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Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales Basketball | |
| Formation | 1975 |
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| Headquarters | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Membership | The King's School Sydney Grammar School Newington College Saint Ignatius' College St Joseph's College Sydney Boys High School Sydney Church of England Grammar School The Scots College |
| Website | http://aagps.nsw.edu.au/summer-sports/basketball |
The NSW AAGPS (Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales) is a school basketball competition played in Australia. It is an annual, 14 round competition played between 8 Sydney member teams that include Saint Ignatius Riverview, St Joseph's Hunters Hill, Sydney Grammar, Sydney Boys High, Newington College, Scots College, The Kings school and Sydney Church Of England Grammar School (Shore). Preseason games are played in Term 3-4 school holidays in the Knox Invitational tournament and Raschke Cup as well as the Trinity Challenge in Summer, with the official GPS games played in Term 4 and 1 on Saturday. 1st grade games commence at 11:45 and often attract large crowds, whilst second grade games commence at 10:00. The 1st grade premiership is currently held by Newington College while the Rashcke cup is held by Newington College. In 2nd grade the premiership is held by St Ignatius College, Riverview and The Scots College while the PJ Yeend Trophy is currently held by Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview.
Contents
- Commencement
- Competition format
- Results
- 1975 to 1999
- 2000 onwards
- Notable players
- See also
- References
- External links
Every season the AAGPS/RASCHKE Cup (all AAGPS schools compete) is played (formerly in a one-week before Round 1, in a 2-day round robin formatted competition) over the trial rounds, with the schools being separated into two pools, with the winner of each group playing each other in the final. This cup is the 2nd most prestigious accolade from a season. In near consecutive seasons of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 Saint Ignatius College Riverview have made the final, in which they have been victorious 4 times (13, 15, 17, 18). In the 2024 AAGPS basketball season, The Scots College 1sts team won the Raschke Cup, defeating The King's School with a final score of 89-55 in October 2024.
