Australia women's national under-19 basketball team

Australia
National federation Basketball Australia
Coach Paul Goriss
Nickname(s) Gems
World Championships
Appearances 11
Medals Gold: 1993
Silver: 1997
Bronze: 1989, 2013 & 2015
Uniforms
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The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone.[1] In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.[2]

History

The first FIBA U19 World Championships were in 1985, and the Gems have participated in every tournament to date. From 1985, the under-19 World Championships were held every four years. From 2005, they are held every two years.

Year Championship Result Notes
1985 United States United States 6th[3] Team members included future Hall of Fame players Michele Timms, Sandy Brondello and Shelley Gormon.[4]
1989 Soviet Union Soviet Union  Bronze[5] First Australian basketball team – junior or senior – to win a medal at world championships or Olympic games.[6]
1993 South Korea South Korea  Gold[7] Michelle Brogan top scored the tournament with 128 points at an average of 18.3 points per game.[8]
1997 Brazil Brazil  Silver[9] Team members included future WNBA and WNBL stars Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor.[10]
2001 Czech Republic Czech Republic 4th[11]
2005 Tunisia Tunisia 7th[12] Renae Camino top scored the tournament with 173 points at an average of 21.6 points per game and named to the All-Star Five.[13]
2007 Slovakia Slovakia 5th[14]
2009 Thailand Thailand 5th[15] Liz Cambage top scored the tournament with 184 points at an average of 20.4 points per game and named to the All-Star Five.[16]
2011 Chile Chile 4th[17]
2013 Lithuania Lithuania  Bronze[18] Stephanie Talbot named to the World Championship tournament All-Star Five.[19]
2015 Russia Russia  Bronze[20] Alanna Smith named to the World Championship tournament All-Star Five.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Basketball Australia. Australian Under 19 Gems. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  2. ↑ Australian Sports Commission. AIS Timeline. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  3. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1985 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  4. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1985 World Championship for Junior Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  5. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1989 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  6. ↑ Basketball Australia. Hall of Fame: Ray Tomlinson. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  7. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1993 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  8. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1993 World Championship for Junior Women. Player Leaders. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  9. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  10. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  11. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2001 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  12. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2005 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  13. ↑ Basketball Australia. Player Profile: Renae Camino. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  14. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  15. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  16. ↑ Basketball Australia (August 5, 2009). Cambage a World All-Star. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  17. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  18. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  19. ↑ Basketball Australia. Player: Stephanie Talbot. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  20. ↑ Final Standings. FIBA 2015 Under 19 Women's World Cup. Retrieved 2015=07=29.
  21. ↑ Wilson named MVP of 2015 FIBA U19 Women's World Championship, headlines All-Star Five. FIBA.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
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