Noonan, 14, is part of Warrnambool Mermaids' next generation.

She debuted in the statewide senior women's competition this season alongside a host of fellow teens, including starting five pair Molly McLaren and Mia Mills.

"It's been all the same girls since we were young, so it's been really fun watching everyone grow and get better," Noonan said.

The shooting guard grasped the opportunity to play for experienced Mermaids coach Lee Primmer in the Big V.

Now the pair will team up in the off-season with Primmer to coach Noonan across the junior squad season which features tournaments across Victoria.

The Warrnambool College year nine student is part of the Mermaids' under 18 championship side which was unveiled this week.

Noonan also hopes she can represent the area in the Country Basketball League - a competition Warrnambool uses to develop players for the Big V season.

"Tryouts were supposed to be a couple of weeks ago but because of lockdown they couldn't happen," she said.

"That is a season that is going over summer."

Noonan, who also plays netball for Hampden league club South Warrnambool, is eager to return to the court after COVID-19 lockdowns across Victoria forced the early end to the Mermaids' Big V campaign.

Their last game was on July 10.

Then a mix of metro and regional restrictions forced them off the floor.

"It was weird and it was kind of frustrating as well because we were able to train (while metro Melbourne was locked down) but then we wouldn't be able to play," Noonan said.

"Then we weren't able to train and the season just finished.

"We were excited for the last games we had because we really thought we could win them and we could've had a possibility of finals."

Noonan, who played her first game of basketball in grade two, described the chance to suit up in the Big V as "a really good opportunity".

The shooting guard embraced the chance to play against experienced opponents.

"It was a bit of a surprise, I didn't think I would get as many games as I did," she said.

"I played most games but some I was sitting on the bench, not all of them I'd get minutes but it was still good."