Basketball Australia has named 19 athletes in the Australian Under-19 squad for a 2021 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup selection camp to be held at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra from 25 – 28 June 2021.
FIBA held the draw to determine preliminary round groups for the 2021 FIBA Under 19 Basketball World Cup for Women, with Australia drawn into Group A, alongside Egypt, Italy and the USA.
Basketball Australia have appointed former WNBL Coach of the Year, David Herbert as the head coach of the Australian U19 Women’s team, the Gems, for the next two years.
The Gems are taking home the silver medal at the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup after narrowly losing in an overtime classic against the USA, 70-74. The Gems saved their best for last against the Americans, led by Isobel Anstey who was everywhere. She finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.
The Gems are through to the Final of the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup after beating Spain, 64-55 in Thailand. The Gems kept their cool after a dominant start from Spain and were able to control the rest of the game thanks to great rebounding and a patient offence.
The Gems are on their way to the Semi-Finals at the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup in Thailand after beating Mali 63-51. In what was yet another physical test for Australia Gemma Potter played a terrific game. Potter scored a game-high 18 points in 18 minutes of court time thanks to a steady barrage of threes.
The Gems are through to the quarter-finals of the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup in Thailand, after defeating Colombia 62-53. The win extends their winning streak to three games, giving them great momentum heading into the next stage of the tournament.
The Gems have secured second place in Group C by defeating Korea 78-59 at the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup in Thailand. In a game that went back and forth in the first three quarters, Alexandra Fowler, Jaz Shelley and Isobel Anstey all finished the game with double-doubles.
Powered by an unstoppable Alexandra Fowler, the Gems secured their first win of the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup with a dominant 81-71 win over Hungary in Bangkok.
It was a challenging FIBA World Cup opener for the Gems at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Bangkok. The USA's size and athleticism proved too much for Australia to overcome as the Gems fell 79-56.
Find out all you need to know ahead of the Gems’ FIBA Under-19 World Cup campaign in Bangkok, Thailand, July 20-28.
Less than two weeks out from the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championships, the schedule for the Australian Gems has been finalised.
The Australian Gems team has been announced for the FIBA Under-18 Asia Championships to be held in Bengaluru, India from October 28-November 3.
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the squad for the Australian Gems second camp as preparations continue for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 women’s Asian Championships.
All is in readiness for the start of the FIBA Women's Under-19 World Cup with the Australian Under-19 Gems set to take on Japan in their first game on Saturday night Australian time.
As preparations continue for the 2017 FIBA World Championships from July 22-30, the Australian Under-19 Gems squad has been cut to 15.
A squad of 19 athletes will head into camp at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) from May 11-14 as the Australian Under-19 Gems prepare for the 2017 FIBA World Championships in July.
With the FIBA Oceania Championships beginning on Monday, December 5 in Fiji, the fixtures for the Australian Emus and Jayco Australia Gems have been released.
