Matilda Flood, Will Cranston-Lown and Matt Gray to play in Central Coast as they wait to travel

Flood will join forces with Bathurst sister Sara and Emily Matthews at the Central Coast Crusaders for the upcoming restart of the Waratah Basketball League on July 18.

The top class Fordham College program beckoned for Flood when she was picked up by the New York-based A10 Women's Basketball Tournament champion squad in February.

Coronavirus has got in the way of those plans but Flood holds out hope that she can find her way to the US sooner rather than later.

Until that situation clears up Flood at least has a talented squad of basketballers to work with in the form of the Crusaders.

"We've been training but in July we've been allowed to start contact training. It's good being able to start doing that. Then on July 18 that will be our first game. Finals won't start until late September," Flood said.

"It's great to have this but hopefully I can get to America sometime around August, so I might miss around half the season, but it will be good to get in a couple of games before I go."

This will be Flood's first outing with the Crusaders, a club which has become a popular destination for Bathurst players over the past few years.

She's already familiar with several teams members, which will be a great aid in the lead up to the season.

"The team is awesome I knew half of them through basketball pathways. One of the girls was my nationals coach so there's a lot of connections there," Flood said.

"They're the coolest team ever and it's been great being able to train with the girls and getting to know them."

Central Coast will be the home for Flood until her travel situation is rectified - a situation which will hopefully soon be resolved.

"The girls are back on campus August 1 and they want the internationals there a little earlier so they can quarantine," Flood said.

"I'm just waiting on my visa because the embassy is shut due to coronavirus, so my appointment can't happen. That's what's holding me back."

It's a similar story for fellow Bathurst Goldminers graduates Will Cranston-Lown and Matt Gray, who are looking to continue their existing college campaigns overseas.

The pair are waiting for clearance to join their respective colleges in the United States but find themselves in an identical situation to Flood.

"We had to apply for an exemption but none of us have heard back yet about when we're able to go," Cranston-Lown said.

"It's not looking too likely at the moment but I guess we just have to wait and see. I was supposed to head back mid-August so hopefully we can find out before then."

Cranston-Lown, Gray and Ben Matthews also give the Goldminers class a strong presence in the Central Coast men's side, who also resume their season on July 18.

The team managed to get in one game before the shutdown of the competition occurred - a 20 point win in early March over the Bankstown Bruins - although none of the Bathurst contingent were present for that match.