 13.5RPG, 3.0APG) and London Legends' Trey Marshall (27.0PPG, 10.0RPG, 3.0SPG, 2.0BPG) were two of the weekend's most prolific scorers, finishing second and third respectively across all players in points per game whilst adding plenty of additional production across the stat sheet for good measure. 

Dylan Ameen is the last man to make the cut, averaging a well-rounded 24.0PPG alongside 5.5RPG, 2.5APG and 4.0SPG for beaten finalists London Stars.

Honourable mentions

Chidera Asiegbu - London Stars
9.0PPG, 13.5RPG, 3.0BPG, 19.0EPG

Jayden Andriloionis - London Legends
18.5PPG, 4.0RPG, 6.0APG, 2.5SPG, 12.0EPG

Rami Emigraf - Milton Keynes Breakers
12.0PPG, 4.5RPG, 5.5APG, 2.0BPG, 11.5EPG

U16 Girls

Anya Williams - Manchester Mystics (MVP)
19.5PPg, 5.5RPG, 4.5APG, 2.5SPG, 19.0EPG
Mojan Malek - MAnchester Mystics
17.5PPG, 10.0RPG, 4.0SPG, 20.5EPG
Ophelia Larder-Lee - Sheffield Hatters
25.5PPG, 10.0RPG, 2.5SPG, 24.5EPG
Itansan Ajayi - Milton Keynes BReakers
12.0ppg, 13.5RPG, 2.5SPG, 3.0BPG, 21.5EPG
Ella Wright - Sheffield Hatters
15.5PPG, 9.0RPG, 6.0APG, 3.5SPG, 21.0EPG

Anya Williams (19.5PPG, 5.5RPG, 4.5APG) moves up from her spot in the U14's five from a year ago, going one better as she claimed MVP honours in 2025 following Manchester's 77-48 win over Richmond.

Mystics' Mojan Malek (17.5PPG, 10.0RPG, 4.0SPG) also graduates from the U14 side, earning further accolades in her young career after another solid weekend.

Sheffield Hatters may have missed out on a spot in the final, but that wasn't the fault of Ophelia Larder-Lee. The top-scoring female player at the NBPC this weekend, her 25.5PPG went with 10.0RPG and the double-double, adding 2.5SPG to boot.

Running mate Ella Wright also enjoyed a fine competition, and her well-balanced 15.5PPG, 9.0RPG, 6.0APG and 3.5SPG ensured she helped the South Yorkshire side in any way she could.

Milton Keynes sent two players to this selection a year ago in Athena Thompson and Kaiya Bateman, and that lineage continues for another year as Itansan Ajayi (12.0PPG, 13.5RPG, 3.0BPG) makes the cut to round this side out.

Honourable mentions

Tiana Walker - Manchester Mystics
11.0PPG, 7.0RPG, 3.5SPG, 15.0EPG

Anya Scruton - Richmond Knights
10.0PPG, 8.0RPG, 2.5APG, 4.0BPG, 15.5EPG

Bade Isik - Richmond Knights
14.5PPG, 6.5RPG, 6.5SPG, 10.5EPG

U16 Boys

Oskaras Visockas - London Stars (MVP)
21.5PPG, 11.0RPG, 6.0APG, 3.0SPG, 3.5BPG, 30.5EPG
Nedas Liutkevicius - London Stars
13.0PPG, 11.0RPG, 2.5SPG, 19.5EPG
Myles Barry - London Thunder
24.5PPG, 4.5RPG, 2.5APG, 8.0SPG, 26.0EPG
Josh Davidson - Sussex Storm
18.0PPG, 9.5RPG, 2.5APG, 3.0SPG, 21.0EPG
MAtthew Akintolu - London Thunder
12.0PPG, 7.5RPG, 3.5APG, 4.0SPG, 20.0EPG

It's nearly a London lockout in the U16 Boys' team, with four of the five picks coming from within the Capital.

MVP Oskaras Visockas (21.5PPG, 11.0RPG, 6.0APG, 3.0SPG, 3.5BPG) was unstoppable, and his 30.5 efficiency average was second across all players at this year's tournament. Shooting an impressive 51% FG, he also coughed up just five turnovers despite playing a shade under an hour of basketball across his two games.

Another Stars' standout, Nedas Liutkevicius (13.0PPG, 11.0RPG) was also a worthy pick from the champs, whilst Myles Barry (24.5PPG, 4.5PPG, 8.0SPG) was in the top five for points, steals and efficiency across all age groups for London Thunder.

Sussex's Josh Davidson is the only non-London selection this year, but he's more than earned the recognition after a solid 18.0PPG, 9.5RPG, 3.0SPG stat line for the Storm.

Davidson's team mate Leo Stevens and London Thunder's Matthew Akintolu were neck-and-neck for the final spot in the five, with Akintolu just getting the nod in the end.

With 12.0PPG, 7.5RPG and 4.0SPG, the promising young forward also flashed his game IQ with 3.5APG to just get him over the line.

