Jaden Weldon

Jaden Weldon

Senior Coach
  • Began my basketball career at age 5 playing locally for the Newtown Sonics where I fell in love with the game
  • Selected as a junior representative player for the U12 Sydney Comets at age 8 where I continued to play up to the ABA (NBL1) senior level
  • Basketball NSW Youth League Rookie of the Year [2014]
  • Basketball NSW Youth League Defensive Player of the year [2014]
  • City of Sydney Basketball Association Youth League Most Valuable Player [2015]
  • Trinity Grammar School 1st V Most Valuable Player [2014]
  • Trinity Grammar School 1st V Defensive Player of the Year [2013,2014]
  • Trinity Grammar School 1st V Players’ Player [2014]
  • Squad Member of the U19 Australian Development Basketball Team [2013,2014]
  • Team Member of the NSW Metropolitan Basketball Team where we won a silver and bronze medal [2010-2013]
  • Team Member of the U20 NSW Basketball Team [2014-2015]
  • Squad member (1 of 4) selected to compete into the NIKE All-Asia Camp located in Guangzhao, China
  • Team Member of the Nicholls State University Basketball Team [2015]
  • Team Member of the Delta State University Basketball Team [2016]
  • Member of the Sydney Kings Development Squad [2017-2018]
  • Member of the Illawarra Hawks Development Squad [2019-2021]
  • Team member of the Sandringham Sabres in the NBL1 league in Victoria

 

My basketball career began quite early and I was lucky enough to compete at some of the highest levels in Australia and also internationally. I have experienced some great success throughout my career but also have had to endure failure and work through a lot of adversity that comes with the competitive nature of our sport. Overall I have taken with me some invaluable life lessons and believe I would not be the person I am today without basketball in my life. I have great insight into world of elite level sport in the junior and senior age brackets and now believe the knowledge I have attained over the years can be utilised to teach the younger generation of hoopers into becoming not only great basketball players, but also great teammates and great people.