BA Limited, trading as Basketball Australia, is a not-for-profit company promoting basketball in Australia at all levels. It is recognised by [FIBA] as the national body organising international basketball in Australia.
The Australian women's national basketball team is nicknamed the Opals, after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country. From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at official FIBA international tournaments, highlighted by a gold medal winning performance at the 2006 World Championship in Brazil. At the now-defunct regional Oceania Championship for Women, the Opals won 15 titles. Effective in 2017, FIBA combined its Oceanian and Asian zones for official senior competitions; following this change, the Opals compete in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
FIBA Oceania is a zone within FIBA. It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Oceania is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international tournaments in Oceania. It has 22 FIBA Federations and is headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The current FIBA Oceania President is Burton Shipley from New Zealand.
The Tunisian national basketball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).
The USA women's national under-17 basketball team is the women's basketball team, administered by USA Basketball, that represents the United States in international under-17 and under-16 women's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women and FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. These events replaced the USA Basketball Women's Youth Development Festival.
Rebecca "Bec" Cole is an Australian professional basketball player. As of April 2022 Cole is a starting shooting guard for the Southside Flyers in the WNBL, and has been a member of both the Australian 3x3 national team and the Australian Opals.
Rebecca "Spida" Allen is an Australian basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia for all international under-19, under-18, and under-17 women's basketball competitions, including the U19 Women's World Cup, Asian Championship, and the Oceania Championship. The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone. In 1993, the Gems won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.
The Australian national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the junior men's basketball side that represents Australia in international under-18 and under-19 youth basketball competitions. Nicknamed the Emus, the team is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc. The Emus' greatest accomplishment was winning the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
The Australian national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the junior boys' basketball side that represents Australia in international under-17 youth basketball competitions. The team is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc. Their greatest accomplishments were finishing as silver medalists at two FIBA Under-17 World Cups.
The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national basketball team of Japan and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.
The Germany women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team, is controlled by the German Basketball Federation, abbreviated as DBB, and represents Germany in international women's under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.
The Canada women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Canada, governed by Canada Basketball.
The China women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of China and is governed by the Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China.
The Argentina women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Argentina, governed by the Argentine Basketball Federation.
The Tunisia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is a national basketball team of Tunisia, administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
The Mexican women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Mexico and is governed by the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol. It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
The Italian women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Italy and is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
The Russia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Russia, administered by the Russian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
Jazmin Pamela Shelley is an Australian college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference. A point guard, she began her college career at Oregon before transferring to Nebraska after her sophomore season. In her first year with the Cornhuskers, Shelley was a second-team All-Big Ten selection. She previously played for the Melbourne Boomers of the Women's National Basketball League, where she was named Rookie of the Year in 2019. Shelley plays for the Australian national team and is a three-time gold medalist at the junior level.
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