Dubbo's Neve Tratt has returned home from the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup with a gold medal and a ticket to New Zealand after starring for her NSW Osprey side.

The Ospreys, which also had Dubbo's Tim Griffiths as assistant coach, went through the tournament undefeated and despite a scare in the grand final, took home the gold medal.

On top of that Tratt was selected in the Australian Country side to compete in the Basketball Junior Cup in New Zealand while she has also been invited to take part in the National Intensive Training Camp.

Griffiths saw first hand the impact Tratt made and said despite her battling illness she was still a force to deal with.

"She was crook most of the week but even when sick her presence on the court and her ability to be a threat was telling," he said. "She's very good and a very balanced player, she's got the size but I think she could find a way into any team."

Griffiths admitted it was pleasing for him as well after coaching a side to the silver medal last year but said basketball wasn't the only highlight for everyone involved, with plenty of off-court activities to take part in.

"All the kids play together and I know that most that I've coached in the past are mates still now as adults and a lot still play basketball," he said.

"You make friends for life and it's a great competition with a real focus on development."

While Tratt starred for the Ospreys there were two other NSW sides competing in the girls' under-14s division. Claire Hargreaves coached the NSW Waratahs, a side which featured Dubbo's Maddi Croft, and they were defeated 64-36 by the Ospreys in round one while fellow Dubbo products Tori Monk, Demi Wilson and Will Howell were also in action.

Howell's NSW Waratahs under-18 side finished as runners-up after going down to NSW Kookaburras in the gold medal match.

Griffiths, an experienced coach at state and national level, admitted he was hugely impressed by the standard throughout the tournament but especially at the under-14 age level.

"The base skill level compared to a couple of years before we started the Country Development Camps was outstanding, it's chalk and cheese," he said.

"Coaching under-14s in the past you would still be coaching at the base level but with the kids last week we were able to get more done because their base level was so good."

With Dubbo again producing quality at the highest level, Griffiths said a lot of the credit went to the work of the local association.

"It's really down to a few people here, there's a new board and they're young and have fresh ideas and in my view they really have the right mentality," he said.

"Katie Monk and Claire Hargreaves have been great, Claire is wonderful with the younger kids and fosters them through to be able to compete at events like last week."