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FIBA ranking | 11th |
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FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania |
National federation | Basketball Australia |
Coach | David Herbert |
Nickname(s) | Gems |
U19 World Cup | |
Appearances | 16 |
Medals | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
U18 Asia Cup | |
Appearances | 3 |
Medals | ![]() ![]() |
U17/U18 Oceania Cup | |
Appearances | 10 |
Medals | ![]() |
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, U18 Asian Cup, and the Oceania Championship, administered by Basketball Australia. [1] [2] The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone. [3] In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year. [4]
The first FIBA U19 World Championship was 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.
U19 World Cup | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | Coach |
![]() | Classification round | 6th of 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd of 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 7th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 5th of 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 5th of 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th of 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Chambers |
![]() | Third place | 3rd of 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Chambers |
![]() | Third place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Goriss |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 6th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Butler |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Butler |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Herbert |
![]() | Round of 16 | 9th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Herbert |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Camino |
Total | 119 | 86 | 33 |
Year | Result |
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2018 [21] | ![]() |
2022 [22] | ![]() |
2024 [23] | ![]() |
Year | Result |
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2004 | ![]() |
2006 [24] | ![]() |
2008 [25] | ![]() |
2010 [26] | ![]() |
2012 [27] | ![]() |
2014 [28] | ![]() |
2016 [29] | ![]() |
2017 [30] | ![]() |
2019 [31] | ![]() |
2023 [32] | ![]() |