Basketball Australia have completed the four day U19 Men’s camp at the High Performance Centre and have finalised the team to participate in the 15th edition of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021, which will take place in the cities of Riga and Daugavpils from 3 -11 July 2021.
Basketball Australia has named 18 athletes in the Australian Under-19 squad for a 2021 FIBA Basketball World Cup selection camp to be held at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra from May 31 – June 2, 2021.
FIBA held the draw to determine preliminary round groups for the 2021 FIBA Under 19 Basketball World Cup for Men, with Australia drawn into Group D, alongside Mali, Turkey and the USA.
Australia now knows who they will join at the FIBA Under 19 Basketball World Cups to be contested later this year, with FIBA confirming the participating nations.
Preparations commence for the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cups with a preliminary camp to be held at the Centre of Excellence from February 27 – March 2.
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.
Finishing the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup on a high note, the Australian Emus have defeated Greece 71-52 to complete the tournament in ninth place.
Following their success against them in the group stage, the Australian Emus have defeated Latvia for a second time at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, prevailing 94-80 as the classification games continue.
The Australian Emus have cruised to an 82-60 victory against the Philippines in their first classification game of the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
The Australian Emus' hopes of a podium finish at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup have been dashed at the hands of Lithuania, suffering a 74-91 defeat in the Round of 16.
Sam Froling hit a three-pointer with just 2.3 seconds remaining to give the Emus the victory over the previously undefeated Mali, seeing them finish in second place in Group B.
The Australian Emus defeated Latvia 81-52 to secure their first win at the Under-19 FIBA World Cup, as eleven different Emus hit the scoreboard.
A dominant third quarter was not enough to secure a win for Australia on the opening day of the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, falling to Canada 76-81.
Find out all you need to know about the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, held in Greece from June 29 - July 7 as the Australian Emus chase their third medal at the tournament.
The Australian Emus have navigated a confidence-boosting warm-up series in Latvia ahead of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, winning all three games against the hosts, Lithuania and Russia.
Following a selection camp at BA’s Centre of Excellence, the Australian Emus team has been selected for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup which will be held in Heraklion, Greece from June 29-July 7.
Preparations are underway for the men’s 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup with the announcement of the squad for the Australian Emus.
The Australian Emus have defeated New Zealand 72-63 to win the Under-18 Asia Championships.
