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The National team celebrating after being awarded the gold medals for winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in basketball At the 2004 Olympics held in Athens , Greece , the Opals were led by Lauren Jackson's tournament best 22.9 points and 10 rebounds per game.
The Australia women's national under-15, under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Australia, governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc. [1] [2] Nicknamed the Sapphires, the team represents the country in international under-15, under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions. [3]
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.
In 1984, the national team competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. This was their first appearance at the Olympic Games. Comparatively, their male counterparts first competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [20] In 1988, the national team beat the Soviet Union's national team. This was a historic win for the team. [21]
The Australia women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Australia, governed by Basketball Australia. [2] The Australians are one of the best teams in the world. They competed twice on the Women's Series 2019 and won both times, while they finished fourth at the World Cup 2019. Top players include Bec Cole and Maddie Garrick. [3]
The Sydney Flames are an Australian professional basketball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Flames compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Quaycentre. The club began as the Bankstown Bruins in the 1981 WIBC season. The Bruins were WNBL runners-up in 1982 with a grand final defeat to St Kilda.
Norths Bears is a NBL1 East club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Northern Suburbs Basketball Association (NSBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in North Sydney. The Bears play their home games at North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre.
In 2006, Bendigo, through the efforts of a strong community focus for women's basketball, commenced discussions with Basketball Australia about entering a team for the 2007–08 season. At the same time, Basketball New Zealand had discussions with Basketball Australia about a team from New Zealand entering the next season.