Australia women's national under-19 basketball team

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Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
FIBA ranking 11th
FIBA zone FIBA Oceania
National federation Basketball Australia
Coach Deanne Butler
Nickname(s)Gems
U19 World Cup
Appearances14
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold (1993)
Silver medal with cup.svg Silver (1997, 2019, 2021)
Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze (1989, 2013, 2015)
Asian Championship
Appearances3
Medals Gold medal asia.svg Gold: (2022, 2024)
Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze: (2018)
Oceania Championship
Appearances7
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

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. [1] In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year. [2]

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Competitive record

U19 World Cup

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.

U19 World Cup
YearRoundPositionPldWLCoach
Flag of the United States.svg 1985 Classification round6th of 10624
Flag of Spain.svg 1989 Third place3rd of 12752
Flag of South Korea.svg 1993 Champions1st of 12770
Flag of Brazil.svg 1997 Runners-up2nd of 12752
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2001 Fourth place4th of 12752
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 Quarterfinals7th of 12853
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2007 Quarterfinals5th of 16972
Flag of Thailand.svg 2009 Quarterfinals5th of 16981
Flag of Chile.svg 2011 Fourth place4th of 16963 Chambers
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2013 Third place3rd of 16972 Chambers
Flag of Russia.svg 2015 Third place3rd of 16761 Goriss
Flag of Italy.svg 2017 Quarterfinals6th of 16743 Butler
Flag of Thailand.svg 2019 Runners-up2nd of 16752 Butler
Flag of Hungary.svg 2021 Runners-up2nd of 16752 Herbert
Flag of Spain.svg 2023 Qualified
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2025 TBD
Total1067729

Statistics

Australia U-19 statistical leaders
Event PPG RPG APG SPGBPG
Flag of the United States.svg 1985 S. Gorman (12.5)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1989 S. Gorman (23.1)
Flag of South Korea.svg 1993 M. Brogan (18.3)
Flag of Brazil.svg 1997 C. Emeagi (15.0) L. Jackson (9.9) K. Veal (2.3) N. Lindsay (0.4)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2001 S. Hammonds (17.9) S. Hammonds (7.7) J. Mahony (3.3) S. Hammonds (2.2) L. Summerton (0.3)
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 R. Camino (21.6) R. Camino (8.1) J-L. Samuels (1.8) R. Camino (1.5) J-L. Samuels (1.0)
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2007 A. Bishop (12.8) A. Bishop (10.7) N. Hunt (2.7) N. Hunt (2.3) C. Francis (1.5)
Flag of Thailand.svg 2009 E. Cambage (20.4) E. Cambage (6.8) T. Madgen (2.2) R. Jarry (1.4) E. Cambage (2.4)
Flag of Chile.svg 2011 T. Roberts (15.9) T. Roberts (8.4) R. Cole (6.0) R. Allen (2.4) G. Tippett (1.0)
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2013 C. Mijović (14.4) S. Talbot (7.8) S. Talbot (4.9) C. Samuels (1.8) C. Mijović (1.3)
Flag of Russia.svg 2015 A. Smith (12.6) A. Sharp (7.0) K. Wallace (3.6) A. Smith (1.6) A. Smith (2.7)
Flag of Italy.svg 2017 E. Magbegor (16.1) A. Maley (10.7) M. Rocci (4.0) E. Magbegor (2.0) E. Magbegor (1.5)
Flag of Thailand.svg 2019 A. Fowler (9.0) A. Fowler (10.0) J. Shelley (3.7) J. Shelley (1.7) I. Anstey (0.9)

Head coaches

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References

  1. Basketball Australia. Australian Under 19 Gems. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. Australian Sports Commission. AIS Timeline Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 12 February 2015.