Honourable mentions

Leo Bowman - London Elite
8.5PPG, 8.5RPG, 4.0APG, 3.5SPG, 11.0EPG

Leo Stevens - Sussex Storm
17.0PPG, 12.0RPG, 20.0EPG

Domas Martinkus - London Stars
14.5PPG, 4.5RPG, 5.5APG, 12.0EPG

U18 Women

MAisie Keyes - Endeavour Ipswich Basketball (MVP)
16.0PPG, 10.0RPG, 7.0APG, 2.0BPG, 22.5EPG
Adaora Dioramma - CoLA Southwark Pride
14.0PPG, 16.5RPG, 2.5APG, 2.5SPG, 26.5EPG
Irene Oboavwoduo - Manchester Mystics
18.5PPG, 10.0RPG, 3.0APG, 5.0SPG, 20.5EPG
Holly Ensoll - Endeavour Ipswich Basketball
12.0PPG, 16.5RPG, 4.5BPG, 18.0EPG
Prudents Oboh - Nottingham Wildcats
7.5PPG, 11.0RPG, 14.5EPG

After helping Ipswich to their sixth U18 title, MVP Maisie Keyes (16.0PPG, 10.0RPG, 7.0APG, 2.0BPG) moves up from last year's U16 team to top spot in the U18s. No female player dished more assists than Keyes across the weekend, with her 7.0APG being matched only by U18M MVP Jamaul McAllister.

Last year's MVP Adaora Dioramma (14.0PPG, 16.5RPG) is back once again, providing yet another marker as to why she's regarded as one of the country's brightest prospects.

Manchester's Irene Oboavwoduo (18.5PPG, 10.0RPG, 3.0APG, 5.0SPG) both progresses from last year's U16 side, plus retains her place in the U18 side, as last year's only dual selection continues her impressive rise through the Jnr. NBL ranks.

Ipswich's Holly Ensoll showed her greatest indication yet of realising her clear potential, playing a prominent role in Ipswich's title win over CoLA. The talented forward averaged 12.0PPG and 16.5RPG, whilst her 4.5BPG was a weekend-high.

Taking the scoring output of Manchester's Elizandra Costa (20.5PPG) was tempting, but instead the five is completed by Nottingham's lone selection, Prudents Oboh.

The Wildcats provided a single pick to this team a year ago in Tiarna Chambers-Desmond, and Oboh produced a very similar weekend to follow in her team mate's footsteps.

Chambers-Desmond shot 14 times across last year's tournament, but played smart and efficient basketball to help her team. Oboh took just ten shots this weekend but still averaged 7.5PPG, and her 11.0RPG also showed her ability in the paint.

Honourable mentions

Ayla Habbal - CoLA Southwark Pride
14.0PPG, 4.0RPG, 4.0APG, 4.5SPG, 14.5EPG

Elizandra Costa - Manchester Mystics 
20.5PPG, 3.5APG, 2.5SPG, 14.0EPG

Tiarna Chambers-Desmond - Nottingham Wildcats
10.0PPG, 4.5RPG, 2.5APG, 3.0SPG, 9.0EPG

U18 Men

Jamual McAllister - Sussex Storm (MVP)
17.0PPGm 6.0RPG, 7.0APG, 4.5SPG, 25.5EPG
Ethan Round - Reading Rockets Academy
30.0PPG, 5.5RPG, 5.5APG, 2.5SPG, 32.0EPG
Owen Ono - Sussex Storm
16.0PPG, 11.0RPG, 22.0EPG
Yoma Imieye - Manchester Giants
13.0PPG, 12.5RPG, 20.5EPG
Jack Walton - Manchester Magic
18.5PPG, 5.0RPG, 4.0APG, 2.5SPG, 17.5EPG

The group is headlined by MVP Jamaul McAllister (17.0PPG, 6.0RPG, 7.0APG, 4.5SPG) who produced a weekend stat line that showed balanced as well as volume to help the Storm to a maiden U18 title.

Only Manchester's Jack Walton (18.5PPG, 5.0RPG, 4.0APG, 2.5SPG) is included from last year's graduating U16 team, ensuring a changing of the guard and some new faces in 2025.

No player shot the ball like Reading's Ethan Round in Manchester, with his 30.0PPG and 32.0EPG both weekend-highs. The latest player off the incredible Round family conveyor belt, the future is clearly bright for the young Rocket, who also added 5.5RPG and 5.5APG to his already impressive output.

A double-double average from Owen Ono (16.0PPG, 11.0RPG) may have been second fiddle to McAllister, but it was a great contribution, including shooting 75% FG for a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double in Sussex's narrow semi-final victory over Manchester.

Yoma Imieye (13.0PPG, 12.5RPG) ensures that Walton isn't the only North West pick in the U18 batch, though it's the Giants' standout rather than a Magic one that rounds out selections as Imieye impressed on both the glass and the score board this weekend.

Honourable mentions

Nicholas Dent - Reading Rockets Academy
14.5PPG, 5.0RPG, 14.5EPG

Jayden Evora Gomes - Manchester Giants
10.5PPG, 11.0RPG, 3.0APG, 12.5EPG

Ronney Ani - Manchester Magic
16.0PPG, 7.0RPG, 3.0APG, 3.5SPG, 15.0EPG

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